Karapıçak brace fires Rizespor into fifth

Çaykur Rizespor produced a dominant performance from start to finish to beat Kasımpaşa 3-0 in their 29th-round fixture. Having lost to Gençlerbirliği in their previous match, the Rize side responded in style and prevented Kasımpaşa from following up their win over Samsunspor.

The hosts’ attacking output was reflected directly on the scoreboard. Çaykur Rizespor registered eight shots, while Kasımpaşa managed just one. The visitors’ goalkeeper made three saves to keep the deficit from growing, while Doğukan Kemük made a single save to keep a clean sheet for Rize.

Ilyas Karapıçak was the standout performer for Çaykur Rizespor, scoring twice. Erkan Yerlikaya also got on the scoresheet, underlining his impact in attack. Abdul Öztürk played a key role in creating the goals with two assists. In midfield, Ömür Öner helped dictate the flow of the game, earning an 8.5 rating and contributing an assist.

The win took Çaykur Rizespor to 45 points and lifted them from sixth to fifth in the table. Kasımpaşa remained on 23 points in 14th place and suffered their 18th defeat of the season.

Çaykur Rizespor starting XI: Abdul Öztürk, Erkan Yerlikaya, Ömer Berker Civan, Ilyas Karapıçak, Ömür Öner, Ali Başaran, Doğukan Kemük, Eren Kütük, Gazi Osman Akyüz, Atahan Dönmez, Furkan Keleş

Kasımpaşa starting XI: Hakan Mamak, Cem Yucel, Bilal Güney, Tolga Erdinli, Tahsin Çelik, Muhammedaziz Kahraman, Aleyna Karakoç, Miro_x19, Yaren Zeynep Çelebioglu, Lamelo Nuraj, Aziz Izgi

Goals

• Çaykur Rizespor: Ilyas Karapıçak (2), Erkan Yerlikaya

Assists

• Çaykur Rizespor: Abdul Öztürk (2), Ömür Öner

You can view the statistics from the Çaykur Rizespor - Kasımpaşa match here.