Trabzonspor suffered a 2–1 defeat away to Amedspor, despite Mohamed Salah continuing his strong goalscoring form in the Turkish side’s shirt.
Salah sprinted from the halfway line following a pass from Ernest Muçi, before driving into the right side of the penalty area and finishing with his left foot into the net to give Trabzonspor an early lead.
The goal came just after the 10-minute mark and was officially recorded by statistical platforms in the 11th minute. As a result, Salah missed out on reaching a unique milestone: the 9th minute remains the only single minute between 1 and 90 in which he has never scored throughout his professional career.
The Egypt captain brought his overall tally to 3 goals in 5 appearances for Trabzonspor across all competitions—all scored in the league—following his decisive brace in the 2–1 victory against Başakşehir last matchday.
However, Amedspor equalized through Yira Sor in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time, following up on a missed penalty by Mbaye Diagne, before substitute Gift Orban struck the winner in the 90th minute.
The defeat intensified the pressure on manager Fatih Tekke, who had submitted his resignation following a 4–0 loss to Ferencváros and subsequent Europa League elimination. Although the board rejected his resignation at the time, this defeat in his first match back—marking a second consecutive loss—could reopen discussions regarding his departure, though no official announcement has been made.
Trabzonspor remain on 4 points, sitting 11th in the table after three league rounds (a 1–1 draw with Kasımpaşa, a 2–1 win over Başakşehir, and the 2–1 defeat to Amedspor), having scored 4 goals and conceded 4.
Trabzonspor will host Gençlerbirliği in domestic action on Sunday, September 6, at 20:00. Mohamed Salah is expected to potentially miss the fixture due to a required trip to Egypt to attend a court hearing regarding a lawsuit filed against him by his former attorney.
