
Today, on August 17, in the second round of the new season of the Turkish championship, the Antalyaspor team played an away match against Gençlerbirliği. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the match, Antalyaspor won with a score of 1:0. The final goal was scored in the 81st minute.
It should be noted that the Russian defender Georgiy Jikiya plays for Antalyaspor. He was on the field for the full 90 minutes in the previous match.
According to Opta Sports data, Jikiya, the former captain of Spartak, made the most touches on the ball in the game (74), completed 59 out of 60 passes accurately, and received a yellow card. In the first round, Antalyaspor defeated Kasimpasa 2:1 at home.
Currently, Jikiya's team is in 3rd place in the Super League. These results indicate a good start to the season for the team.