The story of the night in Istanbul was Kasımpaşa starting with promise, only to lose control as the match wore on. The home side went ahead through Bertug Asar, but Çaykur Rizespor never let the game slip away, completed the comeback and left with a 2-1 win.
In the key moments, Burak Kaya’s set-up play and Yekta Furkan Gürsoy’s final touch proved decisive for Çaykur Rizespor. Ilyas Karapıçak stood out as the man who first levelled the score and then put his side in front, and although the visitors created fewer shots, they made the clearer chances count.
For Kasımpaşa, Mehdi Çelik caught the eye with both his link-up play and his assist contribution, but the home side could not maintain its defensive shape. With this result, Çaykur Rizespor moved up to third, while the picture became even bleaker for Kasımpaşa as the pressure near the relegation zone continued.
Kasımpaşa line-up: Fatih Bozkurt, Bertug Asar, Arda Arpacı, Hakan Mamak, Aziz Izgi, Tahsin Çelik, Aleyna Karakoç, Yaren Zeynep Çelebioglu, Mihael Katona, Mehdi Çelik, Ali Berkay Sari
Çaykur Rizespor line-up: Burak Kaya, Doğukan Kemük, Onur Akbaş, Mehmet Efe Kan, Eren Kütük, Gazi Osman Akyüz, Atahan Dönmez, Yekta Furkan Gürsoy, Ilyas Karapıçak, Ege Yıldız, Ömür Öner
Goals
- Kasımpaşa: Bertug Asar
- Çaykur Rizespor: Ilyas Karapıçak
Assists
- Kasımpaşa: Mehdi Çelik
- Çaykur Rizespor: Burak Kaya, Yekta Furkan Gürsoy
You can view the statistics for the Kasımpaşa - Çaykur Rizespor match here.
