Trabzonspor controlled the game from start to finish against Kayserispor and came away with a 2-0 win. The claret-and-blues kept things low-risk but effective, denying their opponents space while enjoying more of the ball and looking the more dangerous side in attack.
In a match where Kayserispor struggled to create chances, Trabzonspor’s defence was almost flawless in its discipline. The home side managed only a limited number of shots, while Trabzonspor shut down transitions well and stayed more organised in second-ball situations.
Sezer Doğan and Kadir Gunduz were the men on the scoresheet for Trabzonspor. Ali Mercimek’s strong influence in midfield was key to the team maintaining control of the game. With this result, Trabzonspor finished the third week inside the top four.
Kayserispor, meanwhile, have now come away empty-handed from their first three matches of the season and have been unable to escape the congestion near the bottom of the table. The yellow-and-reds failed to solve their attacking problems and could not match Trabzonspor’s tempo defensively either.
Kayserispor line-up: Emre Eymur, Mustafa Kutay Yıldırım, Süleyman Yalım Çopuroglu, Metin Çelik, Alican Özdemir, Tommy Kittelsen, Volkan Kaya, İsmail Gökberk Gülpınar, Görkem Göksu Gündüz, Bayram Dogan, Hasan Darilmaz
Trabzonspor line-up: Sezer Doğan, Bahadir Battal, Osman Uguz, Eyal Berk Almaz, Onur Yalin Sonaer, Onur Berk Tastan, Ali Mercimek, Muhammed Akgül, Kadir Gunduz, Mikail Kutlu, Eren Canbulat
Goals
- Trabzonspor: Sezer Doğan, Kadir Gunduz
Assists
- Trabzonspor: Onur Yalin Sonaer
You can view the statistics from the Kayserispor - Trabzonspor match here.
