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Salah Hat-Trick Seals Galatasaray's First Loss
19 Sep
Summary
- Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick and provided an assist.
- Trabzonspor secured a dominant 4-0 victory over Galatasaray.
- Galatasaray suffered their first league defeat of the season.
Trabzonspor secured a resounding 4-0 victory against defending champions Galatasaray on Saturday, marking the league leaders' first defeat of the Turkish Super Lig season. The match, held on September 19, 2026, saw Mohamed Salah emerge as the star performer.
Salah opened the scoring in the fourth minute with a solo effort and later added to Trabzonspor's lead with two more goals. He also contributed an assist, setting up Noah Saviolo for the team's second goal in the 39th minute. The first half concluded with Trabzonspor holding a comfortable three-goal advantage.
The second half saw further disruption for Galatasaray, with coach Okan Buruk being sent to the stands in the 71st minute. This was compounded by a red card shown to Lesley Ugochukwu late in the game. Thomas Reis, who recently took charge of Trabzonspor, guided his team to this impressive result.
Following this crucial win, Trabzonspor now occupies fifth place in the league standings with 10 points from six matches. They remain three points behind the league leaders, Galatasaray.
