Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 7:01 PM• Mart van Mourik • Last update: 19:04

Besiktas booked a victory in the Süper Lig on Saturday evening. On a visit to Sivasspor, the team of trainer Önder Karaveli was just too strong: 2-3. Michy Batshuayi was the celebrated man, as he had a large share in the victory of the visitors with two hits. Thanks to the three-pointer, Besiktas climbs to fifth place in the Turkish ranking for the time being; Sivasspor is stuck in twelfth position.

The Kara Kartallar started the game well in Sivas, where Batshuayi opened the score in the twelfth minute of play. On the edge of the five-meter area, the leather caromed in front of Alex Texeira’s feet, who prepared for the Belgian striker. Batshuayi had the time and space to hit from close range and hit the bottom left corner. Halfway through the first act, the stand was leveled. Ugur Çiftçi passed his direct opponent on the left side of the field and sent a custom ball to Mustapha Yatabaré, who successfully extended the cross into the right corner: 1-1.

Before the halftime signal, Besiktas recaptured the lead. Umut Meras had a tight, spinning cross from the left to Rachid Ghezzal, who made the 1-2 at the penalty spot with a hard header. The victory was almost certain when Batshuayi scored 1-3 from a penalty in the 73rd minute. A handball from Hakan Arslan made referee Sarper Saka decide to put the ball on the spot. Yet it was still exciting in Sivas, because ten minutes later Sivasspor also got a penalty. Fayçal Fajr took advantage of the opportunity, but a defeat could no longer be prevented: 2-3.