Amed turn around deficit to beat Samsunspor 2-1 in the Turkish league

The match between Samsunspor and Amed, played in matchday 9 of the Süper Lig for the 2026/27 season, ended in a 2-1 win for Amed, after Samsunspor had opened the scoring in the first half.

Logi Tómasson scored Samsunspor's opening goal in the 21st minute, before Amed turned the result around in the second half with two goals, the first from a penalty converted by Gift Emmanuel Orban in the 73rd minute, and the second scored by Diaa Sabia in the 84th minute.

The match saw two players sent off, as Afonso Sousa of Samsunspor received a red card in the 37th minute, while Mbaye Diagne of Amed was sent off in the 61st minute, leaving both teams to play with ten men for part of the match.

Lumbardh Dellova of Amed was chosen as the best player in the match with a rating of 7.9 after playing the full 92 minutes.

Statistically, Amed dominated most aspects of the match, holding possession at 53 compared to 47 for Samsunspor, and taking 21 shots compared to just 6 for their hosts, of which 5 were on target compared to two for Samsunspor. Amed also won 8 corner kicks compared to zero for Samsunspor, while the expected goals (xg) rate stood at 1.51 for Amed compared to 0.74 for Samsunspor.

The match was officiated by referee Kadir Sağlam, and was played at 19:00 Saudi time (matching Damascus time) on 24 October 2026, and was broadcast on beIN SPORTS and TOD.

With this result, Amed moved up to second place in the standings with 17 points from 8 matches, while Samsunspor's tally remained frozen at 4 points from 8 matches in 17th place.