Gençlerbirliği kept its defensive shape against Konyaspor and came away with a 2-0 win thanks to two clinical finishes in attack. Konyaspor had more of the ball, but the home side stood firmer at the key moments and gave their opponents very little room to work with.
The result lifts Gençlerbirliği from 9th to 8th place. Konyaspor, meanwhile, ended the week treading water and still looking over their shoulder near the lower reaches of the table. For the red-and-blacks, the moves created by Ferhat Göztepe and Okan Can Görgüli were finished off by Emre Yilmaz and Tolga Aydın, allowing the team to combine attacking efficiency with defensive security.
One of the standout names in the match was Kerem Özbay, who was among the few Konyaspor players to hold firm at the back. Even so, Gençlerbirliği’s compact structure limited the visitors’ threat. Ramazan Can Özkan also looked assured in goal, playing a key role in helping the hosts keep control of the game.
For Gençlerbirliği, this was a valuable performance not just on the scoreboard, but in the way the game plan was carried out. Their tight shape across the pitch blunted Konyaspor’s passing advantage, while the right moments of acceleration proved decisive in settling the contest.
Gençlerbirliği onbiri: Ahmet Öcal, Ferhat Göztepe, Hasan Güngör, Emre Yilmaz, Bekir Kaplan, Orkun Pektaş, Okan Can Görgüli, Ramazan Can Özkan, Can Keleş, Mehmed Said Aydın, Tolga Aydın
Konyaspor onbiri: Berat Nalbant, Kerem Özbay, Recep Kuşaklıoğlu, Saner İlkbahar, Murat Çınar Gende, Çağrı Akalın, Efe Erboz, Efe Yılmaz, Alboran Yelmen, Kubilay Ertugrul, Thegy Meschain
Goals
- Gençlerbirliği: Emre Yilmaz, Tolga Aydın
Assists
- Gençlerbirliği: Ferhat Göztepe, Okan Can Görgüli
You can view the statistics from the Gençlerbirliği - Konyaspor match here.
