Kayserispor vs Karagumruk

Kayserispor gave their survival hopes a massive boost with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Fatih Karagümrük at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadyumu. A second-half strike from substitute German Onugkha proved the difference in a tense relegation showdown. The turning point came in the 37th minute when Karagümrük midfielder Matias Kranevitter was shown a straight red card for a foul on Mendes, leaving the visitors to battle with ten men for over an hour. Despite the man advantage, Kayserispor had to wait until the 66th minute for the breakthrough, when Onugkha latched onto a pass from Miguel Cardoso to fire home the winner. Late yellow cards for Fedor Chalov and Cardoso hinted at a nervy finish, but Kayserispor held firm to climb to 23 points and leapfrog Eyüpspor into 16th. For Karagümrük, rooted to the bottom on just 17 points with seven games to play, the gap to safety is looking increasingly daunting.