Beşiktaş leaves Diyarbakır empty-handed: New leader in the league
Amedspor defeated Beşiktaş 3-2 in the 6th week of the Süper Lig, moving to 13 points and taking the top spot on goal difference.
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In the match played in Diyarbakır during the 6th week of the Süper Lig, Amedspor defeated Beşiktaş 3-2. With this result, the home team increased its points to 13 and moved to the top of the table on goal difference in a week where Galatasaray dropped points.
Returning to the league with high morale after their victory against Marseille in the Europa League, Beşiktaş could not make the start they wanted away from home. Amedspor took control of the game early on with two goals found in the first half.
TURNING POINTS OF THE MATCH
In the 13th minute of the match, Gift Orban sent the ball into the net with a shot from approximately 25 meters, putting Amedspor ahead. In the 22nd minute, the lead doubled with a goal from Dia Saba, and the home team went into the locker room with a 2-0 advantage.
Beşiktaş, which started the second half with more pressure, brought the score to 2-1 with a goal from Dusan Vlahovic in the 55th minute. However, the black-and-whites' hopes for an equalizer were short-lived; after a ball was lost in defense, Furkan Soyalp stepped up in the 59th minute and restored Amedspor's two-goal lead.
Amadou Cisse of Amedspor was sent off with a red card after receiving yellow cards in the 78th and 84th minutes. Beşiktaş won a penalty in stoppage time; Orkun Kökçü sent the ball into the net in the 90+7th minute to make the score 3-2. With no further goals in the remaining time, Amedspor left the field with a victory.
With this result, Amedspor reached 13 points and settled at the top of the Süper Lig, while Beşiktaş remained at 12 points and suffered its second defeat in the league. After the international break, Amedspor will travel to face Gençlerbirliği, while Beşiktaş will host Kocaelispor at home.