Trabzonspor under-19’s fairy-tale run got here to a crushing halt within the UEFA Youth League closing as they fell 4-1 to a ruthless Barcelona facet on the Centre Sportif de Colovray on Tuesday.
Making their first-ever look within the competitors’s closing, the Turkish membership couldn’t face up to Barcelona’s attacking precision.
Trabzonspor discovered themselves trailing early, when Ibrahim Diarra struck from the sting of the field within the eleventh minute. The Spanish facet doubled the lead within the twenty eighth after Andres Cuenca transformed a rebound from a nook.
Though a 3rd purpose was overturned by VAR earlier than halftime, Barcelona prolonged their dominance after the break. Captain Hugo Alba netted within the 57th minute with a curling end, and Diarra added his second within the 68th to make it 4-0.
Trabzonspor’s lone spark got here late. In the 88th minute, Bican Tibukoğlu rose to satisfy an Oğuzhan cross with a courageous header, scoring the membership’s solely purpose. He broke into tears after the end – a second that encapsulated each the delight and heartbreak of Trabzonspor’s outstanding marketing campaign.
Squad that defied expectations
Despite the defeat, the journey stays historic.
Eight gamers from the squad had beforehand received Türkiye’s nationwide highschool championship, representing Yavuz Sultan Selim High School.
That similar group reached the quarterfinals ultimately 12 months’s ISF World School Football Cup in China, finally ending sixth.
Notable names throughout each competitions included:
Bican Tibukoğlu
Arda Öztürk
Alihan Erdoğan
Boran Başkan
Ömer Faruk Duymaz
Yiğit Kemal Turan
Furkan Melikşah Özcan
Turan Deniz Tuncer
Tributes from the stands
Congratulatory messages poured in as Youth and Sports Minister Osman Aşkın Bak, Turkish Football Federation President Ibrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, Trabzonspor President Ertuğrul Doğan, and former ministers Berat Albayrak, Mustafa Varank, and Faruk Özak have been among the many dignitaries in attendance.
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