Turkish giants Besiktas overcame Hoffenheim 3-2 away on matchday 2 of the UEFA Europa League at the PreZero Arena, Sinsheim on Thursday night. Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi was in the starting lineup for Besiktas before going off on 90 minutes. It was Ndidi and his teammates’ second win in the league phase of this season’s Europa League.
Besiktas broke the deadlock on the hour mark through Amir Murillo, but Hoffenheim responded quickly thanks to Fisnik Asllani’s equaliser in the 68th minute. The Turkish side regained control almost immediately, as Oh Hyeon-Gyu scored on 72 minutes to put Besiktas 2-1 ahead. Seven minutes later the South Korean got his second to put Besiktas 3-1 ahead against their German hosts.
Hoffenheim pushed late and pulled one back in the 88th minute through Koki Machida, but Besiktas held on to claim all three points. Hoffenheim remain winless in the campaign so far after their opening 2-0 loss to OFI Crete.