Amedspor defeats Samsunspor away to climb to the top of the table
Defeating Samsunspor 2-1 in the 9th week of the Trendyol Super League, Amedspor raised its points to 20 and took the leadership seat with a match in hand. The home team, which had taken a 1-0 lead, was reduced to 10 men after receiving a red card.
In the match played at the Samsun New 19 May Stadium during the 9th week of the Trendyol Super League, Amedspor came from 1.0 down to defeat Samsunspor 2-1. Afonso Sousa for Samsunspor in the 37th minute and Mbaye Diagne for Amedspor were sent off with red cards.
Home team Samsunspor took the lead in the 21st minute with a goal by Logi Tomasson. Amedspor turned the score around with a penalty goal by Gift Orban in the 74th minute and a goal scored by Dia Saba in the 83rd minute, leaving the pitch victorious. With this result, Amedspor increased its points to 20, while Samsunspor remained on 4 points.
According to statistics, Amedspor took 19 shots throughout the match, while Samsunspor stayed at 7 shots. In ball possession rates, Amedspor achieved 58 percent and Samsunspor 42 percent. Amedspor head coach Besnik Hasi stated in his post-match statement that he was happy with the 3 points.
Samsunspor's winless streak in the league reached 7 matches. The team suffered defeats in both encounters it played under the management of its new head coach Nenad Bjelica.