OffsAIde
·18 April 2026
Dursun converts late penalty as Kocaelispor hold Göztepe

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·18 April 2026

Kocaelispor 1-1 Göztepe on Saturday at the Kocaeli Stadyumu, a result that lifts the visitors from sixth to fifth and drops the hosts to 10th.
Janderson put the visitors ahead in the third minute, finishing from Efkan Bekiroglu after a review confirmed the goal. Mateusz Lis then kept Göztepe in front with smart stops as Daniel Agyei and Rigoberto Rivas threatened. Agyei also struck the bar (29.).
After Serdar Dursun replaced Rivas (64.), Darko Churlinov followed from the bench (74.). Show then received a second yellow and was sent off (77.). Churlinov later rattled the woodwork (82.).
The key decision arrived in the fourth minute of second half stoppage time when Alexis Antunes fouled Karol Linetty in the box. VAR confirmed the spot kick, and Dursun converted in the eighth minute of second half stoppage time for the equaliser.
Kocaelispor had 70.4% possession and 21 attempts, hitting the frame twice. Göztepe registered seven attempts, made 59 clearances and did not win a corner.
Next, Kocaelispor visit Gençlerbirliği. Göztepe host Antalyaspor.









































