The Black Eagles applied pressure right from the kick-off but had to wait until the 43rd minute to break the deadlock. Seeing the goalkeeper too far off his line, Olcay Şahan lobbed the ball into the visitors’ net from outside the box and gave Beşiktaş a one-goal advantage just before the break. Relegation-threatened Kayserispor went all out for an equaliser with the start of the second half, only to see the Beşiktaş' solid defence give them not much chance. Then, to the delight of home fans at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, substitute Oğuzhan Özyakup doubled the Eagles’ lead with a 66th-minute solo effort. The stubborn Kayserispor pulled one back through Okay in stoppage time, but it would not prevent Beşiktaş from taking all three points.