VAN, Turkiye (Interstat) — Vanspor FK and Sariyer opened their 1. Lig campaigns with a physical, scoreless draw Sunday at Vali Mahmut Yılbaş Stadyumu.

The match, which defied a pregame projection favoring the hosts, featured more yellow cards than scoring chances. The contest’s tense nature was evident as three players were booked simultaneously in the 17th minute. In total, seven cautions were issued by the referee.

The result leaves both clubs with identical records to start the season: 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw across all competitions. Sariyer managed to secure a road point despite being given a 28.1 percent chance to win by statistical models, which had predicted a 1-1 final score. Neither side could break through in a match defined more by defensive grit than offensive creativity.