Match Report
The table read 18th (Bucaspor, 28 pts) against 13th (Gölcükspor, 40 pts), 12 points apart. Gölcükspor had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Bucaspor 1.03 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Gölcükspor 0.82 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.11.
Bucaspor entered with three losses in a row. Bucaspor had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Gölcükspor, 8.
The venue was Buca Arena in Izmir, with room for 15,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.