Thrilling 2-2 draw between Gençlerbirliği and Amed in the Turkish Süper Lig

The match between Gençlerbirliği and Amed, played in matchweek 7 of the Turkish Süper Lig, ended in a 2-2 draw, in an encounter that saw the lead change hands between the two sides.

Amed opened the scoring through Diaa Sabia from a penalty kick in the 25th minute, before Rafael Luís equalised for Gençlerbirliği in the 54th minute. Amed then went ahead again with a goal scored by Samuel Leo Beat Ballet in the 67th minute, before Thalisson Kelven scored the equaliser for Gençlerbirliği in the 90+2nd minute to end the match 2-2.

Statistically, Amed dominated possession with 54 percent compared to 46 percent for Gençlerbirliği, and also had more shots, totalling 17 compared to just 6 for the hosts, including 4 shots on target for Amed against 2 for Gençlerbirliği. Amed also recorded a higher expected goals figure of 1.96 compared to 0.28 for Gençlerbirliği.

The match saw no red cards, while each team received 4 yellow cards. The match was officiated by referee Umit Ozturk.

With this draw, Amed moved up to 13 points in second place after playing 6 matches, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 1, with a goal difference of 15 for and 7 against. Meanwhile, Gençlerbirliği remained on 7 points in 13th place after 6 matches, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 3, scoring 5 goals and conceding 13.