Salah scores three as Trabzonspor thrashes Galatasaray 4-0

Mohamed Salah scored three goals as Trabzonspor crushed Galatasaray 4-0 in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday.

Salah started the scoring early in the fourth minute. He raced past the defenders and calmly placed the ball into the net, beating Galatasaray's goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir.

Salah prayed after scoring.

In the 39th minute, Salah turned into a playmaker. He assisted Nuh Saviolo, who scored and doubled Trabzonspor’s lead.

Just before half-time, Salah scored again in the 44th minute. This gave the home team a strong 3-0 lead at the break.

He completed his hat-trick in the 80th minute. Salah curled the ball into the bottom corner after finding space away from the Galatasaray defense.

Galatasaray's situation worsened when Lesley Ugochukwu received a straight red card late in the match. This happened in the 87th minute after the referee checked the VAR and changed his yellow card to red.

At that point, all four goals had already been scored. Salah netted his three goals in the 4th, 44th, and 80th minutes. Saviolo scored in the 39th minute. Galatasaray was already down 4-0 when Ugochukwu was sent off.

This win pushed Trabzonspor to seventh place in the Turkish Super Lig standings. Salah has now scored six goals for the club this season.

Earlier, this match was expected to feature a face-off between Nigerian and Egyptian stars in the Turkish Super Lig. But Victor Osimhen missed the game due to injury.

Despite this heavy loss, Galatasaray stayed top of the Turkish Super Lig. They remained at 13 points after six matches. Trabzonspor moved up to fifth place with 10 points after this victory.