Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Opens Season with Dominant 3-0 Victory
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Amed Sportif Faaliyetler began the Trendyol Süper Lig season with a decisive 3-0 victory over Erzurumspor FK.
- Dia Saba scored two goals and Gökhan Gül added another for Amed Sportif.
- Erzurumspor had a goal disallowed by VAR, and Amed Sportif also had a goal ruled out.
Amed Sportif Faaliyetler kicked off their Trendyol Süper Lig campaign with a commanding 3-0 win against Erzurumspor FK at Diyarbakır Stadium. The home team secured all three points thanks to a brace from Dia Saba and a late goal from Gökhan Gül.
Saba opened the scoring in the 53rd minute and doubled Amed Sportif's lead in the 61st minute. Gül sealed the victory with the third goal in the 70th minute. The match saw several disallowed goals, with Erzurumspor having a Fernando Andrade strike overturned by VAR for offside in the second minute. Amed Sportif's Dia Saba also had a goal ruled invalid in the 21st minute, and Erzurumspor's attempt to pull one back in the 68th minute was also disallowed due to a foul on the goalkeeper.
This victory marks a positive start to the season for Amed Sportif, one of the two new teams in the Süper Lig. They will look to carry this momentum into their next match, where they will travel to face Kocaelispor. Meanwhile, Erzurumspor will host Galatasaray in their upcoming fixture.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.