Mugsaspor and Van BB shared the spoils in a 2:2 draw in the Turkish First League on Saturday. The match finished at Mugsala Ataturk Stadiumu with both sides having chances but neither able to claim victory. Van BB arrived in better form, having won their previous fixture 2:0 against Boluspor.
Jurgen Bardhi opened the scoring after twelve minutes, giving the visitors the lead. The second half began with drama when a penalty was awarded to Van BB on the thirty-fourth minute. Naby Youssouf Oulare won the spot-kick after VAR intervention, but İlkan Sever missed the subsequent attempt for Mugsaspor. And here's the thing — the miss came just after Yiğit Fidan had been booked.
Mugsaspor responded through Yasin Uzunoglu on thirty-nine minutes before Bardhi doubled his tally on fifty-five. The home side pushed forward but struggled to create clear openings despite having more possession. By then, Mugsaspor had moved to ninth place with nine points from six matches.
Korede Osundina rescued a point for Van BB on the eighty-ninth minute, capitalising on a late defensive error. The visitors made three changes on the sixty-sixth minute, bringing on Ali Barak, Poyraz Yildirim and Buluthan Bulut. To be fair, both sides showed fatigue in the closing stages.
Statistics tell a mixed story. Mugsaspor had 52 per cent possession and 98 attacks but only four shots on target. Van BB were more clinical with six shots on target from 72 attacks. The draw leaves Van BB fifteenth with five points while Mugsaspor remain ninth.
