“Eldor Shomurodov steps up and converts the penalty with his right foot, giving Başakşehir an early lead and putting Samsunspor immediately on the back foot.”
Pivotal“Yusuf Sarı doubles Başakşehir's advantage just before half-time, ensuring the hosts went into the break with a commanding two-goal cushion and the tie effectively over.”
Pivotal“Substitute Abbosbek Fayzullaev, on the pitch for just eight minutes, adds a third to complete the rout and put the result beyond any doubt.”
İstanbul Başakşehir
Samsunspor
Outstanding performance
İstanbul Başakşehir•Attackerİstanbul Başakşehir produced a composed, controlled performance to dismantle Samsunspor 3-0 at home, with the match's outcome largely determined in a decisive first half. Despite ceding 60 percent of possession to their visitors, Başakşehir were ruthlessly efficient, registering 19 shots to Samsunspor's nine and converting with a clinical edge that their opponents simply could not match — the shot-on-target count of six to one tells the story of a team that made every meaningful moment count. Eldor Shomurodov's sixth-minute penalty set the tone, and Yusuf Sarı's goal moments before the break effectively killed the contest before the teams emerged for the second half. Substitute Abbosbek Fayzullaev added gloss with a third goal eight minutes after coming on, while Samsunspor's afternoon was further soured by four yellow cards as frustration set in. For Başakşehir, this result reinforces strong form and offers a timely boost in the Super Lig standings, while Samsunspor — who struggled to convert their superior possession into genuine danger, missing two big chances — will need to regroup quickly given the pressure bearing down on their league position.
How entertaining was this match?
Enes Albak comes on for Elayis Tavsan.
Zeki Yavru comes on for Josafat Mendes.
Davie Selke takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Elayis Tavsan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Kazimcan Karatas takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Abbosbek Fayzullayev takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Olivier Kemendi's right-footed shot is saved.
Ousseynou Ba comes on for Leonardo Duarte Da Silva.
Ivan Brnic is substituted for Yusuf Sari.
Onur Ergun comes on for Miguel Crespo da Silva.
Afonso Sousa replaces Yunus Cift.
Abbosbek Fayzullayev comes on for Amine Harit.
Yusuf Sari takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Marius Mouandilmadji takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Davie Selke takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yusuf Sari takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Olivier Kemendi's header is blocked.
Carlo Holse takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Toni Borevkovic takes a header shot but misses.
Davie Selke takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Amine Harit takes a right-footed shot, but it hits the post.
The first half ends with a score of 2-0.
Olivier Kemendi has a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Yusuf Sari takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Eldor Shomurodov attempts a header but misses the shot.
Yusuf SarıYusuf Sari scores with a right-footed shot.
Yunus Cift's left-footed shot is blocked.
Miguel Crespo da Silva takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Antoine Makoumbou takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Elayis Tavsan takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Yusuf Sari's left-footed shot is saved.
Davie Selke comes on for Bertug Yildirim.
Toni Borevkovic comes on for Lubomir Satka.
Bertug Yildirim takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Bertug Yildirim takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Eldor Shomurodov scores, making it 1-0.
Eldor ShomurodovEldor Shomurodov takes a right-footed shot and scores.
Kick-off! The referee is Gurcan Hasova.
