What did Salah deliver in Trabzonspor's match against Rizespor?
Mohamed Salah failed to deliver the expected performance during the match in which Trabzonspor came from two goals down to secure a thrilling victory of four goals to three against Rizespor on Monday, in the ninth round of the Turkish league.
Rizespor started the match strongly, with Gennaro Borrelli scoring two goals in the 12th and 32nd minutes, before Trabzonspor rallied in the second half to turn the score in their favor.
Meliḥ Kabbasakal opened the scoring for the return in the 49th minute, followed by Aral Şimşir equalising two minutes later, before Franculino Djo put Trabzonspor ahead with a third goal in the 58th minute.
Rizespor refused to give up, and Kazım Latiç succeeded in equalising in the 68th minute, but Djo returned to settle the match with his second personal goal and his team's fourth in the 83rd minute, granting Trabzonspor three valuable points.
Mohamed Salah's numbers against Rizespor.
Mohamed Salah played for 85 minutes before being substituted by the coaching staff for his teammate Parker after Trabzonspor scored their fourth goal in a match where the Egyptian star failed to score or provide an assist directly.
Mohamed Salah had a notable performance, touching the ball 49 times and completing 21 accurate passes out of 27 attempts, achieving a success rate of 78%. He also attempted five dribbles, successfully completing only two of them.
Mohamed Salah's most notable contribution came in the attack that led to Trabzonspor's first goal, as he backheeled the ball to his teammate Mouchi, who shot it, only for it to rebound in front of Melih Kabaşakal, who then converted it into the net, marking a contribution that preceded the direct assist.
Mohamed Salah received a rating of 6.9 out of 10 according to Sofascore, a rating that reflects a limited impact compared to the excitement witnessed in the match and the remarkable comeback of his team.
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