Match Recap
Franculino's second goal, deep into the second half, completed one of the wildest comebacks Süper Lig has seen this season. Rizespor looked in control after Giuseppe Borrelli's quickfire double put them two goals clear before halftime, only to watch the lead disappear within ten minutes of the restart. Mustafa Kabasakal and Anıl Simsir leveled things, then Franculino struck twice, first to put Trabzonspor ahead, then again in the 83rd minute to settle a seven-goal thriller at 4-3. Qazim Laci's reply kept Rizespor in the fight, but it wasn't enough against a Trabzonspor side riding four wins from their last five, a sharp contrast to a Rizespor team still searching for form near the bottom of the table. It's a second straight defeat to this opponent for the hosts, who lost their only previous meeting too. Franculino's 83rd-minute winner, the goal that turned a two-goal deficit into three points, is the one worth watching back.
