In Antalya, the home side enjoyed spells of control, but the decisive factor was Gençlerbirliği’s composure inside the box. Ramazan Can Özkan stood out as the match-winner with seven saves, while Emre Yilmaz’s goal earned the visitors a vital away victory.
Antalyaspor had more of the ball and completed more passes, but could not find the cutting edge it needed. Gençlerbirliği, despite seeing less of the ball, never lost its defensive shape; with 10 tackles and a reassuring display in goal, it managed to protect its lead. The goal created by Ferhat Göztepe was the visitors’ clearest attacking move of the night.
With this result, Gençlerbirliği moved up to 8th place on 12 points, climbing from 9th. Antalyaspor remained 15th and missed another chance to ease the pressure in the lower half of the table. For the home side, the issue was turning dominance into goals; for the visitors, the game plan worked to perfection thanks to their defensive resilience.
Antalyaspor line-up: Emircan Başaran, Berkay Mehmet Keskin, Saday Alakbarov, Rahman Quliyev, Rufat Niftaliyev, Orhan Aliyev, Alperen Han Sarı, İlkercan Mirza, Enes Karagül, Reha Varol, Burak Özallı
Gençlerbirliği line-up: Hasan Güngör, Bekir Kaplan, Ramazan Can Özkan, Ahmet Öcal, Mehmed Said Aydın, Emre Yilmaz, Okan Can Görgüli, Tolga Aydın, Orkun Pektaş, Can Keleş, Ferhat Göztepe
Goals
- Gençlerbirliği: Emre Yilmaz
Assists
- Gençlerbirliği: Ferhat Göztepe
You can view the statistics for the Antalyaspor - Gençlerbirliği match here.
