Trabzonspor cruise past Antalyaspor away

The contest between Antalyaspor and Trabzonspor was shaped by the visitors’ more organised display. Although both sides produced the same number of shots, Trabzonspor looked the more assured team in their passing combinations and final-third execution, and that edge was reflected on the scoreboard.

Orhan Aliyev’s goal for Antalyaspor, along with the chance created by Tufan Melih Oynak, briefly gave the home side hope. But their back line could not withstand the finishing power coming from different Trabzonspor players. Goals from Bahadir Battal, Eyal Berk Almaz and Eren Canbulat kept the visitors in control, with Eren Canbulat in particular standing out with his performance.

Trabzonspor responded strongly after last week’s setback and climbed to 8th place with this result. Antalyaspor dropped to 16th, making their problems near the bottom of the table even more apparent. For the visitors, an assist from Ali Mercimek underlined how well their attacking play was shared around.

Over the course of the match, Trabzonspor got the job done thanks to their more consistent structure. Antalyaspor had their moments going forward, but they lacked the same resilience in defensive transitions and once again left the pitch with a heavy defeat.

Antalyaspor lineup: Tufan Melih Oynak, Orhan Aliyev, Fabian Bezold, Emre Taşdemir, Emircan Başaran, Enes Karagül, Rahman Quliyev, Burak Özallı, Rufat Niftaliyev, İlkercan Mirza, Jake Richards

Trabzonspor lineup: Sezer Doğan, Bahadir Battal, Ali Mercimek, Muhammed Akgül, Kadir Gunduz, Mikail Kutlu, Eyal Berk Almaz, Eren Canbulat, Serkan Bayram, Onur Berk Tastan, Onur Yalin Sonaer

Goals

• Antalyaspor: Orhan Aliyev
• Trabzonspor: Bahadir Battal, Eyal Berk Almaz, Eren Canbulat

Assists

• Antalyaspor: Tufan Melih Oynak
• Trabzonspor: Ali Mercimek

You can view the statistics from the Antalyaspor - Trabzonspor match here.