The match, which will start at 17.30 at Eryaman Stadium, will be managed by referee Mert Güzenge. The team that wins the single-game match will advance to the quarter-finals. Fırtına advanced to the last 16 rounds by defeating Çorum FK in the 4th round of the cup and Manisa FK 3-1 in the 5th round. Now the goal is to pass the G.Union.
HERE ARE THE POSSIBLE 11’S OF THE MATCH
Genclerbirligi:
Orkun, Oğuzhan, Nzaba, Yasin, Alperen, Rahman, Ensar, Jimmy, Amilton, Yatabare, Kayode.
Trabzonspor: Uğurcan, Mehmet Can, Fernandez, Denswil, Eren, Umut Güneş, Mendy, Bardhi, Visca, Trezeguet, Enis.
48-14 OUTSTANDING
Fırtına and Gençlerbirliği will face each other for the 86th time in their history in all competitions. In the competition, which started with a 1-1 draw on November 1, 1970, Trabzonspor defeated its opponent 48 times, with whom it faced 85 times in all competitions. He lost 14 times. 23 matches ended in a draw.
5 MISSING IN STORM
Nicolas Pepe and Paul Onuachu, who are in the national team camps due to the Africa Cup of Nations, will not be able to play. Mislav Orsic, Hüseyin Türkmen and Filip Benkovic are also injured in the Black Sea giant.
THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE
While giving the final tactics to his players before the Gençlerbirliği match, coach Abdullah Avcı once again emphasized that they had no choice but to win. Reminding that although they played well in the last match of the league, they did not get the reward, Avcı said, “We are playing another match with no compensation in the Turkish Cup. We have no choice but to win in line with our European goal.”
AVCI’S MISSING CUP
Abdullah Avcı won the Super League championship and the Super Cup twice with the Black Sea giant. What is missing from Avcı’s career is the Turkish Cup. While Avcı wants to win the cup that was missing in his career as the leader of the claret-blue team, he also aims to bring the cup to Trabzonspor’s museum for the 10th time.
HE WON 9 TIMES BEFORE
Storm has won the Turkish Cup 9 times before. The claret-blue team first won the Turkish Cup by eliminating Beşiktaş in 1976-77. The claret-blue team enjoyed the cup in 1977-78, 1983-84, 1991-92, 1994-95, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2009-10 and finally in 2019-20.
THEY ELIMINATED KAYSERİ
Gençlerbirliği participated in the Turkish Cup in the 3rd round. The capital team advanced to the round of 16 by eliminating Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Bornova 1877 and Kayserispor respectively.