Salah scores again as Trabzonspor beat Beşiktaş 2–0
Ozan Tufan and Mohamed Salah scored at Papara Park. Salah has eight league goals in eight games and leads the Süper Lig's scoring chart.
By GoalPost · Reporting from Anadolu Agency and Goal
Trabzonspor beat Beşiktaş 2–0 at Papara Park on Monday to close the eighth round of the Süper Lig. Ozan Tufan opened the scoring in the 21st minute, half-volleying the rebound after Alexander Nübel parried Ernest Muci's shot from a tight angle.
Salah doubled the lead in the 71st minute, finishing first time from close range after Franculino ran onto Aral Şimşir's lofted pass and crossed low, per Anadolu Agency. It was his eighth league goal in eight games, and with three assists as well he tops the league's scoring chart.
At the other end, André Onana, on loan from Manchester United, denied Olaitan's close-range header early on and made several more saves. Goal reports he has not conceded in his last three league games. Trabzonspor are fourth on 16 points, level with third-placed Fenerbahçe and three behind leaders Galatasaray; Beşiktaş are fifth on 15.
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