Beşiktaş advances to the Ziraat Turkish Cup final
In the second leg of the Ziraat Turkish Cup semi-final, Beşiktaş defeated MKE Ankaragücü 1-0 at home to secure their spot in the final.
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Going through difficult times in the league, Beşiktaş advanced to the final by defeating Ankaragücü 1-0 in the second leg of the Turkish Cup semi-final.
In the return leg of the match that ended in a goalless draw in Ankara, Beşiktaş defeated Ankaragücü 1-0 with a goal scored by Ernest Muci in the 70th minute, leaving the pitch victorious.
Following this result, Beşiktaş became the first team to reach the final. The black-and-white team's opponent in the final will be the winner of the Fatih Karagümrük - Trabzonspor matchup.
Match highlights (Second half)
In the 55th minute, Bassogog met a pass from Efkan and took a shot as he entered the penalty area, but the ball was saved by goalkeeper Mert.
In the 70th minute, while the Ankaragücü team was making preparatory passes inside their own penalty area, Muçi fired a powerful shot from the left diagonal into the net after Tolga lost control of the ball. 1-0
In the 82nd minute, Cenk Tosun met a pass from Muçi and took a powerful shot from the left diagonal inside the penalty area; the ball deflected off goalkeeper Ertaç and hit the post before going out for a corner.
Referees: Zorbay Küçük, Erdem Bayık, Murat Tuğberk Curbay
Beşiktaş: Mert Günok, Svensson, Necip Uysal (Tayyip Talha Sanuç, 90+3'), Colley, Masuaku, Al Musrati (Gedson, 46'), Salih Uçan (Cenk Tosun, 78'), Ghezzal (Chamberlain, 63'), Muçi, Rashica, Semih Kılıçsoy (Muleka, 46')
Substitutes: Ersin Destanoğlu, Onur Bulut, Aboubakar, Worrall, Emrecan Terzi
Manager: Serdar Topraktepe
MKE Ankaragücü: Ertaç Özbir, Kitsiou, Radakovic, Mert Çetin (Atakan Çankaya, 46'), Mujakic, Tolga Ciğerci (Moreira, 72'), Bassogog, Flips (Macheda, 85'), Efkan Bekiroğlu, Chatzigiovanis (Rodrigues, 82'), Bajic (Sowe, 46')
Substitutes: Bahadır Han Güngördü, Ali Kaan Güneren, Arda Ünyay, Cephas, Kazım Karataş
Head Coach: Emre Belözoğlu
Goal: Ernest Muçi (70') (Beşiktaş)
Yellow cards: Jonas Svensson, Mert Günok (Beşiktaş); Riad Bajic, Alexis Flips, Atakan Çankaya, Emre Belözoğlu (Head Coach) (MKE Ankaragücü)