The story of the match was written in the moments when the game’s tempo and the result went in different directions. Çaykur Rizespor tried more shots and appeared to have more of the ball, but Fatih Karagümrük SK were sharper at the key moments and left the pitch with a 2-1 win.
For the home side, Hikmet Arısoy’s goal and Carlos Smith’s contribution were the headlines that decided the outcome. Assists from Rafa Rozini and Kadircan Mercan helped Karagümrük find the right moments in attack. Eyüp Ramazan Alyaprak also made seven saves and, especially in the second half, did not allow the gap to close.
For Rizespor, Eren Kütük’s goal and Burak Kaya’s set-up kept the visitors in the game. But they lacked the same edge in the final third; even so, Eren Kütük’s display stood out as one of the most eye-catching individual performances of the match.
With this result, Fatih Karagümrük SK moved on to 20 points and held on to 13th place. Çaykur Rizespor remained on 33 points and slipped from fifth to sixth.
Fatih Karagümrük SK line-up: Carlos Smith, Hakan Paçacı, Kadircan Mercan, Eyüp Ramazan Alyaprak, Rafa Rozini, Florian Gucati, Mohamed Fakhreddine, Mehdi Çelik, Shayan Rahd, Hikmet Arısoy, Ercan Ergen
Çaykur Rizespor line-up: Burak Kaya, Yiğit Öztürk, Doğukan Kemük, Onur Akbaş, Mehmet Efe Kan, Erkan Yerlikaya, Eren Kütük, Atahan Dönmez, Erdoğan Dernek, Saner İlkbahar, Yekta Furkan Gürsoy
Goals
- Fatih Karagümrük SK: Carlos Smith, Hikmet Arısoy
- Çaykur Rizespor: Eren Kütük
Assists
- Fatih Karagümrük SK: Kadircan Mercan, Rafa Rozini
- Çaykur Rizespor: Burak Kaya
You can view the statistics for the Fatih Karagümrük SK - Çaykur Rizespor match here.
