Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – published on Friday, October 3, 2025 22:35 / Updated on Friday, October 3, 2025:54
Valentin Mihăilă (25 years old), the left wing at Caykur Rizespor, scored his first goal in the new team's shirt.
Transferred this summer from Parma, Valentin Mihăilă had failed to score in the first two matches played for Rizespor. However, he managed to “break the ice” in the match with Antalyaspor, score 5-2, from the number 8 round of the first league in Turkey.
Photo gallery. Valentin Mihăilă scored from the middle of the land in Turkey
It was the 90+1 minute, and the Romanian international team was driving with a score of 4-2 and leaving the counterattack, after an unsuccessful phase of the opponents.
Mihăliă advanced with the ball at about 30 meters, he saw that the opponent's goalkeeper was out of the gate, but still in the box, and shot in his own half.
Goalkeeper Julian did not make much effort to avoid the goal. He just reached out, and the ball passed by. The ball also caught the ground on the way to the gate.
Valentin Mihăilă 90 '+1
Süper Lig | 🇹🇷 Antalyaspor 2-5 çaykur rizespor pic.twitter.com/opnx6yh17d
– Goal Gallery (@goalgallery2) October 3, 2025
The Romanian had started the match on the reserve bench and was introduced in the 65th minute, instead of Bulut, when the score was 3-1. Sakyi, the author of a double, Jurecka and Zeqiri scored for Rizespor. Cvancara and Dikmen scored for the hosts of this match.
After this match, Mihăilă's team ranks 12th, with 8 points. Antalyaspor sits a little better. It's on 9, with 10 points. Mihăilă's team had not won two more parties.
