Trabzonspor Starts Season with Draw, Sets Season Ticket Record
Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Trabzonspor began their new Süper Lig season with a 1-1 draw against Kasımpaşa, after taking an early lead.
- New signing Noah Saviolo scored Trabzonspor's goal, while Kasımpaşa equalized from a penalty.
- Trabzonspor announced they have sold a record 25,000 season tickets, surpassing their previous sales record.
Trabzonspor kicked off their new Süper Lig campaign with a hard-fought 1-1 draw away at Kasımpaşa. The Black Sea team initially took the lead through new transfer Noah Saviolo in the 6th minute, but Kasımpaşa equalized in the 54th minute after Güven Yalçın was awarded a penalty, which Benedyczak converted.
Trabzonspor waited for a penalty in the 6th minute when Metehan fell in the penalty area, but the referee Gürcan Hasova let play continue, and there was no warning from VAR.
The match saw Trabzonspor seeking a penalty early on when Metehan went down in the box, but the referee waved play on, and VAR did not intervene. Kasımpaşa's equalizer came after Pina's challenge on Yalçın inside the penalty area.
Kasımpaşa's Güven Yalçın fell in the penalty area after Pina's intervention, and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. Benedyczak made the score 1-1.
New signing Salah had a modest debut, touching the ball 32 times, losing possession 12 times, and failing to register a shot on target. He managed 3 accurate crosses out of 7, provided 2 key passes, and won 2 out of 6 ground duels.
Salah touched the ball 32 times in his first match, lost possession 12 times, and couldn't take a shot on target.
In a significant club milestone, Trabzonspor President Ertuğrul Doğan announced that the club had reached its target of selling 25,000 season tickets. This figure sets a new club record for season ticket sales.
Salah made 3 accurate crosses out of 7, provided 2 key passes, and won 2 out of 6 ground duels.
Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.