Kasımpaşa hold off Karagümrük fightback to lift survival hopes | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Kasımpaşa beat Fatih Karagümrük 3-2 in the Süper Lig at the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadyumu. Kerem Demirbay opened the scoring in the 19th minute with a low strike after Mortadha Ben Ouanes led a break. After the restart, Cenk Tosun's header and Irfan Kahveci's neat finish put the hosts three up (62., 71.), before a response through Filip Mladenović (80.) and Ahmed Traore in the second minute of second half stoppage time. Fatih Karagümrük had 57.3% possession but produced only four shots on target from 11 attempts. Kasımpaşa rise from 16th to 15th and visit Fenerbahçe next, while Fatih Karagümrük remain 18th and host Samsunspor.

Player of the Match: Irfan Kahveci drove the result with a goal, an assist and two shots on target, adding nine successful final third passes and six recoveries to link midfield to attack.

Stat of the Match: Adrian Benedyczak made four key passes, capping his creative display with the assist for the third goal.

Three Things We Learned: Kasımpaşa climbed from 16th to 15th in the table with this win. Fatih Karagümrük controlled the ball with 57.3% possession but needed late strikes to close the gap. Filip Mladenović was a constant outlet, recording two key passes and 12 successful final third passes alongside his goal.