Ghanaian defender Jerome Opoku has secured a place in Sofascore’s Turkish Süper Lig team of the week due to his outstanding performance against Gaziantep.
Opoku played a pivotal role in Başakşehir’s 2-0 triumph over Gaziantep in the Turkish top-flight league.
Before the match, the head-to-head record between the two teams showed Başakşehir with six wins, Gaziantep with three wins, and one draw.
Jerome Opoku was in the starting lineup at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu and played the entire 90 minutes.
Başakşehir quickly took the lead, with Jerome Opoku scoring in the third minute. The orange and navy-blue team extended their advantage to two goals when Papy Djilobodji scored an own goal in the 36th minute, making it 2-0.
This score remained unchanged for the rest of the first half.
Gaziantep FK had a penalty kick opportunity in the 60th minute, but they were unable to convert it, with Alexandru Maxim missing the chance.
The score remained the same for the remainder of the game, and Başakşehir secured all three points.
Başakşehir’s total points increased to 7, while Gaziantep’s remained at 6.
Başakşehir’s next league match will be against Samsunspor.
Below is the team of the week:
