Super-sub turns the tide for Başakşehir against Caykur Rizespor | OneFootball

Bertug Ozgur Yildirim levelled in the 74th minute with a glancing header, earning Başakşehir a 2-2 draw with Caykur Rizespor. The substitute's strike flipped the momentum after the visitors had edged ahead.

Yildirim's moment came from a set-piece routine. After a corner was worked short, Jakub Kaluzinski whipped in a teasing cross and the forward guided his header into the bottom left corner (74.). It was an instant payoff for fresh legs in the box.

He stayed busy from there, contesting everything in the air and pinning defenders back. A robust challenge on goalkeeper Erdem Canpolat prompted a brief stoppage as the pressure told (78.), and he continued to harry the back line through the closing stages.

The Türkiye international finished with one goal from his only attempt, plus one successful dribble, two recoveries and an aerial win, underlining a direct, penalty-box impact that Başakşehir had lacked before he came on. He also chipped in defensively with a clearance and an interception to help see the tie out.

With the hosts committing numbers forward and deliveries arriving from wide and set pieces, the penalty area became his stage. That structure let Yildirim attack the near-post channel repeatedly and kept Caykur Rizespor unsettled after the equaliser.

Başakşehir visit Fatih Karagümrük in the Türkiye Kupasi next, while Caykur Rizespor host Yeni Çarşı in the same competition.