The decisive detail in Rize was a chance taken at the right moment. In a game that lacked much in the way of attacking fluency, Çaykur Rizespor had the final say through Yekta Furkan Gürsoy’s goal and left the pitch with a 1-0 win.
Antalyaspor had more of the ball, but they still lacked the same sharpness in the final third. The visitors struggled to test the opposition goal and could not find a way past Doğukan Kemük, while Rizespor’s defence stayed alert, especially around the edge of the box. For the home side, the move crafted by Burak Kaya laid the foundations for the decisive moment of the match.
With this result, Çaykur Rizespor moved on to 13 points and climbed from 11th to 7th place. Antalyaspor, meanwhile, ended the week on 3 points and remained in 15th. Given both teams’ recent results, this win meant more than just three points for Rizespor; it also brought rhythm and a boost in confidence.
One of the standout names of the match, Yekta Furkan Gürsoy scored the only goal to put his team in front, while Doğukan Kemük produced one of the key performances in preserving the result with a clean sheet. Çaykur Rizespor claimed all three points thanks in large part to their discipline at the back.
Çaykur Rizespor onbiri: Mehmet Efe Kan, Yekta Furkan Gürsoy, Ilyas Karapıçak, Ömer Berker Civan, Doğukan Kemük, Ömür Öner, Atahan Dönmez, Gazi Osman Akyüz, Eren Kütük, Erdoğan Dernek, Burak Kaya
Antalyaspor onbiri: Enes Karagül, Emircan Başaran, Reha Varol, Abdullah Kerem Bulanık, Orhan Aliyev, İlkercan Mirza, Burak Özallı, Rahman Quliyev, Rufat Niftaliyev, Saday Alakbarov, Berkay Mehmet Keskin
Goals
- Çaykur Rizespor: Yekta Furkan Gürsoy
Assists
- Çaykur Rizespor: Burak Kaya
You can view the statistics for the Çaykur Rizespor - Antalyaspor match here.
