Dursun converts early penalty as Kocaelispor climb to seventh | OneFootball

Kocaelispor edged past Eyüpspor 1-0 in the Süper Lig in İstanbul, with Serdar Dursun's early penalty proving decisive as the visitors climbed from ninth to seventh.

In the second minute, Jerome Onguene fouled Dursun to concede a penalty. VAR confirmed the spot kick (4.). Dursun then tucked his finish into the top left corner (6.).

Gökhan Degirmenci kept Kocaelispor in front with strong first half stops from Emre Akbaba as the hosts pushed for a leveller.

After the restart, Habib Keita struck the right post (46.) and Eyüpspor later lost Anil Yasar to injury, forcing a change that brought on Charles Raux-Yao. The home side kept probing but the visitors' back line held firm.

Eyüpspor saw more of the ball with 67.3% possession and registered 11 attempts, three on target. Kocaelispor produced five attempts, testing Jankat Yilmaz three times.

Eyüpspor remain 15th. Next, Eyüpspor visit Kasımpaşa, while Kocaelispor host Konyaspor.