2 – 3
“Elayis Tavsan, already on a yellow card, broke the deadlock for Samsunspor to open the scoring and set the tone for the visitors' dominant spell.”
Pivotal“Just two minutes after the opener, Olivier Ntcham doubled Samsunspor's lead to give the away side a commanding two-goal cushion heading into half-time.”
Pivotal“Marius Mouandilmadji struck in stoppage time to seemingly put the game beyond reach at 3-0, only for Alanyaspor to score twice in the same minute through Güven Yalçın and Meschack Elia to spark a frantic finale.”
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Alanyaspor
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Outstanding performance
Samsunspor•AttackerSamsunspor arrived at Alanyaspor in strong form and produced a composed, controlled performance to secure a 3-2 win that never truly looked under threat until the final whistle approached. The visitors were the sharper side throughout, capitalising on a key spell either side of half-time with goals from Elayis Tavsan and Olivier Ntcham in the 37th and 39th minutes to put daylight between the sides before the break. Marius Mouandilmadji's 90th-minute strike appeared to kill the contest, but Alanyaspor produced a breathless two-minute spell — Güven Yalçın and substitute Meschack Elia both finding the net — to make for a nervy conclusion. Despite being outworked in the tackle department significantly, with Samsunspor winning 23 duels to Alanyaspor's 11, the hosts actually generated more shots on the night (17 to 12), suggesting Alanyaspor created volume without the clinical edge their opponents possessed; Samsunspor fashioned four big chances to Alanyaspor's two and converted three goals from seven shots on target. The win keeps Samsunspor in strong mid-table form heading into the final weeks of the Super Lig campaign, while Alanyaspor's inability to defend their own box during the opening exchanges will be a source of frustration for a side that ultimately showed late spirit but found themselves too far behind to recover.
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