Antalyaspor secured a 3-0 home victory over Vanspor FK in the 8th week of the Trendyol 1. Lig. The match at ADO Antalya Stadium kicked off approximately 10 minutes late due to a lighting issue on the pitch.
Referee Mustafa Hakan Belder decided to start the match after determining the light level on the field was sufficient for play. Antalyaspor quickly took control despite the delay. Steven van de Streek opened the scoring in the 38th minute, finishing from a Mevlüt Şimşek cross.
The home side doubled their lead in the 56th minute when Nuno Da Costa found the net, again assisted by Şimşek. Substitute Samet Yalçın, brought on in the 86th minute, sealed the win with a third goal in the 88th minute, set up by Hasan Yakub İlçin. The win lifts Antalyaspor to 12 points in the league. Vanspor FK remain on 4 points.
KEY NOTES FROM THE MATCH
With this result, Antalyaspor sit 8th in the 1. Lig table after eight matches. Their recent form reads three wins and two losses from the last five games (WWLWL). The team's next league fixture is away against bottom-placed Boluspor on October 10, 2026.
THE LINE-UPS
Antalyaspor started with: Pseftis; Bünyamin Balcı, Nzaba, Samet, Güray Vural; Pedrinho, Soner Dikmen, Mevlüt Şimşek, Safuri; Van de Streek, Da Costa. Vanspor FK's starting eleven was: Alperen; Mehmet, Sinan Osmanoğlu, Kadir Seven, Oulare; Özkan Yiğiter, Hikmet Çiftçi, Furkan Özhan, Bardhi, Yenne; De Oliveira. Antalyaspor's Nzaba and Vanspor FK's Kadir Seven and Sinan Osmanoğlu were booked during the match.
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Antalyaspor manager Osman Özköylü evaluated the team's performance after the 3-0 victory. Özköylü said, "The lighting issue did not break our players' concentration." The team rose to 8th place in the league with this win, reaching 12 points. Having scored 14 goals and conceded 13 since the start of the season, Antalyaspor's goal difference is +1.
Antalyaspor manager Osman Özköylü evaluated his team's performance after the 3-0 victory.
UPDATE, 2026-09-27 Antalyaspor maintains its league position following the 3-0 victory. The team remains in 8th place with 12 points. Manager Osman Özköylü said, "The two-game winning run has boosted our confidence." Antalyaspor's next match is away to Boluspor on October 10th.
