Istanbul Basaksehir

Istanbul Başakşehir has completed the group stage of the Europa Conference League with a 3-1 win over Hearts to advance to the round of 16.

Group winners go directly to the last 16, while second-place teams face a playoff against the clubs placing third in Europa League groups. Istanbul Başakşehir completed the group stage of the Europa Conference League with a 3-1 win over Hearts on Thursday to advance to the round of 16. Hearts had six in third and RFS two at the bottom.

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Defender Michael Smith played on the right of a three-man defence in the first half but did not appear for the second. The goal owed much to Pollock's impact with determined work in the build-up as he supplied Shankland for the initial effort. He didn’t win possession, Gurler collected and composed himself to tuck a neat low finish into the net as Hearts defenders tried to recover. It was the worst start possible for the goalkeeper as he equalled Hearts’ European appearance record with a 22nd competitive game for the club against foreign opposition. Emre Belozoglu, the Basaksehir coach, demanded full motivation from his players as they strove to finish top of Group A and thus avoid a play-off round before the last 16. Hearts knew they could not qualify for the next stage of the Conference League and were therefore on a hiding to nothing.

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With Hearts pressing for an equaliser, Basaksehir then hit with a suckerpunch second just after the half-hour. The early setback did jolt Hearts into life as they staked a foothold in the fiercely contested contest. The Basaksehir player walked away without a caution from referee Goga Kikacheishvili, and with no VAR in use he escaped a possible red for the stamp motion with Grant fortunate to avoid injury. A lofted ball over the top looked to sent Okaka clear on goal, Gordon rushed out of his box in an attempt to clear but could only flick the ball into the path of Gurler who controlled before slotting past the despairing backtracking Toby Sibbick. First-team regulars Barrie McKay, Lawrence Shankland and Orestis Kiomourtzoglou were left on the bench with hope of a late impact. But Hearts failed to heed the danger signs as Istanbul were gifted a lead from their first corner.

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