Trabzonspor Beat Beşiktaş to Draw Level With Fenerbahçe
Trabzonspor strengthened their early-season position with a 2-0 home victory over Beşiktaş at Papara Park on Monday, moving level on points with third-placed Fenerbahçe and leaving their Istanbul opponents behind them in the table.
Trabzonspor take control at Papara Park
- Ozan Tufan put the home side ahead in the 21st minute, giving Trabzonspor a lead their performance had earned.
- Beşiktaş remained in the contest until the 71st minute, when Salah finished a rapid Trabzonspor counterattack. Franculino Dju supplied a low delivery from the left and Salah struck first time with his left foot, sending the ball through goalkeeper Alexander Nübel’s legs.
- The goal confirmed the points and took Salah to eight league goals for the campaign. He has also registered three assists, giving him 11 direct goal involvements, the highest total in the division.
Onana extends clean-sheet run
André Onana again provided security at the other end of the field. The Cameroon goalkeeper stayed on loan after Manchester United informed him during the summer that he was not part of their plans, and he has settled well under head coach Thomas Reis.
Onana has now gone three league matches without conceding, recording 15 saves across that sequence. His display against Beşiktaş helped Trabzonspor preserve the clean sheet as they saw out an important derby win.
Table implications
The result lifted Trabzonspor into fourth place on 16 points. They are behind Fenerbahçe only on goal difference, while Beşiktaş dropped to fifth with 15 points.
Galatasaray remain the league leaders on 19 points, with Trabzonspor now looking to carry their momentum into the next round of fixtures and reduce that gap.
