A goal in the 94th minute, when the outcome referred to extra time, by the Libyan Al Musrati, gave Besiktas the eleventh Turkish Cup, winning the final at the Atatürk Olimpiyat against Trabzonspor (3-2), which was five minutes before he got it. tie was achieved.
The final was full of alternatives and definitely shook at the end for Serdar Topraktepe’s team, which increased the number of cup trophies in its history to eleven and approached the eighteen accumulated by Galatasaray, the king of this competition. Trabzonspor remains at nine titles and added another lost final: seven.
Besiktas regained the Cup crown it won for the last time in 2021 after overcoming its rival’s first advantage to top the scoreboard after quarter of an hour through Nigerian Paul Onuachu. That was the purpose of the final. He received the ball from Eren Elmali in his own half and covered the entire field of play with strength and speed. He beat a rival in the race and was already in the area where he removed his marker. It ended with a great shot.
The tie came in added time of the first half. A handball inside the area by Macedonian Enis Bardhi led to a penalty converted by Algerian Rachid Ghezzal.
Besiktas completed the comeback in the 54th minute with Salih Ucan’s header from Jackson’s pass but Trabzonspor managed to equalize in the 89th minute thanks to Ivorian Nicolas Pépé.
But the African, who entered the field on the hour mark, also scored Besiktas’ winning goal. A bad clearance, in a semi-miss, by Pepe left the ball alive, on the edge of the area. Al Musrati came on and shot, low, placed, just beyond the reach of Ugurcan Cakir to give Besiktas the title.
Source: La Verdad
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