Gençlerbirliği vs Kocaelispor

Gençlerbirliği claimed a vital 1-0 victory over Kocaelispor at Eryaman Stadium, snapping a painful 10-match winless run in a tense Süper Lig matchday 31 encounter. The only goal came from the spot in the 34th minute, when Metehan Mimaroğlu converted calmly after VAR ruled that Smolcic had handled the ball inside the box. The game had its drama earlier too — Traore's effort was disallowed at 19 minutes after the referee judged the goalkeeper had been fouled. Kocaelispor pushed in the final stages, but Serdar Dursun's shot at 80 minutes drifted wide. The three points — and Volkan Demirel's first league win in his second spell in charge — lift Gençlerbirliği to 28 points and eases some relegation anxiety. Kocaelispor, now six games without a goal, stay on 36.