Ousmane Dembele's relationship on the pitch with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Borussia Dortmund was more fruitful than any other partnership the Frenchman has had so far in hi
The French winger of Moroccan descent put the ball past Swedish goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt. The visitors tried to equalise almost immediately, albeit, Sandro Lima was denied by brilliant goalkeeping by Munir Mohamedi.
After 45 minutes, it was Omer Erdogan’s men who went into the break with a slim one-goal advantage.
Six minutes into the second half, Diouf doubled his side’s advantage by tucking the ball inside an empty net after David Akintola had rounded goalkeeper Nordfeldt.
Not willing to go down without a fight, the visiting side attacked in their numbers, yet they were unsuccessful in front of goal.
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The 26-year-old has contributed six goals and two assists in 14 league appearances this season while Nwakaeme s assist took his tally to five goals and four assists in 16 matches.
The Nigeria international played the entire duration while Ekuban was replaced in the 80th minute and Djaniny Tavares made way for DR Congo s Benik Afobe, who is on a season-long loan from Stoke City, seven minutes from time.
Togo s Floyd Ayite, Ivory Coast s Giovanni Sio and Senegal s Zargo Toure were the other African stars who featured for Genclerbirligi.
The victory moved Trabzonspor to fifth in the Super Lig table with 33 points from 20 games, and they remain unbeaten this year since they suffered a 2-0 loss against Galatasaray on December 26.
The hosts thought they levelled matters in the 34th minute through Cote d’Ivoire’s Giovanni Sio, albeit, the effort was ruled out for offside after VAR replays.
The visitors’ ambition of holding onto their lead suffered a massive setback in the 43rd minute as goalkeeper Munir was given his marching orders by referee Yasin Kol for serious foul play.
After making a good save, the Morocco international intentionally stamped on Soner Ornek’s face.
That was the first time the 31-year-old was sent off since he began his professional career at Spanish side Ceuta B in 2008.
The penalty kick that followed the tackle was converted by Robert Piris as the first-half ended 1-1.