KuPS vs Trabzonspor 2-4

Trabzonspor beat KuPS 4-2 at Tammela Stadium after taking control early and then finishing the game through Franculino, who came on in the 10th minute and scored twice. KuPS twice cut the gap after the break, but never got level.

P. Onuachu opened the scoring in the 3rd minute from M. Salah’s assist, before Salah made it 2-0 on 44 minutes. After the interval, Franculino, who had replaced Onuachu on 10 minutes, made it 3-0 in the 47th minute. KuPS responded through P. Pennanen on 54 minutes, but they still went into the last half-hour trailing 3-1. The home side then had a penalty miss through P. Parzyszek on 59 minutes before G. Engvall, who had come on in the 63rd minute, scored in stoppage time to make it 4-2 after Franculino’s second of the match on 90+1 minutes, assisted by E. Muci, who had come on in the 77th minute.

The numbers pointed to a fairly open match. Trabzonspor had 58% possession and 443 passes at 86% accuracy, compared with KuPS’s 42% and 312 passes at 82%. The visitors also had more shots, 19 to 13, while both sides had 7 on target. KuPS had the edge on corners, 7-6, but Trabzonspor’s 2.3 xG to KuPS’s 1.58 and 6 saves to 4 reflected their greater threat.

KuPS were booked three times, with J. Eskesen on 21 minutes, P. Parzyszek on 34 minutes and K. Adams on 86 minutes. Trabzonspor received two yellow cards, for S. Akaydin on 24 minutes and B. Mendy on 51 minutes.