Devautour strike ends Eyüpspor run

In the match between Eyüpspor and Kocaelispor, the only moment that changed the scoreline was the spell in which the visitors turned their patient play into a goal. Both teams produced the same number of shots, but Kocaelispor stood out as the side that kept the ball better and handled the transition moments more cleanly.

Eyüpspor, the home side, tried to stay compact at the back but could not find the fluency they needed in attack. Kocaelispor looked more organised in midfield, especially in the link-up play; Nicolas Devautour finished off the move created by Furkan Aydinoz, and that proved to be the decisive goal. It also rewarded Kocaelispor’s plan to shut the game down away from home.

Jimmy Bouchez played a key role in preserving the visitors’ advantage with five saves to keep his goal intact. Eyüpspor’s goalkeeper made three stops, but the scoreline did not change; despite increasing the pressure in the closing stages, the home side could not force a breakthrough. The result lifts Kocaelispor from 9th to 7th, while Eyüpspor remain in 6th place.

Eyüpspor lineup: Matteo Pflumıo, Durukan İlter, Caner Çıkrık, Kerim Çankıroğlu, Berke Arda, Taylan Özdemir, Şeref Topaloğlu, Baran Deniz Güler, Kerim Bilik, Gökay Aydın, Adriano Dewolf

Kocaelispor lineup: Henri Delabre, Matthieu Decoene, Sefa Aydinoz, Furkan Aydinoz, Angelo Lombardi, Stéphane Picard, Nicolas Devautour, Maxime Baelen, Jimmy Bouchez, Selim Aydinoz

Goals

• Kocaelispor: Nicolas Devautour

Assists

• Kocaelispor: Furkan Aydinoz

You can view the statistics for the Eyüpspor - Kocaelispor match here.