Sönmez strike sees Beşiktaş edge Gençlerbirliği 1-0

The opening match of the season was settled by a single goal. Buğrahan Sönmez found the net to give Beşiktaş Esports a 1-0 lead over Gençlerbirliği, after which they focused on protecting their advantage. The goal’s timing was not recorded, so there is no basis for saying it came late. But with such a narrow lead, every defensive contribution mattered for Beşiktaş.

Gençlerbirliği’s six saves show that Beşiktaş Esports tested their opponents’ goalkeeper, while the shot count—six for Beşiktaş and four for Gençlerbirliği—points to a game of limited chances. Gençlerbirliği kept searching for an equaliser but found Beşiktaş’s defence difficult to break down. Beşiktaş needed to make just one save, underlining both their defensive resilience and how effectively they restricted the opposition’s attack.

Kerim Çankıroğlu was Beşiktaş Esports’ standout performer, earning an 8.1 rating and being named player of the match. The defender played a key role in the clean-sheet win, while Buğrahan Sönmez scored the decisive goal and Patryk Siajkowski provided the assist. Beşiktaş Esports got their season off to a winning start; Gençlerbirliği left their opening match without a point after failing to score.

Beşiktaş Esports starting XI: Gonçalo Miranda, Kerim Çankıroğlu, Onur Akbaş, Jimmy Lavenu, Berker Gökay, Vasco Bravo, Baran Deniz Güler, Buğrahan Sönmez, Patryk Siajkowski, Enes Mohammed Uysal, Koray Çat

Gençlerbirliği starting XI: Emrah Gülçeler, Mehmed Said Aydın, Göktuğ Mert Karakayalar, Nazar Shevchenko, Barkın Dilleççam, Muhammed Hamza Şen, rio_ferdinandtr, Ahmet Enes Samırkaş, Atalay Gürel, Ahmet Öcal, Metehan Doğan

Goals

• Beşiktaş Esports: Buğrahan Sönmez

Assists

• Beşiktaş Esports: Patryk Siajkowski

You can view the stats from Beşiktaş Esports’ match against Gençlerbirliği here.