Gençlerbirliği fight back from early double as Tongya converts decisive penalty | OneFootball

Gençlerbirliği beat Kasımpaşa 3-2 at Eryaman Stadyumu to climb from 16th to 15th, as the visitors slipped to 14th.

Adrian Benedyczak struck in the first minute, then doubled the lead from the spot after Franco Tongya fouled him (12.).

Sekou Koita then went off injured and Cihan Çanak came on early, but the hosts found a response before the interval.

Adama Traoré headed in from close range (42.). On the stroke of the break, Dimitris Goutas glanced in Metehan Mimaroğlu's cross in the fourth minute of first half stoppage time.

After the restart, Kerem Demirbay fouled Goutas in the box. VAR confirmed the spot kick and Tongya converted low to the left (70.).

Andreas Gianniotis kept Kasımpaşa alive, tipping away Tongya's effort (76.). Ricardo Velho preserved the points with a save from Jim Allevinah in the sixth minute of second half stoppage time.

Gençlerbirliği finished with 60.9% possession and eight shots on target from 14 attempts.

Next, Gençlerbirliği host Trabzonspor in the Türkiye Kupasi semi-finals. Kasımpaşa host Galatasaray next.