Gaziantep rolls past Etimesgut 4‑0 with four different scorers
ETIMESGUT (Interstat) — Gaziantep scored four unanswered goals and beat Etimesgut 4-0 on Tuesday. The visiting side led 2-0 at halftime and added two more goals after the break. Gaziantep improved to 1 win and no losses in the competition and to 1 win and 3 losses across all competitions. Etimesgut moved to 1 win and 1 loss in the competition and to 3 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws across all competitions.
Enver Kulasin opened the scoring in the seventh minute for Gaziantep. Efe Sarikaya doubled the lead in the 41st minute. Gaziantep took a two-goal advantage into halftime. The goals came in order for Gaziantep, which was the visiting team. Etimesgut was the home team. Kulasin’s early goal gave Gaziantep the lead, and Sarikaya’s goal just before halftime made the margin 2-0.
Karamba Gassama made it 3-0 in the 74th minute. H. Dervisoglu completed the scoring in the second minute of stoppage time. Dervisoglu was Gaziantep’s top star, finishing with a goal and an assist. Mirza Cihan and Deian Sorescu each recorded an assist for Gaziantep. Kulasin, Sarikaya, Gassama and Dervisoglu each scored once for the visitors. Gaziantep’s four goals came from four different players, while Etimesgut was held without a goal.
Gaziantep’s result followed recent losses to Erzurumspor, Basaksehir and Corum across all competitions. Gaziantep lost 1-3 to Erzurumspor, lost 1-2 at Basaksehir and lost 0-3 to Corum in those matches. The win gave Gaziantep its first victory in the competition this season and its first win across all competitions. Etimesgut entered the match after a 2-0 win at Aksehirspor and had also drawn with Balikesirspor and Eskisehirspor in recent matches. Etimesgut beat Aksehirspor 2-0, drew 2-2 with Balikesirspor, drew 1-1 at Eskisehirspor, beat Tokat 5-1 and beat Usak Belediyespor 1-0 in its previous listed matches. Etimesgut remained at 1 win and 1 loss in the competition after the home defeat.
Etimesgut was unable to score in either half. Gaziantep’s defense kept Etimesgut off the scoreboard for the full match. The visitors scored in the seventh, 41st, 74th and 90th-plus-two minutes. Gaziantep’s scoring sequence started with Kulasin and continued through Sarikaya, Gassama and Dervisoglu. The result marked Gaziantep’s first win of the season across all competitions after three losses. Etimesgut did not score in either half, and Gaziantep held the home side without a goal.
Dervisoglu’s goal and assist paced Gaziantep’s attack. Cihan and Sorescu supplied assists, while Kulasin, Sarikaya and Gassama joined Dervisoglu on the scoresheet. Etimesgut did not score in either half. Gaziantep led 2-0 at halftime and then added goals in the 74th minute and in stoppage time. The game’s four goals all came from Gaziantep. Dervisoglu’s goal came in the 90th-plus-two minute, after Gassama’s 74th-minute strike.
Gaziantep’s competition record now stands at 1 win and no losses, while Etimesgut’s competition record is 1 win and 1 loss. Across all competitions, Gaziantep is 1 win and 3 losses, and Etimesgut is 3 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws. Gaziantep’s previous matches this season were losses to Erzurumspor, Basaksehir and Corum. Etimesgut’s previous listed results included wins over Aksehirspor, Tokat and Usak Belediyespor and draws with Balikesirspor and Eskisehirspor. The game was played on Tuesday, with Etimesgut as the home team and Gaziantep as the visiting team. Gaziantep scored in the seventh, 41st, 74th and 90th-plus-two minutes, and Etimesgut did not score.
Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Etimesgut 2, Gaziantep 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Etimesgut with a 56.7 percent probability to win. Gaziantep had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -2. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 3.5.