Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between Menemen Belediyespor (5th, 65 pts) and Sarıyer (14th, 41 pts). Sarıyer SK had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Sarıyer were scoring 1.28 and conceding 1.28, Menemen Belediyespor 1.86 and 1.14, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Sarıyer for 6 matches. Menemen Belediyespor entered with three wins in a row. Sarıyer had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Menemen Belediyespor, 12.
Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadyumu in Istanbul, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Menemen Belediyespor led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 2-4.