In the opening match of the 26th week of the Super League, Kasımpaşa and Fatih Karagümrük shared their trump cards.
The tough Golden Horn derby ended in a 1-1 draw.
Kasımpaşa started the match quickly and took the lead with Nuno Da Costa’s goal in the 11th minute. Valentin Eysseric, the leading scorer of the last few weeks for the guest team, determined the score in the 38th minute.
Kasımpaşa, which made 39 points, ranked 5th. Karagümrük ranked 14th with 28 points.
Kasımpaşa will be the guest of Fenerbahçe in the 27th week. Fatih Karagümrük will host Alanyaspor at home.
MINUTES FROM THE MATCH
In the 4th minute, Mendes entered the penalty area from the left wing, and Emre Mor’s slide shot in front of the goal in the penalty area, the ball went over the top.
In the 10th minute, a free kick was taken from the right wing and Omeruo’s header in the penalty area was diverted by goalkeeper Sirigu for a corner.
Kasımpaşa took the lead in the 11th minute. In the corner taken from the right wing, Nuno Da Costa headed Hajradinovic’s cross to the front post and sent it into the net from the far corner: 1-0.
Fatih Karagümrük equalized in the 38th minute. Receiving the ball from Güven Yalçın’s pass, Eysseric entered the goal from the front and hit the goal ball with his left foot from a few steps behind the penalty arc: 1-1.
In the 41st minute, Mendes moved to the penalty area from the left wing, and his cross with his right foot went directly to the goal, but the ball narrowly went out.
The first half ended in a 1-1 draw.
In the 57th minute, Mendes headed the cross made by Emre Mor from the right wing and his shot was cleared by goalkeeper Ali Emre.
In the 80th minute, during an attack from the center, Winck found the ball bouncing off the defense at the slightly right diagonal of the penalty area, and his hard shot hit the net. However, referee Kadir Sağlam, who came to the side with the monitoring recommendation from VAR, decided to handball the position and canceled the goal.
The match ended 1-1.