KuPS 2–4 Trabzonspor: Franculino scores twice, hosts reply in the 90+6th minute
Trabzonspor won away in Matchday 1 of the Conference League, with the game finishing KuPS 2–4 Trabzonspor. Franculino settled it, making it 1–4 in the 90+1st minute after an assist from Ernest Muci. The hosts still replied with a goal in the 90+6th minute.
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Number of the match90+6That was the minute Gustav Engvall scored KuPS's second goal and set the final score.
Onuachu and Salah at the start
The Matchday 1 Conference League game between KuPS and Trabzonspor went the visitors' way from the start. Trabzonspor took the lead in the 3rd minute. Paul Onuachu scored after an assist from Mohamed Salah and it was 0–1. The next goal came just before the break. In the 44th minute Salah got on the scoresheet himself and made it 0–2. The visitors went into the dressing room with two goals from the first half.
Franculino and Pennanen's reply
The second half began with another Trabzonspor goal. In the 47th minute Franculino made it 0–3. KuPS replied in the 54th minute. Petteri Pennanen scored for the hosts and cut the deficit to 1–3. It was KuPS's first goal of the game. For the next few minutes the score stayed the same, and the hosts could not yet close the gap on their opponents.
Two goals in stoppage time
In the 90+1st minute Franculino scored his second goal of the game. Ernest Muci assisted him, and Trabzonspor led 1–4. The hosts replied in the 90+6th minute. Gustav Engvall found the net and set the final score at 2–4. The game thus ended with two goals in stoppage time, one for each side. The final result was KuPS 2–4 Trabzonspor.
Stats and Salah
The visitors kept the ball more: they had 56% possession to KuPS's 44%. Trabzonspor had 21 shots, the hosts 15. Both sides had 8 shots on target. KuPS won more corners, 9 to 6. Among Trabzonspor's best players in the game was Mohamed Salah, who scored in the 44th minute and assisted the first goal. Franculino ended with two goals.
Reis on the game
After the win, Trabzonspor coach Thomas Reis admitted the game could have gone differently. After the match he also addressed the injury to Paul Onuachu, who scored the first goal of the game. Trabzonspor made 6 changes to the starting line-up from the previous match. KuPS changed 5 players in the starting eleven compared with the previous game.
KuPS's run goes on
Despite the defeat, KuPS extended their run of games with a goal. Engvall's goal in the 90+6th minute meant the hosts scored in a 5th consecutive game. Trabzonspor began their Conference League campaign with an away win. The game finished KuPS 2–4 Trabzonspor, and in the competition table both sides have now played their first round.
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Minute 931–4
Franculino scores, KuPS 1–4 Trabzonspor
Franculino seals the result in stoppage time, assisted by Ernest Muci. It is his second goal of the match; the first came in the 47th minute. Pennanen scored KuPS's only goal in the 54th minute.
Number of the match: 90+1 — In this minute Franculino found the net for the second time, and Trabzonspor made it 1–4.
0–2
Salah scores, KuPS 0–2 Trabzonspor
Mohamed Salah adds a goal in the 44th minute. Earlier he had set up Paul Onuachu's strike in the 3rd minute. Trabzonspor went into the break with two goals, and Salah had a hand in both.
Number of the match: 44th minute — That was the time on the clock when Salah added a goal to his assist from the 3rd minute.
Minute 50–1
Onuachu scores, KuPS 0–1 Trabzonspor
Paul Onuachu opens the scoring in the 3rd minute. Mohamed Salah provides the assist. It is the first goal of the match, and Trabzonspor go ahead straight away.
Number of the match: 3rd minute — That is how long we had to wait for the first goal of this match.
Live · half-time · 0–2
Salah closes Trabzonspor's first half in the 44th minute
Trabzonspor lead at the break after goals from Paul Onuachu and Mohamed Salah. KuPS are at home, and at half-time have nothing to show but a scoring run.
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Number of the match11That is how many shots Trabzonspor had in the first half, against 5 for the hosts – it shows how this part of the match went.
A blow just before the whistle. Salah scored in the 44th minute and closed the half the way he wanted. Earlier, in the 3rd minute, Onuachu opened the scoring from a Salah assist. Two goals, one common thread: Salah is in both. KuPS 0–2 Trabzonspor at half-time.
The hosts' run is silent for now. KuPS came into this match having scored in 4 matches in a row. After the first half, that run hangs by a thread. Possession was close: 47% to 53%. The difference is elsewhere: shots on target 2 to 4, corners 1 to 0.
Before the match
KuPS, with a goal in four straight matches, host Trabzonspor in the Conference League
KuPS host Trabzonspor in matchday 1 of the Europa Conference League league phase. The hosts have scored in four consecutive matches, but lost their last two league games 0–1. The visitors played a league match five days ago.
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Number of the match49 daysThat is how long KuPS have waited for this match since their previous Europa Conference League game, while Trabzonspor played in the Super Lig five days ago.
KuPS's scoring run
The hosts' run is a solid one: KuPS have scored in 4 consecutive matches. This season Jaime Moreno has 11 goals for KuPS in all competitions, including a goal in the Europa League qualifiers. The club reached the Conference League league phase after a two-legged tie with Shamrock Rovers. They drew 1–1 in Ireland and won 1–0 at home, which made it 2–1 on aggregate. The match against Trabzonspor opens this stage of the competition for KuPS.
League form and the break
At home in the domestic league, things are not going well for KuPS. They lost their last two league matches 0–1: first at home to AC Oulu, then away to Inter Turku. In their last six league matches they have won only once. It has been 49 days since their previous Europa Conference League match. Trabzonspor have a different rhythm: 5 days have passed since their last Super Lig match.
The clubs' first meeting
This is the first official meeting between KuPS and Trabzonspor, so there are no previous head-to-head results. The match will be played in Tampere, because the stadium in Kuopio does not meet UEFA requirements. In 7056 matches in all leagues between sides of similar strength, the home side won 42%, 27% ended in a draw, and the away side won 31%. At least 3 goals were scored in 51% of those matches.
Salah and the Trabzonspor squad
Mohamed Salah has a hand in 10 goals, that is 7 goals and 3 assists, in Trabzonspor's last eight matches in all competitions. According to africasoccer.com, reports suggested the club might rest him before the league match against Beşiktaş on 19 October. In the end he was called up for the trip to Finland, but it is unclear whether he will start. Among the absentees are Chibuike Nwaiwu, Cihan Çanak, Okay Yokuşlu and Umut Nayir (suspended), plus the injured André Hainault and Mustafa Eskihellaç.
Absentees and Nuutinen's message
According to dailysabah.com, Trabzonspor will also be without the suspended Sidny Lopes Cabral, while Onuralp Çevikkan and Ruslan Malinovskyi are injured. KuPS are without Aaro Toivonen, Eemil Tanninen, Jerry Voutilainen and Kasperi Silen, who are suspended, and the injured Gustav Engvall. KuPS coach Miika Nuutinen said his side will not sit back and will go out to win.
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Trabzonspor won away in Matchday 1 of the Conference League, with the game finishing KuPS 2–4 Trabzonspor. Franculino settled it, making it 1–4 in the 90+1st minute after an assist from Ernest Muci.
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