Besiktas beat Caykur Rizespor 3-0 to kick off Super Lig with victory

Goals from Nkoudou, Atiba, Larin seal 1st victory of new season for Besiktas at home

By Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - Defending champions Besiktas started the 2021-2022 Turkish Super Lig season on Friday with a 3-0 win over Caykur Rizespor.

Besiktas took control of the match at the beginning, with Georges-Kevin Nkoudou scoring the early opener in the 9th minute, assisted by Kenan Karaman at Vodafone Park.

In the second half, 38-year-old veteran midfielder Atiba Hutchinson doubled the lead in the 52nd minute, while Cyle Larin's stoppage time goal made the score 3-0.

The first game of the Super Lig's new season was played in front of fans fully vaccinated against COVID-19, under new safety rules.

The fixtures of matchday 1 are as follows:

Saturday:

VavaCars Fatih Karagumruk - Gaziantep

Altay - Kayserispor

Atakas Hatayspor - Kasimpasa

Sunday:

Medipol Basaksehir - Alanyaspor

Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Goztepe

Adana Demirspor - Fenerbahce

Monday:

Oznur Kablo Yeni Malatyaspor - Trabzonspor