“Ali Sowe broke the deadlock to give Rizespor the lead, converting to make it 1-0 and set the tone for a dominant first-half display from the hosts.”
Pivotal“Sowe doubled his tally and Rizespor's lead just thirteen minutes later, putting the hosts in firm control at 2-0 and seemingly on course for a comfortable win.”
Pivotal“Jota Silva pulled one back for Beşiktaş nine minutes into the second half, converting at the third attempt after Qazim Laci and Valentin Mihaila had both been denied moments earlier — the comeback was on.”
Pivotal“Vaclav Cerny, another second-half substitute, completed the stunning turnaround just seven minutes after Jota's goal, levelling at 2-2 and rewarding Beşiktaş's aggressive attacking intent after the interval.”
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Rizespor
Beşiktaş
Outstanding performance
Beşiktaş•MidfielderRizespor looked set for a morale-boosting home win after Ali Sowe's clinical double put them 2-0 up by the 31st minute, but three half-time substitutions transformed Beşiktaş's performance entirely. Jota Silva and Vaclav Cerny, both introduced at the break, scored within seven minutes of each other early in the second half to level proceedings and erase a comfortable lead. Statistically the match was remarkably even — both sides managed 23 shots apiece and near-identical dangerous attack counts — but Beşiktaş's nine shots on target to Rizespor's five illustrated their second-half intensity. Rizespor's Recep Uçar was sent off on 73 minutes for an argument, handing Beşiktaş a numerical advantage they couldn't ultimately convert into a winner, leaving both sides frustrated: the hosts for squandering a two-goal cushion, the visitors for failing to press their late advantage home.
How entertaining was this match?
VAR decision: Goal disallowed for offside against Ibrahim Halil Dervisoglu.
Ibrahim Halil Dervisoglu scores with a header.
Emrecan Bulut takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Giannis Papanikolaou takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Muhamed Buljubasic's right-footed shot is blocked.
Giannis Papanikolaou takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Giannis Papanikolaou takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Muhamed Buljubasic is on, and Taylan Antalyali is off.
Emrecan Bulut comes on for Adedire Mebude.
Loide Augusto's right-footed shot is blocked.
Ali Sowe takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Orkun Kokcu's right-footed shot is blocked.
El Bilal Toure takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Salih Ucan comes on for Kristjan Asllani.
Orkun Kokcu takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Jota takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Junior Olaitan takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ridvan Yilmaz comes on for Yasin Ozcan.
Kristjan Asllani takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Qazim Laci takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Giannis Papanikolaou takes a shot with his head but misses.
Loide Augusto's right-footed shot is blocked.
Jota takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Emirhan Topcu takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
Vaclav CernyVaclav Cerny scores with a left-footed shot.
Ali SoweYellow CardAli Sowe receives a yellow card.
Kristjan Asllani takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
El Bilal Toure's right-footed shot is saved.
Giannis Papanikolaou comes on for Ibrahim Olawoyin.
El Bilal Toure takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Loide Augusto comes on for Valentin Mihaila.
Jota takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
assist: Orkun Kökçü
Goal! Jota scores, making it 2-1.
Jota takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Valentin Mihaila takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Qazim Laci's header is saved.
Vaclav Cerny takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Taylan Antalyali takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Jota is on, and Mustafa Erhan Hekimoglu is off.
Vaclav Cerny replaces Cengiz Under.
Junior Olaitan replaces Wilfred Onyinye Ndidi.
The first half ends with a score of 2-0.
Ali Sowe takes a right-footed shot but misses.
El Bilal Toure's right-footed shot is saved.
Orkun Kokcu's right-footed shot is blocked.
Emirhan Topcu attempts a header but misses the shot.
Wilfred Onyinye Ndidi receives a yellow card.
Cengiz Under takes a left-footed shot but misses.
El Bilal Toure takes a shot with his head, but it's blocked.
Cengiz ÜnderYellow CardCengiz Under receives a yellow card.
Ali SoweAli Sowe scores with a header.
Ali Sowe takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Valentin Mihaila takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Orkun Kokcu's right-footed shot is blocked.
Ali SoweAli Sowe scores with a left-footed shot.
Valentin Mihaila takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Emmanuel AgbadouYellow CardEmmanuel Agbadou receives a yellow card.
Ali Sowe takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Qazim Laci's left-footed shot is blocked.
Casper Hojer Nielsen takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Orkun Kokcu takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Michael Murillo takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Beşiktaş travel to the Black Sea coast looking to protect their fourth-place European spot against a Rizespor side comfortably mid-table but capable of causing an upset on home soil. With the visitors holding a 19-point advantage and serious continental ambitions, Friday night's clash at Çaykur Didi Stadyumu promises intensity from both ends of the pitch.
