20.02.2026 01:12
In the first match of the UEFA Conference League Round of 16 playoff, Samsunspor defeated KF Shkendija 1-0 away. Our representative Samsunspor missed a penalty kick during the match. The return match will be played in Samsun on Thursday, February 26.
In the first match of the UEFA Conference League Round of 16 play-off, Samsunspor faced North Macedonia's KF Shkendija away from home. The match played at Tose Proeski Arena ended with a 1-0 victory for Samsunspor.
WE COULDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PENALTY
Our representative Samsunspor started the match with pressure and won a penalty in the 5th minute. Assoumou, who took the ball for the red and whites, was brought down by Fetai as he entered the penalty area with dribbles, and referee Rohit Saggi pointed to the penalty spot. Ndiaye, who took the penalty, sent the ball over the top with a poor shot.
SAMSUNSPOR FOUND THE GOAL IT WAS LOOKING FOR IN THE FINAL STAGES
Samsunspor found the goal it was looking for in the 77th minute with Marius Mouandilmadji. Holse broke away from his opponent on the right wing and made a cross to the goal area with his left foot, Marius made the goal touch and sent the ball into the net. There were no other goals in the remaining part of the match, and Samsunspor won the match.
THE REMATCH WILL BE IN SAMSUN
The rematch of this encounter will be played on Thursday, February 26, at Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium. Any kind of victory for our representative will be enough to advance to the next round.
4 CHANGES IN SAMSUNSPOR
Thorsten Fink, the head coach who made his first official match with Samsunspor against North Macedonia's representative Shkendija, made four changes to the squad compared to the last match against Hesap.com Antalyaspor, one of which was mandatory. The German coach gave the first 11 chance to goalkeeper Okan Kocuk, Logi Tomasson, Zeki Yavru, and Assoumou instead of Yalçın Kayan, who was not on the UEFA-reported list, as well as Mouandilmadji and Soner Gönül. Samsunspor started the match against Shkendija with the first 11 of Okan Kocuk, Zeki Yavru, Satka, Van Drongelen, Tomasson, Makoumbou, Ntcham, Mendes, Assoumou, Holse, and Ndiaye.
5 ABSENCES IN OUR REPRESENTATIVE
Tanguy Coulibaly, Afonso Sousa, and Emre Kılınç, who are still injured, could not play against Shkendija. Yalçın Kayan and Elayis Tavsan, whose names were not on the UEFA-reported list, were also not included in the squad.
FANS SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN THE MATCH
In the first match of the UEFA Conference League Round of 16 play-off between Shkendija and Samsunspor, expatriates showed great interest. Expatriates wearing jerseys of different teams from Turkey took their places in the stands. About 1500 red and white fans completely filled the guest team stands. Red and white fans gathered in the square in the city of Skopje, chanting slogans before heading to the stadium. Only a very small number of Shkendija fans supported their team in the stadium.