Yelmen inspires Samsunspor’s 3-1 climb to third

Samsunspor claimed their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Kayserispor in the second round. After drawing with İstanbulspor in their opener, the Red-and-Whites made their attacking threat count this time around.

Samsunspor led 12-4 in shots and kept the Kayserispor defence busy throughout. The visitors’ goalkeeper made six saves but could not prevent three goals, while Samsunspor’s keeper was credited with three stops. The sides had similar passing totals, but the home team made their attacking moves count.

Alboran Yelmen was one of the standout performers, scoring twice and adding an assist. Efe Erboz also got on the scoresheet for Samsunspor. Niklas Marszalkowski scored Kayserispor’s only goal, but it was not enough to bring the visitors back into the contest. Muhammed Bozkurt also registered an assist for Samsunspor.

The win took Samsunspor to four points and lifted them from ninth to third after one match. Kayserispor, who opened the season with a win, slipped from sixth to ninth after suffering defeat in their second game.

Samsunspor starting XI: Efe Yılmaz, Kerem Yurtbilir, Metehan Aydın, Alboran Yelmen, Gazi Osman Akyüz, Muhammed Bozkurt, Şeref Topaloğlu, İsmail Turan, Ege Yıldız, Yiğit Çiçek, Efe Erboz

Kayserispor starting XI: Julian Klesper, Ali Berkay Sarı, Sinan Can Kararmaz, Tolga Erdinli, Muhammed Aziz Kahraman, Aleyna Karakoç, Gabriele Galli, Yaren Zeynep Çelebioğlu, Mihael Katona, Talha Değirmenci, Niklas Marszalkowski

Goals

• Samsunspor: Alboran Yelmen (2), Efe Erboz
• Kayserispor: Niklas Marszalkowski

Assists

• Samsunspor: Alboran Yelmen, Muhammed Bozkurt

You can find the stats from the Samsunspor-Kayserispor match here.