Ghana striker, Caleb Ekuban helped Trabzonspor end a 10-year trophy drought Wednesday after beating Alanyaspor 2-0 to win the 2020 Turkish Cup.
The 26-year-old was handed a starting berth but had a final to forget as he got withdrawn just after 41 minutes of play.
Trabzonspor took the lead in the 25th minute when Norwegian forward Alexander Sorloth crossed the ball into the goal area and Turkish midfielder Abdulkadir Omur flicked it into Alanyaspor’s net for the 1-0 score.
Alanyaspor forward Papiss Cisse thought he had equalized with a header late into the game but the goal was disallowed for an offside call.
A minute inside time added on, Sorloth added an insurance goal on a counterattack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium for the 2-0 win.
Trabzonspor has won the Turkish Cup nine times as the Black Sea club previously claimed it in 1977, 1978, 1984, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2004 and 2010.
