Besiktas miss chance to secure victory against Alanyaspor

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - Besiktas narrowly missed a chance to clinch victory against Alanyaspor in a Turkish Super Lig week 2 match Sunday.

The Black Eagles got off to a fast start as Georges-Kevin N'Koudou scored the first goal in the third minute at Alanya Oba Stadium.

Salih Ucan made it 2-0 in the 20th minute, then Rachid Ghezzal scored another one for Besiktas in the 31st minute.

It seemed that Besiktas had the wind behind their back, but after their defender Emrecan Uzunhan was shown a second yellow card and sent off in the 37th minute, things started looking less rosy for the Istanbul team.

Before the end of the first half, Alanyaspor’s Efkan Bekiroğlu took one back in the 48th minute, and the half ended 3-1.

Besiktas’ Moroccan defender Romain Saiss put the ball into his own net in the 81st minute but the Black Eagles held on to their lead until the very end.

Alanyaspor won a penalty kick in extra time and Daniel Candeias equalized in the 92nd minute and the match ended 3-3.

Adana Demirspor has the lead in the Super Lig standings with six points while Alanyaspor are placed third with four points and Besiktas are just behind them with goal difference.

- Sunday's Super Lig Results:

Umraniyespor-Antalyaspor: 0-1

Gaziantep FK-Ankaragucu: 1-0

Alanyaspor-Besiktas: 3-3