Göztepe suffered its fourth loss this season in the championship. It came against Beşiktaş. The Turkish giants won 4:0 and overtook Stanimir Stoilov's team, who are now fourth in the standings. Filip Krastev was again the starter for Göztepe and was on the field until the 58th minute. The Bulgarian coach's team is generally difficult to beat and had not conceded a defeat since December 7, but today they were clearly outplayed, Sportal.bg reported.
Beşiktaş started the match strongly, although in the fifth minute Filip Krastev found himself in a good position, but his shot was blocked. A little later, Orkun Kökçü hit the post from a foul. In the ninth minute, former Leicester player Ulfred Ndidi opened the scoring with a header. The home team's attacks came one after another and Göztepe goalkeeper Mateusz Lis made a great save to prevent another goal.
The visitors did better in the next period of the match, but they conceded a second goal in the 36th minute. Michael Murillo received the ball from Aslani and doubled Beşiktaş's lead. Stanimir Stoilov's team was better after the break and could have reduced the deficit at the start of the second half, but Destanoglu made a magnificent save after a shot by Cerny. Shortly before the hour mark, the home team ended the intrigue with a third goal. Junior Olaytan scored after an individual breakthrough. Oh Hyun-Go made it 4:0 in the 74th minute with a shot from the edge of the penalty area.
For Bulgarian coach Stanimir Stoilov, this is the heaviest loss as coach of Göztepe, Topsport.bg reported.