Beşiktaş was the guest of MKE Ankaragücü in the first match of the Ziraat Turkish Cup semi-final.
The match ended goalless as it started.
The rematch between the two teams will be played at Tüpraş Stadium on Tuesday, May 7.
Mert Günok returned after one match
Beşiktaş’s national goalkeeper Mert Günok returned to the starting eleven after a one-game break.
The experienced goalkeeper, who missed the MKE Ankaragücü match in the league due to his injury, appeared in the first 11 in the cup match.
For the Black-Whites, Omar Colley, who recovered from his injury, was included in the match squad after one match, Salih Uçan after about 2 months, and Arthur Masuaku after 1.5 months.
– 5 missing in Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş came to the capital away game without 5 players.
Serkan Emrecan Terzi, who was injured in the black-whites, and Onur Bulut, Semih Kılıçsoy, Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov and Tayfur Bingöl, whose treatment and adaptation processes are ongoing, were not included in the squad.
– Two changes in MKE Ankaragücü
MKE Ankaragücü Coach Emre Belözoğlu also made 2 changes in his squad in this match.
While Kazımcan Karataş and Ali Kaan Güneren, who played in the 11th match against Beşiktaş in the league, were on the bench, Atakan Çankaya and Flips played instead of these names.
Goalkeeper Ertaç Özbir, whose injury was recovered for the yellow-dark blue team, was included in the match squad after 50 days.
– MKE Ankaragücü fans filled the stands, but there were no Beşiktaş fans.
MKE Ankaragücü fans showed great interest in the match.
Yellow-dark blue fans filled the entire stadium with a capacity of 20,500. MKE Ankaragücü fans unfurled a giant Turkish flag in the stands.
Beşiktaş fans could not watch the match in the stadium. Black and white fans, who could support their team in the away stands in the league match this season, were not included in the cup match in accordance with the decision of the Provincial Sports Security Board.
Beşiktaş’s 11: Mret, Svensson, Necip, Worrall, Umut, Al Musrati, Muçi, Gedson, Rashica, Ghezzal, Muleka
MKE Ankaragücü 11th: Bahadır, Kitsiou, Uros, Mujakic, Atakan, Flips, Tolga, Efkan, Morutan Bassogog, Ali Sowe.
First half
The first half of the match played between MKE Ankaragücü and Beşiktaş in the Ziraat Turkish Cup semi-final ended 0-0.
In the 15th minute, Sowe put his foot on the ball that Bassogog, who entered the penalty area from the left after Kitsiou’s through pass, cut it to the back post and sent the ball into the net. The ball that hit the net was not deemed a goal due to offside following VAR review.
The home team came very close to scoring a goal in the 26th minute. After Umut Meraş’s mistake, Sowe faced the goalkeeper on the right diagonal of the penalty area, and his shot went over the top.
In the 35th minute, Bassogog’s shot from the left diagonal of the penalty area into the far corner, the ball narrowly went out.
In the 39th minute, Tolga Ciğerci received the ball from Morutan’s pass and his hard shot hit the crossbar and went out.
In the 40th minute, Morutan this time passed the ball to Efkan Bekiroğlu behind the penalty point. In Efkan’s shot, goalkeeper Mert Günok reached well and cleared the ball that went to the right corner.
The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw.
Second half
MKE Ankaragücü and Beşiktaş drew 0-0 in the first match of the Ziraat Turkish Cup semi-final.
In the 47th minute, Muleka headed Masuaku’s cross from the left wing at the front post, but the ball went over the top.
In the 69th minute, Muçi took action with the ball and shot hard from the penalty box, but the ball hit his teammate Cenk Tosun and went out.
Morutan, who was injured in the 81st minute by stepping unbalanced on the ground during an air ball fight, remained on the ground in pain. The Romanian football player left the field on a stretcher.
The match ended in a goalless draw.
The rematch between the two teams will be played at Tüpraş Stadium on May 7.
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