ISTANBUL (Interstat) — Besiktas hosted Crystal Palace and played to a 2-2 draw on Thursday at İBB GOP Halit Kıvanç Şehir Stadı, leaving Besiktas 1-0-1 in the competition and 2-1-1 overall and Crystal Palace 0-1-1 in the competition and 2-6-2 overall. Wilfred Ndidi scored in first-half stoppage time and was booked early for Besiktas. Crystal Palace answered through Yeremi Santos in the 51st and Jean Philippe Mateta in the 55th before Mateta was substituted in the 61st. Junior Olaitan leveled in the 73rd. Anan Khalaili and Salih Ozcan each supplied an assist. Santos also received a yellow card, and Besiktas’s Akdag U. was sent off in the 77th after a 66th-minute booking. The match ended level. Mateta finished with one goal in 61 minutes, Ndidi scored and was booked in 90 minutes, Olaitan scored in 26 minutes, Santos scored and was booked in 72 minutes, Khalaili assisted in 90 minutes, and Ozcan assisted in 51 minutes.