Gedson and Nkoudou scored the goals for the Turkish side in Wednesday's friendly in Istanbul.
2023 Club Friendlies
2-0
Match Report
Besiktas won 2-0 in the charity match we played this Wednesday in Istanbul for those affected by the earthquakes. A charity match between two clubs that in 2023 are also united by the celebration of our respective 120 years of history and whose proceeds will go to the organisation Together for Türkiye.
In a very even opening period with no great scoring opportunities, Correa had the first chance in the 4th minute, but his shot after an aerial pass filtered through by Barrios was saved by Ersin. In contrast, the home side took the lead after 24 minutes when Gedson Fernandes beat Grbic low and low with a low cross from the right corner of the six-yard box, saving the Croatian goalkeeper's effort. However, our team came very close to restoring parity in the 28th minute, with Witsel's header going just wide of the post after a corner from Correa.
After the break we continued to look for the equaliser and it almost came midway through the second half on three consecutive occasions. In the 67th minute, Welinton cut out a Llorente shot from the ground; in the 68th minute, Ersin saved a Griezmann half-chance and in the 69th minute, Hermoso sent the ball into the side netting from a corner.
However, it was Nkoudou who found the net in the 88th minute to make it 2-0.
Line-ups
Besiktas XI: Welinton, Maxim, Ghezzal, Saiss, Umut Meras, Rosier, Gedson Fernandes, Ersin Destanoglu, Jackson Muleka, Berkay Vardar, Semih Kilicsoy
Subs: Atiba Hutchinson, Necip Uysal, Bulut, Tayfur Bingöl, G.K Nkoudou, Amir Hadziahmetovic, Kerem Atakan Kesgin, Emre Bilgin, A. Kömeç, D. Tıknaz
Atletico XI: Witsel, Saul , Kondogbia, Doherty, Lemar, Ivo Grbic, Correa, Reguilon, Marco Moreno, Carlos Martín, Pablo Barrios
Subs: Oblak, Savic, Griezmann, Morata, Koke, Carrasco, De Paul, Gimenez, Hermoso, Llorente, Nahuel Molina, Ilias Kostis