38-year-old Marco Paixao, who transferred to Altay in the 2018-2019 season, scored his 100th goal in the 1st League with the black and white jersey, where he was the top scorer 3 times in a row.
The Portuguese striker scored 94 goals in 132 games in the 1st League, 2 goals in 23 games in the Super League and 4 goals in 6 games in the Turkish Cup. Reaching 18 goals in the league this season, Paixao is the top scorer ahead of Kabongo Kasongo from Sakaryaspor with 17 goals and Douglas Tanque with 15 goals.
Rising to 33 points with Göztepe draw, Altay in the 13th position increased the point difference to 5 with Gençlerbirliği on the relegation line. After the Dyorex Boluspor (D) and Altaş Denizlispor competitions, the black and white team will pass the 37th week by bye and finish the season with the Tuzlaspor match in Izmir.
Coach Üzümcü evaluated the draw
Altay Technical Director Ayhan Tuna Üzümcü stated that 1 point they got in order to stay in the league is very valuable.
“Eric and Naderi’s injury together in the last game has somewhat upset our game plan and balance of the game.” Üzümcü said, “We knew how to keep the game up to 90+5. In a moment of action, we drew with the goal we conceded. We are sorry that we missed the win. We continue on our way with 1 point.” used the phrases.