Samsunspor withstand late surge as VAR awards stoppage-time clincher | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Alanyaspor 2-3 Samsunspor at GAIN Park Stadium. Elayis Tavşan opened the scoring in the 37th minute with a left-footed strike from outside the box. Olivier Ntcham doubled the lead (39.) before Marius Mouandilmadji added a third in the first minute of second half stoppage time after a VAR review awarded the goal. Alanyaspor's late response from substitutes trimmed the deficit, but their shot accuracy was just 29.4% despite 17 attempts. Samsunspor host Galatasaray next, while Alanyaspor visit Antalyaspor.

Player of the Match: Marius Mouandilmadji decided key moments, scoring once, supplying an assist, and hitting three shots on target from four attempts.

Stat of the Match: Samsunspor registered seven shots on target from 12 attempts, a 58.3% accuracy that proved the difference.

Three Things We Learned: A two-goal first half platform from Elayis Tavşan and Olivier Ntcham set Samsunspor on their way. Alanyaspor forced 12 corners and produced 17 attempts but worked the goalkeeper only five times. Impact from the bench mattered as Güven Yalçin and Mechak Elia struck in second half stoppage time.