Beşiktaş capitalise on early red to stay fourth | OneFootball

Beşiktaş beat Gençlerbirliği 2-0 at Eryaman Stadyumu to stay fourth in the Süper Lig and end the hosts' home unbeaten run.

Sekou Koita was sent off in the 18th minute after a VAR review upgraded his foul to a straight red, leaving the hosts a player down.

After the restart, Junior Olaïtan slotted into the bottom right (56.). Orkun Kökçü then whipped a free-kick into the top right (67.).

Kara Kartal controlled long spells with 69% possession and 24 attempts, seven on target. Gençlerbirliği produced 11 attempts, four on target, with Ricardo Velho making five saves.

Ersin Destanoğlu made four saves, including smart stops to keep out Samed Onur and Henry Onyekuru late on.

Gençlerbirliği visit Konyaspor next. Kara Kartal host Kasımpaşa.