Trabzonspor took control of the tempo away at Gençlerbirliği, dictated the game on its own terms and left with a convincing 4-0 win. The visitors gave their opponents no room to breathe, combining attacking variety with defensive security.
Bahadir Battal led the way with a brace, while Berkkan Öztürk was one of the standout performers with a goal and two assists. Muhammed Akgül also got on the scoresheet to round off Trabzonspor’s emphatic victory. Eren Canbulat’s assist underlined just how effective the claret-and-blue side were through the middle and out wide.
Gençlerbirliği, meanwhile, offered very little going forward, with the home side finishing the match with just two shots. Trabzonspor’s 15 attempts and 174 passes, keeping the game almost constantly in the opposition half, showed the margin was no accident. The result lifts Trabzonspor to 28 points, while Gençlerbirliği remain on 27.
Gençlerbirliği line-up: Ramazan Can Özkan, Kubilay Ertugrul, Ahmet Öcal, Can Keleş, Emrah Gülçeler, Mehmed Said Aydın, Tolga Aydın, Ali Tarık Erdem, Ahmet Enes Samırkaş, Atalay Gürel, Metehan Doğan
Trabzonspor line-up: Bahadir Battal, Nuhcan Açıkgöz, Eren Canbulat, Samet Çoban, Fırat Çevik, Onur Yalin Sonaer, Onur Berk Tastan, Berkkan Öztürk, Ali Mercimek, Mikail Kutlu, Muhammed Akgül
Goals
- Trabzonspor: Bahadir Battal (2), Berkkan Öztürk, Muhammed Akgül
Assists
- Trabzonspor: Berkkan Öztürk (2), Eren Canbulat
You can view the match statistics for Gençlerbirliği - Trabzonspor here.
