24 Erzincanspor vs Kastamonuspor 1966 Match Recap - Oct 12, 2025

Erzincanspor Snaps Skid with Clinical Victory Over Kastamonuspor

The drought finally ended at 13 Şubat Şehir Stadyumu, where 24 Erzincanspor delivered their most complete performance in weeks, dismantling Kastamonuspor 1966 by a 2-0 margin on Sunday. For a side that had watched four consecutive defeats pile up like unpaid bills, this wasn't just a win—it was a lifeline.

M. Doğan broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute, and by the time an unnamed teammate doubled the advantage just after the hour mark, Erzincanspor had rediscovered something they'd misplaced during a brutal September: the ability to finish what they started.

The hosts came into this match with the kind of form that keeps managers awake at night. Their last victory had come nearly two weeks ago against Karaman Belediyespor, a 2-1 affair that now feels like ancient history. Since then, they'd absorbed a 1-3 defeat at Şanlıurfaspor, crashed out of the cup with a two-goal loss to 1926 Bulancak, and endured a humiliating 4-0 blanking at the hands of Batman Petrolspor. The slide had dropped them to 12th place in the 2. Lig standings, languishing with just eight points from seven matches.

But against Kastamonuspor, Erzincanspor looked like a team that had spent the week in front of a mirror, relearning how to recognize themselves. The opening goal came from sustained pressure, with Doğan finding space that Kastamonuspor's backline seemed willing to donate. His finish was clinical, the kind that comes from a player who hasn't forgotten his job description even when results suggest otherwise.

Kastamonuspor, sitting three spots higher in the table with nine points, arrived with their own baggage. The visitors had won three matches this season but carried the peculiar distinction of being the only side in their section of the table without a single draw—every match ending in either triumph or disaster. Their last outing, a 2-0 home defeat to Erzin Spor, suggested the disaster column was gaining weight.

What made Sunday's loss particularly galling for Kastamonuspor was how thoroughly Erzincanspor controlled proceedings after the opening goal. The visitors, who had shown attacking prowess in earlier victories—putting four past Kepez Belediyespor and three past Erbaaspor—never found their rhythm. Their strikers, including M. Öztürk who had scored in three of the last four league matches, were rendered anonymous by an Erzincanspor defense that suddenly remembered it was allowed to win individual battles.

The second goal, arriving in the 62nd minute, effectively sealed the outcome. Though the scorer's identity remains officially unrecorded, the goal's impact was crystal clear: it transformed what had been a tense advantage into a comfortable cushion. Kastamonuspor pushed forward in desperation, but desperation rarely produces elegance, and their attacking forays dissolved against an Erzincanspor side finally playing with the confidence that three points provides.

The clean sheet deserves its own paragraph. For a team that had conceded ten goals during their four-match losing streak—including that four-goal shellacking from Batman Petrolspor—keeping Kastamonuspor off the scoresheet represented progress of the most tangible kind. It's one thing to score goals; it's another to remember that the opposition isn't supposed to score them back.

What It Means

For Erzincanspor, this victory inches them away from the basement conversations and back toward mid-table respectability. At 2-3-3, they're still underwater, but eleven points from seven matches looks significantly better than eight. More importantly, they've proven they can win at home, something that seemed questionable just 90 minutes ago.

Kastamonuspor's loss drops them to 3-0-4, and that zero in the middle—those precious draws that provide points when wins won't come—continues to haunt them. They remain in ninth place, but the gap between comfort and crisis in the 2. Lig is measured in millimeters, not miles. Their next match carries added weight: another loss and the early-season optimism that came with those three victories evaporates entirely.

Both teams now face the international break with wildly different emotions. Erzincanspor can exhale, regroup, and build on something tangible. Kastamonuspor must confront an uncomfortable truth: when you only know how to win or lose, eventually the losing catches up.