Kayserispor had the final say in a tense contest against Gaziantep FK. The home side stayed disciplined at the back even when their opponents had more of the ball, and Tommy Kittelsen’s brace earned them a 2-1 win.
Gaziantep FK never let the game slip away completely; Baran Öztürkçe’s goal and the attacks created by Tunahan Karaman kept the visitors in the contest throughout. Even so, Kayserispor found the clearer openings in attack, especially through the creativity of Alican Özdemir and the contribution of Bayram Dogan. Emre Eymur’s eight saves also helped the hosts stay on their feet at key moments.
Although Gaziantep FK completed more passes overall, Kayserispor were the more physical side, played more directly and stayed calmer in front of goal. With this result, Kayserispor moved up from 10th to 8th, while Gaziantep FK dropped from 7th to 9th.
Kayserispor onbiri: Bayram Dogan, Metin Çelik, Alican Özdemir, Emre Eymur, Mustafa Kutay Yıldırım, Jake Thomas, Volkan Kaya, Cengizhan Topal, Hasan Darilmaz, İsmail Gökberk Gülpınar, Tommy Kittelsen
Gaziantep FK onbiri: Baran Öztürkçe, Fatih Köker, Süleyman Urhan, Cristian Bucur, Ercan Atan, Tunahan Karaman, Oğuzhan Tekin, Fatih Şen, Burak Akyaman, Mehmet Can Güneş, Hasan Ozel
Goals
- Kayserispor: Tommy Kittelsen (2)
- Gaziantep FK: Baran Öztürkçe
Assists
- Kayserispor: Bayram Dogan, Alican Özdemir
- Gaziantep FK: Tunahan Karaman
You can view the statistics from the Kayserispor - Gaziantep FK match here.
