Trabzonspor hosted Kasımpaşa in the 19th week of the Super League. The home team won the match 2-1 at Papara Park.
In the match, whose first half ended 0-0, the goals that brought the victory to the claret-blue team were scored by Paul onuachu in the 51st minute and Oleksandr Zubkov in the 84th minute. Fousseni Diabate’s goal was not enough for the guest team in the 61st minute.
Kerem Demirbay, who received a red card in the 90th minute, left Kasımpaşa with 10 men.
With this victory, Trabzonspor increased its points in the Super League to 41 and ranked 3rd. Kasımpaşa, with 16 points, is in the 14th place.
Unbeaten at home for 258 days
Trabzonspor suffered its only defeat at home under the management of Fatih Tekke 258 days ago.
The claret-blue team left the field with a 2-0 defeat against Galatasaray in the 35th week of last season.
After this match played on May 10, 2025, Trabzonspor did not experience a home defeat in 258 days.
Home matches in the league under Tekke management
Trabzonspor played 15 league matches at Papara Park, last season and this season, under the management of coach Fatih Tekke.
The claret-blue team had 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss in these competitions, and only gave 3 points to its opponent once.
Onuachu returned the goal
Trabzonspor’s striker Paul onuachu, who returned from the African Cup of Nations, replaced Olaigbe in the 46th minute and regained his jersey after 3 matches in the league.
The burgundy-blue football player, who wore the jersey 41 days later, scored the goal that gave his team a 1-0 lead in the 51st minute and increased his number of goals in the league to 12.
MINUTES FROM THE MATCH
2′ Olaigbe’s shot from Kasımpaşa penalty area was blocked by goalkeeper Gianniotis for the corner.
In the 10th minute, the ball that Opoku tried to head away from the Kasımpaşa defense was caught by Zubkov, who was available at the penalty spot. In this player’s shot, the ball hit Augusto and moved away from the goal.
23′ Olaigbe, who received the ball from Zubkov’s pass, shot as Kasımpaşa entered the penalty area, but the ball went out from the side.
31^ Kasımpaşa Coach Emre Belözoğlu received a yellow card from the referee due to his objections.
34′ Ernest Muçi hit the ball hard, which he pushed to Kasımpaşa penalty arc, but the ball went out from the side.
The first half of the match ended with a 0-0 draw.
2. WAS
46′ The second half started with Kasımpaşa’s shot. Onuachu is in the game instead of Olaigbe in Trabzonspor.
48′ İrfan Can’s cross into the Trabzonspor penalty area, Winck headed the ball, but goalkeeper Onana deflected the ball for the corner.
49′ In Trabzonspor, onuachu received a yellow card for a foul on İrfan Can.
GOL | 51′ Paul Onuachu, who received the ball in Kasımpaşa penalty area with his back to the goal after Oulai’s pass, dodged his opponent with a classy move to the right of the penalty spot and shot from the ground. The ball hit the bottom of the post in onuachu’s shot and went into the net and Trabzonspor took the lead 1-0.
55′ Gueye replaces Kubilay for Kasımpaşa.
GOL | 61′ With İrfan Can’s deep pass, Diabate, who got behind the Trabzonspor defense from the right, entered the penalty area diagonally and sent the ball to his left into the far corner: 1-1.
63′ Lovik’s cross from the left to Kasımpaşa penalty area was hit by Muçi at the front post, but the ball went out.
67′ Fall came out for Kasımpaşa, Cem Üstündağ is in the game.
78′ Nwakaeme is in the game instead of Felipe Augusto for Trabzonspor.
80′ Arous and Cafu are in the game instead of Becao and İrfan Can for Kasımpaşa.
82′ Zubkov’s cross from the right to Kasımpaşa penalty area, Muçi headed the ball but the ball goes out.
GOL | 84′ Zubkov, who received the ball on the left diagonal of the front line of Kasımpaşa penalty area with Nwakaeme’s pass, entered the ball and made a clever shot into the far corner. He scored the goal that put Trabzonspor ahead 2-1.
89′ Trabzonspor’s Oulai received a yellow card for a foul.
RED CARD | 90′ Kerem Demirbay, who objected to the referee in Kasımpaşa, received a yellow card. Kerem Demirbay, who continued his objections, was left out of the game with a red card after the second yellow card.
The match ended with Trabzonspor leading 2-1.
Stat: Poplar Park
Referees: Ali Yılmaz, Gökhan Barcın, Abdullah Uğur Sarı
Trabzonspor: Onana, Pina, Nwa you, Batov, Lovieli, Oulai, Zubkov (Dk. 89 Ozan Zub), Muçahan)), Olaigbe (Duk. 46), Olaige), Augsto)
Kasimpasa: Gianniotis, Winck, Becao (Min. 80 Arous), Opoku, Frimpong, Kerem Demirbay, Ben Quanes, İrfan Can Kahveci (Min. 80 Cafu), Fall (Min. 67 Cem Üstündağ), Diabete, Kubilay Kanatsızkuş (Min. 55 Gueye)
Goals: Dr. 51 Onuachu, Dk. 84 Zubkov (Trabzonspor) Dk. 61 Diabetes (Kasımpaşa)
Red card: Min. 90 Kerem Demirbay (Kasımpaşa)
Yellow cards: Dk. 49 Onuachu, Dk. 89 Oulai (Trabzon track)
NOTES FROM THE MATCH
Hosting Kasımpaşa in the 19th week of the Trendyol Super League, Trabzonspor made only one change compared to the first 11 of the away match against Kocaelispor last week.
Coach Fatih Tekke assigned new transfer Mathias Lovik in the absence of Mustafa Eskihellaç, who was suspended due to the yellow card he received in the Kocaelispor match.
In Trabzonspor, Savic, Baniya and Visca were not in the team because their treatments continued.
Onuachu, after a 41-day gap
Trabzonspor’s striker Paul onuachu, who returned from the African Cup of Nations and started training with the team, was included in the squad after a 41-day break.
Onurachu, who could not play in the Beşiktaş match due to a yellow card penalty after playing away against Göztepe on December 12, and then missed the Gençlerbirliği and Kocaelispor matches due to the African Nations Cup, was on the bench after 3 league matches.
The new transfer is in the first 11 immediately
Left-back Mathias Lovik, who Trabzonspor added to its squad from Italy’s Parma Club, took the field in the first 11.
Coach Fatih Tekke assigned Lovik in Eskihellaç’s absence.
Nigerian defender Chibuike Nwaiwu, who played away against Istanbulspor in the Ziraat Turkish Cup and Kocaelispor in the league, played in the league match in front of the fans in Trabzon for the first time.
All players are foreigners
Foreign players served in the first 11 of Trabzonspor against Kasımpaşa.
Bordo-Mavili Takım, ona, Muçi, Lovik, Pina, Zubkov, Folcarelli, Oulai, Batagus, Olaigbe, August 11’i Ile Sahaya çıktı.
Due to injuries in Trabzonspor, Zubkov took the field as team captain.
The goal scored by Ernest Muçi of the claret-blue team against Göztepe in the 15th week of the Trendyol Super League was chosen as the goal of the month in the voting made by the official Super League account of the Turkish Football Federation. Trabzonspor Board Member Coşkun Öztürk gave the football player his pre-match award.
Becao in Kasımpaşa for the first time
Rodrigo Becao, whom Kasımpaşa added to its squad from Fenerbahçe, took part in the new team’s 11 for the first time.
While İrfan Can Kahveci, who was transferred by the Istanbul representative from the yellow-dark blue team, and Becao were playing in the first 11, Cenk Tosun waited on the bench.
In Kasımpaşa, Ali Yavuz Kol and Baldursson could not play in the match due to yellow card penalties.
fan interest
Trabzonspor fans did not show much interest in the match.
While there were empty spaces in the Papara Park stands, the fans created a visual feast before the match with the distributed Turkish flags.
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