Besiktas JK 2-2 Crystal Palace: Eagles are held by 10-man hosts despite Mateta score

Jean-Philippe Mateta scored his first goal since last season's UEFA Conference League final but Crystal Palace had to settle for a 2-2 draw away at 10-man Besiktas.

Match Report 

Mateta thought he had opened the scoring with the first chance of the match when he swept home in the fifth minute, only for VAR to intervene and rule the striker had strayed marginally offside.

Besiktas took the lead against the run of play when Wilfred Ndidi rifled in on the stroke of half-time with Besiktas' first shot on target.

But Palace equalised six minutes after the restart when Pino got on the end of Anan Khalaili's cutback to sweep in. The flag went up for offside, but this time VAR intervened in Palace's favour with the visitors drawing level.

And four minutes later they went ahead after Mateta intercepted a loose back pass before striding into the area and smashing home into the roof of the net.

But Besiktas were back level in the 73rd minute when substitute Junior Olaitan shot low and hard and into the corner.

Umit Akdag was sent off for a two-footed lunge on Jorgen Strand Larsen, before the striker went off injured late on, as Besiktas held on for the draw.

Match Events

47' GOAL! Besiktas JK 1-0 Crystal Palace (Wilfred Ndidi)

51' GOAL! Besiktas JK 1-1 Crystal Palace (Yeremy)

55' GOAL! Besiktas JK 1-2 Crystal Palace (Jean-Philippe Mateta)

74' GOAL! Besiktas JK 2-2 Crystal Palace

77' Red Card! Ümit Akdağ sent off

Line-ups

Besiktas JK XI: Trossard, Ndidi, Alexander Nübel, Tiago Djaló, Kartal Yılmaz, Hyeon-gyu Oh, Fabio Miretti, Kassoum Ouattara, Ümit Akdağ, İlhan Fakılı, Taylan Bulut

Subs: Vaclav Cerny, M. Murillo, Özcan, Vlahovic, Emirhan Topçu, Rıdvan Yılmaz, Doğan Alemdar, Emmanuel Agbadou, Ernest Poku, Junior Olaitan, Semih Kılıçsoy, Yasin Özcan

Crystal Palace XI: Walter Benítez, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Kamada, Disasi, McNeil, Chris Richards, Yeremy, Tyrick Mitchell, Adam Wharton, Anan Khalaili, Jaydee Canvot

Subs: Hughes, Remi Matthews, Chilwell, Sarr, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Nketiah, Óscar Mingueza, Darío Osorio, George King, Honest Ahanor, Dean Benamar, Lucca Benetton