Six minutes before the half-time break, the visitors took the lead through Zlatko Tripic. The Norwegian midfielder powered the ball past goalkeeper Ersin Destanoglu after Peter Zulj’s initial effort had rattled the crossbar.
The hosts came out stronger in the second half and fortunately, their tenacity paid off in the 49th minute as Ljajic fired past goalkeeper Irfan Egribayat.
Receiving a pass from on-loan Leicester City forward Rachid Ghezzal, the Serbian dribbled past two of his markers before drilling home a shot through the legs of Egribayat.
In a positive twist of fate, Besiktas took the lead 13 minutes before full-time with Aboubakar heading a cross from Gokhan Tore past the Goztepe goalkeeper. The goal was the Cameroonian’s second for the Black Eagles in four days as well as his 11th in 16 league outings so far.
Steven Gerrard reportedly sees the 21-year-old as an option to bolster his midfield options and he is also keen to sign his Bournemouth teammate Jack Simpson who plays as a defender.
Ofoborh has struggled for playing time at the Vitality Stadium this season and has been limited to just three Championship appearances so far.
Esiti completes Goztepe loan move
Turkish Super Lig club Goztepe have completed the signing of Anderson Esiti on loan for the remainder of the season from PAOK.
The Nigeria midfielder was restricted to nine appearances in the Greek Super League earlier in this campaign and he will be targeting more first-team opportunities in Turkey.
In a cagey first-half, the visitors were presented with the opportunity of taking the lead after they were gifted a penalty following a foul by Gulum in the goal area. Caleb Ekuban took the ensuing kick, nevertheless, he failed to beat goalkeeper Ruud Boffin.
Antalyaspor took the lead in the 25th minutes as Brazil s Amilton profited from a cross from Angolan midfielder Fredy to head past goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir.
Eight minutes after their lead, they suffered a minor setback as Gulum was given his marching orders by referee Erkan Ozdamar following a second caution. Even at that, they held their nerves to go into the half-time break with a slim one goal advantage.