Ballet brace powers Antalyaspor past Samsunspor amid late drama | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Antalyaspor beat Samsunspor 3-1 in the Süper Lig. Samuel Ballet opened the scoring in the sixth minute after a through ball from Ramzi Safuri, then doubled the lead with a crisp strike (22.). After the restart, Nikola Storm swept in a third from range (72.), a late Storm effort was ruled out by VAR and Olivier Ntcham converted a penalty in the sixth minute of second half stoppage time. Samsunspor had 65.2% possession and delivered 39 crosses, yet recorded only three shots on target to the hosts' five. The win lifts Antalyaspor from 14th to 11th and they visit Kayserispor next, while Samsunspor remain seventh and travel to Shkëndija in the Conference League before facing Fatih Karagümrük.

Player of the Match: Samuel Ballet decided the contest with two first half goals and five attempts, adding hard running and six possessions won to pin Samsunspor back.

Stat of the Match: Samsunspor delivered 39 crosses, yet fashioned only three shots on target, underlining a lack of cutting edge.

Three Things We Learned: Ballet's double before the break set the platform for the hosts and reflected Antalyaspor's sharp finishing from five shots on target out of 13 attempts. Despite 65.2% possession and 10 corners, Samsunspor struggled to turn territory into chances, ending with just three efforts on target from 13 attempts. Antalyaspor defended their box stoutly with 40 clearances and won 60.0% of tackles, protecting Julián Cuesta until the stoppage time penalty.