Onuachu brace and late Muci penalty lift Trabzonspor | OneFootball

Trabzonspor beat Samsunspor 3-0 at the Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, staying third on 45 points as Paul Onuachu struck twice before Ernest Muci's stoppage time penalty.

Onuachu opened the scoring in the 23rd minute, glancing a header into the top left from Muci's cross. An Onuachu effort was then ruled out after a VAR review (55.).

After the restart, substitute Umut Nayir made an impact, laying on a pass for Onuachu to sweep in the second (81.). The Nigeria international is now on 15 goals, top of the Süper Lig scoring chart.

Late on, Mustafa Eskihellaç won a penalty. Muci converted from the spot in the first minute of second half stoppage time.

Okan Kocuk kept Samsunspor in contention with six saves, but the hosts failed to register a shot on target. Trabzonspor were incisive, producing 17 attempts with nine on target as they controlled the key moments.

Next, Samsunspor visit Antalyaspor. Trabzonspor host Fenerbahçe.