▲ Oh Hyeon-gyu
South Korean national football team striker Oh Hyeon-gyu started for Beşiktaş as the Turkish side settled for a draw against Crystal Palace (England) despite a red card disadvantage in their UEFA Europa League (UEL) league phase Matchday 3 fixture.
Beşiktaş drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace at Tüpraş Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, in the 2026-2027 UEL league phase Matchday 3.
With the draw, Beşiktaş recorded 2 wins and 1 draw (7 points) to sit in 8th place, while Crystal Palace placed 15th with 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 defeat (4 points).
Oh, who shined with 2 goals and 1 assist in the previous Matchday 2, started as the lone striker in a 4-1-4-1 formation against Crystal Palace. He played for 75 minutes until being substituted in the 30th minute of the second half, recording just one shot and leaving the pitch without an attacking point.
Sofascore gave Oh a rating of 5.9, the lowest for both teams combined.
Beşiktaş breathed a sigh of relief in the 6th minute of the first half when Crystal Palace's opening goal was overturned following a video assistant referee (VAR) review. They then missed a scoring chance in the 18th minute when Oh's header from a corner kick went wide of the goal.
It was Oh's first and last shot attempt of the match.
Beşiktaş ended the first half with a 1-0 lead after Wilfred Ndidi scored the opening goal in stoppage time of the first half.
However, Crystal Palace leveled the score just six minutes into the second half to restore balance, and then turned the game around by scoring a go-ahead goal in the 10th minute of the second half.
Having lost the lead, Beşiktaş managed to equalize to make it 2-2 in the 28th minute of the second half before benching Oh in the 30th minute of the second half.
However, Beşiktaş fell into a numerical disadvantage when central defender Umit Akdağ was sent off with a red card for a dangerous tackle in the 32nd minute of the second half, ultimately having to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Meanwhile, in another UEL league phase Matchday 3 fixture, Celtic suffered a 2-1 comeback defeat to Celta Vigo with Yang Hyun-jun sitting out.
Falling into a three-match losing streak, Celtic languished in 35th place among 36 teams.
Celtic forward Yang won a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games but has missed four consecutive matches since returning to his club with a hamstring injury.
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