Aliağa FAŞ Dismantles Hekimoğlu Trabzon in Commanding Road Victory

The momentum crashed into Trabzon like a wave against the Black Sea coast, and by the time it receded, Hekimoğlu Trabzon's brief surge of confidence had washed away with it. Aliağa FAŞ delivered a clinical 3-0 thrashing at Ortahisar Yavuz Selim Stadı on Sunday, puncturing the home side's hopes and reinforcing their own credentials as legitimate promotion contenders in Turkey's 2. Lig.

What seemed poised to be a closely contested affair—two teams separated by seven points but with contrasting trajectories—transformed into a masterclass in efficiency from the visitors. Aliağa FAŞ, riding the euphoria of an astonishing 8-1 demolition of Yeni Malatyaspor just eight days prior, carried that ruthless edge into Trabzon and never relented.

The opening 45 minutes told the story of two teams moving in opposite directions. While Hekimoğlu Trabzon attempted to build on their own confidence-boosting 3-0 victory at Somaspor the previous weekend, they found themselves chasing shadows against an Aliağa side that has quietly assembled one of the league's most potent attacking units. The breakthrough arrived on the stroke of halftime, a gut-punch that left the home faithful deflated as they trudged toward the concession stands.

That first-half strike proved more than just a momentum-shifter—it was a death knell. Eleven minutes into the second half, Aliağa doubled their advantage, and any lingering hopes of a Hekimoğlu comeback evaporated in the autumn air. The home side, so reliant on forward Emirhan Karakuş—who had scored in four consecutive matches before today—suddenly looked toothless without their talisman finding space.

Halil Kavaklıdere delivered the coup de grâce in the 65th minute, his finish the exclamation point on a dominant performance that left no doubt about the gulf in class between fourth-place Aliağa and 12th-place Hekimoğlu. For Kavaklıdere, it was another entry in what has become a productive campaign; his name had already appeared on the scoresheet in the cup thrashing of Viven Bornova.

The mathematics tell a sobering story for Hekimoğlu Trabzon. With nine points from eight matches and a record that has tilted decidedly toward inconsistency—two wins, three draws, three losses—they find themselves marooned in mid-table mediocrity. The defeat snapped what had been a modest two-match unbeaten run, exposing the fragility of their recent uptick. Their defensive vulnerabilities, masked during the Somaspor victory, resurfaced with vengeance against a side that knows how to exploit weakness.

For Aliağa FAŞ, the victory extends their recent dominance to four wins in their last five league matches, with only a 2-2 draw at Muş Menderesspor interrupting their march up the table. Their 16 points from eight matches—bolstered by an impressive five wins—has them firmly entrenched in the promotion conversation. The attacking output has been particularly eye-catching: 28 goals scored across all competitions in their last six matches, including today's effort.

The contrast in form couldn't be starker. While Hekimoğlu's Karakuş had carried them through recent matches with his goal-scoring prowess, Aliağa's firepower is distributed across multiple threats. Mustafa Karaahmet's four-goal explosion against Yeni Malatyaspor showcased the depth of their attacking arsenal, and today's performance demonstrated they don't need individual brilliance to dismantle opponents—they possess systematic superiority.

As the season's first third concludes, the trajectories diverge sharply. Aliağa FAŞ sits seven points clear of Hekimoğlu Trabzon and continues to look upward, their sights set on the automatic promotion places that would return them to Turkey's second tier. The visit to Trabzon represented a potential stumbling block—a chance for a mid-table side to play spoiler—but they navigated it with the assurance of a team that believes in its destiny.

Hekimoğlu Trabzon, meanwhile, faces a reckoning. The comfortable victory over Somaspor now looks like an outlier rather than a turning point, and their inability to compete with the league's upper echelon suggests a long winter ahead. With the relegation zone lurking just three points below them, complacency is a luxury they cannot afford.