Trabzonspor Falls to Gençlerbirliği in Final Super Lig Match
Trabzonspor Suffers 3-0 Loss in Final Super Lig Match Against Gençlerbirliği
In the 34th and final round of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Trabzonspor faced Gençlerbirliği at the Papara Park. The match ended in a decisive 3-0 victory for Gençlerbirliği.
The referee for the match was Atilla Karaoğlan, assisted by Ceyhun Sesigüzel and Suat Güz. Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy and İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan handled VAR and AVAR duties respectively.
Trabzonspor fell to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Gençlerbirliği. Adama Traore scored in the 45th minute, Franco Tongya in the 88th, and Metehan Mimaroğlu in the 90+3rd minute.
After this result, Trabzonspor finished the season in third place with 69 points, while Gençlerbirliği raised their tally to 34 points.
Trabzonspor - Gençlerbirliği: 0-3
Goals: 45' Adama Traore, 88' Franco Tongya, 90+3' Metehan Mimaroğlu
LINEUPS
Trabzonspor: Onuralp Çevikkan, Pina, Salih Malkoçoğlu, Ozan Tufan, Boran Başkan, Bouchouari, Oulai, Augusto, Nwakaeme, Umut Nayir, Onuachu.
Gençlerbirliği: Velho, Pereira, Goutas, Zuzek, Hanousek, Oğulcan Ülgün, Dele-Bashiru, Tongya, Cihan Çanak, Metehan Mimaroğlu, Traore.
KEY MOMENTS
In the 7th minute, a corner kick from Nwakaeme was met by Ozan Tufan's header, but goalkeeper Velho made a save. In the 16th minute, Onuachu's header from a Nwakaeme cross went over the bar. In the 18th minute, Onuachu scored but the goal was disallowed as he was offside. In the 20th minute, Onuralp Çevikkan made a save from Onuachu's header. In the 30th minute, Pina's shot from a corner was saved by Velho.
In the 45th minute, Traore scored with a header from a Mimaroğlu cross, putting Gençlerbirliği ahead: 0-1
The first half ended with Gençlerbirliği leading 1-0.
In the 50th minute, Metihan Mimaroğlu's shot was saved by Onuralp Çevikkan. In the 59th minute, Onuachu's header from a Nwakaeme corner was saved by Velho. In the 76th minute, Onuralp Çevikkan saved Traore's header. In the 88th minute, Tongya scored from a close-range shot: 0-2. In the 90+3rd minute, Metehan Mimaroğlu scored from a breakaway: 0-3.
Gençlerbirliği secured a 3-0 victory, staying in the league. The visiting team celebrated their win with enthusiastic supporters.
FATİH TEKKE'S 5 CHANGES
Trabzonspor, who defeated Gençlerbirliği 2-1 to reach the final, will face Konyaspor in Antalya on 22 May.
This loss is devastating for Trabzonspor, especially with their fans' high expectations. Can they bounce back next season, or will this defeat linger?