Çaykur Rizespor won 2-1 at Gaziantep FK in the Süper Lig, taking control with two first-half goals and holding on after a late home reply. The visitors were clinical early, and though Gaziantep threw everything forward late on, they could only manage one consolation.
Emrecan Bulut opened the scoring in the 12th minute, then turned provider for Ali Sowe to make it 2-0 in the 35th. Gaziantep pushed hard after the break and finally pulled one back through Zakaria Ariss in the 90th minute, but it was too late to change the result.
Emrecan Bulut was the key figure, scoring one and creating the other. The stats show why the away side came out on top: Gaziantep had 56% possession and 16 shots to Rizespor's 10, yet Rizespor created three big chances to one and edged expected goals (0.93 to 0.80).
