Besiktas Defeats Basaksehir with Second-Half Goals

Beşiktaş won 2-0 in the match where they hosted Başakşehir in the 9th week of the Süper Lig. After a goalless first half, the Black-and-Whites took control in the second half with moves by head coach Italiano, securing the victory with goals from Oh and Junior Olaitan.

Beşiktaş maintained a 65% possession rate throughout the match and sent 17 shots toward the opponent's goal. In the 17th minute of the match, Vlahovic's header hit the post; efforts by Trossard, Cerny, and Ndidi in the first half were inconclusive, and the half ended goalless.

Head coach Italiano changed the course of the game with his moves in the second half. While Poku replaced Cerny and Oh replaced Ndidi, the team switched to a double striker formation (4-4-2) in the 65th minute. The Black-and-Whites took the lead with Oh's goal in the 76th minute, and Junior Olaitan doubled the lead in the 89th minute to set the final score. With this result, the team found morale after the Trabzonspor defeat.

Evaluation: According to sports writers, Murat Özbostan wrote that a potential loss of points against Başakşehir could have created a crisis at Beşiktaş and that Italiano took a serious risk by switching to double forwards. Turgay Demir stated that Vlahovic struggled to get into positions and always found the goal behind him.