Trabzonspor, which hosted Adana Demirspor in the 13th week of the Trendyol Super League, took the field with 7 players compared to the 11 players in the last match in the league, where they lost 3-1 away to Çaykur Rizespor.
Coach Şenol Güneş gave more duties to the players who did not have much chance to play in the first 11 in the match against Adana Demirspor.
The experienced coach gave the starting eleven of the Çaykur Rizespor match to Serkan Asan instead of Malheiro, Batagov instead of Denswil, Hüseyin Türkmen instead of Lundstram, Arif Bolukluk instead of Eren Elmalı, Umut instead of Okay Yokuslu. Chance for Güneş, Muhammed Cham instead of Ozan Tufan and Cihan Çanak instead of Enis Destan in the first 11. gave.
Thus, only Uğurcan, Mendy, Visca and Banza from the first 11 of the last match played in the Adana Demirspor match.
4 football players for the first time
In the 13th week of the league in Trabzonspor, 4 players had the chance to play for the first time.
In the claret-blue team, Serkan Asan, Hüseyin Türkmen, Batagov and Arif Yürük took the field in the starting 11 for the first time this season.
Serkan Asan, Hüseyin Türkmen and Batagov also played in a match for the first time.
Hüseyin Türkmen, who had a long injury period, regained his jersey after 306 days.
Lundstram fell ill
Trabzonspor's English midfielder Lundstram could not take part in the Adana Demirspor match due to his illness.
Umut Güneş started the match at the last minute, replacing Lundstram, who could not be ready for the match despite an intensive treatment program.
Cihan Çanak also took part in the first 11 after a 6-game break in the league.
10 players are not in the squad in Trabzonspor
In the match Trabzonspor played against Adana Demirspor, 10 players were not included in the squad for various reasons.
Among these players, Bardhi, Umut Bozok, Orsic and Denswil did not have the chance to play because they were out of the squad, Savic, Okay and Nwakaeme were injured, Lundstram was sick and Malheiro was suspended. Additionally, Barisic was not included in the squad.
Salih Malkoçoğlu, Ali Şahin Yılmaz and Poyraz Efe Yıldırım from the youth team on the bench were the names that entered the 21-man squad. Uğurcan Çakır, Serkan Asan, Hüseyin Türkmen and Arif Boluk, who were trained in Trabzonspor infrastructure, were in the first 11.
While Trabzonspor fans did not show interest in the match, large gaps were observed in the stands.
Players from both teams took to the field with a banner saying “We are in the fight against violence against women.”