23.03.2025 15:20
Beşiktaş lost 3-1 to İstanbulspor, a team from the Trendyol 1. Lig, in a friendly match held before the Galatasaray derby following the national break. During the match at the Nevzat Demir Facilities, the black-and-whites experienced unfortunate injuries. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Rafa Silva were unable to continue playing due to their injuries.
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Beşiktaş faced İstanbulspor, one of the teams in Trendyol 1. Lig, in a friendly match during the break given to the leagues due to national matches. The match played at Nevzat Demir Facilities was won by the visiting team 3-1.
DEFEATED IN THE LAST MINUTES
İstanbulspor's goals came from Emir Kaan Gültekin in the 43rd minute, Gaoussou Diarra in the 85th minute, and Florian Loshaj from a penalty in the 90th minute. Beşiktaş's only goal was scored by Gabriel Paulista with a shot from a corner kick.
RICARDO PLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME
The young footballer Elan Ricardo, who Beşiktaş added to their squad during the winter transfer window along with Keny Arroyo, started the match in the starting eleven and wore the black-and-white jersey for the first time, staying on the field for 90 minutes.
CHAMBERLAIN AND RAFA SILVA INJURED
The black-and-whites experienced two unfortunate injuries during the match. In the first half, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who fell to the ground due to an opponent's blow, could not continue the game and was replaced by Poyraz Gelen in the 36th minute. In the second half, Rafa Silva suffered an injury in a duel with İstanbulspor's İsa Dayaklı. The Portuguese star, who was hit on his right knee, was replaced by Yusuf Can Calayır in the 64th minute.
RIVAL GALATASARAY
After the national break, Beşiktaş will host Galatasaray in the derby of the 29th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig. The big match will be played at TÜPRAŞ Stadium on Saturday, March 29, starting at 20:30. In the first half of the league, the match played at RAMS Park was won by the yellow-reds with a score of 2-1.
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