Sivasspor started the game unimpressively, allowing Genclerbirligi to dominate the first half and were soon caught on the backfoot when Diego Angelo opened the scoring after he was set up Daniel Candeias in the 25th minute.
Mattias Johansson doubled the lead for the Wind of Ankara after receiving a timely assist from Sandro Lima in the 37th minute.
After the restart, the Sivas Stadium outfit came back stronger and made several efforts to try and avoid defeat in the game.
Jorge Felix ignited the comeback when he found the back of the net in the 78th minute after he was set up by Erdogan Yesilyurt.
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