Football: Besiktas suffer league loss against Sivas

By Onder Felek

SIVAS, Turkey

Sivasspor defeated Besiktas 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Sivas 4 Eylul Stadium in Turkey's Super Lig match.

Sivasspor’s Sergiy Rybalka scored the first goal of the match in the 5th minute, while Besiktas’s Alvaro Negredo leveled in the 26th.

Sivasspor scored the winning goal in the 83rd when Cyriac Bohi scored during a scramble in the box after a corner kick.

Besiktas suffered their first defeat in eight matches. Sivasspor, the home team, increased their point total to 26 and finishes the first half of the season at the eighth spot.

Meanwhile, the Black Eagles have 30 points. They are currently 4th, behind Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and current leaders Medipol Basaksehir.

Here are the results for the league's 17th week so far:

Antalyaspor - Alanyaspor: 3-1

Bursaspor - Genclerbirligi: 1-1

Sivasspor - Besiktas: 2-1