Trabzonspor beat Hearts 2-0 in the Liga Conferência, taking the lead before the break through Mohamed Salah and adding a second after half-time through Gluda Franculino. The home side never trailed and saw the result out even after finishing with ten men.

Match Summary

The first half hour produced bookings rather than goals. Trabzonspor were cautioned inside nine minutes, then Hearts collected yellow cards in the 11th and 20th minutes, and still nobody had scored. Mohamed Salah finally broke the deadlock after 32 minutes and put the hosts in front. Samet Akaydin was booked eight minutes after that goal, but Hearts had no reply before half-time. Trabzonspor went in leading 1-0.

After the restart the home side added the second goal they needed. Gluda Franculino scored in the 58th minute and made it 2-0. From there Hearts were chasing two goals and could not find even one. Stoppage time brought a yellow card for Joshua McPake and a red card for Trabzonspor's Sidny Lopes Cabral in the fifth added minute. The dismissal left the hosts a player short at the death, yet the scoreline did not move.

Key Moments

Salah's opener was the night's true swing. Until then the match had been even on the scoreboard, with three yellow cards already shown and no goals. Once Trabzonspor led, Hearts needed a reply they never found. Franculino's strike shortly after the interval turned a one-goal game into a two-goal gap and left the visitors needing two. Cabral's late red was the final incident on the clock, but it came when the contest was already decided. The more telling number was Hearts' solitary shot on target from ten attempts.

Match Statistics

Trabzonspor did not run away with the shot count, taking 11 attempts to Hearts' 10, but they were far more accurate. Five of those shots were on target, against one for the visitors, and expected goals backed the gap at 1.49 to 0.64. Corners were 6-1 in the home side's favour. Hearts finished with three yellow cards to two for Trabzonspor, who also received the only red card of the match.

See also

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