Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Sunday, 15 February 2026, 09:09 / Updated on Sunday, 15 February 2026 09:10
Valentin Mihăilă (26 years old) contributed to the point that Rizespor snatched on the field of Genclerbirligi, score 2-2, in the 22nd stage of the Turkish championship. The Romanian provided a goal pass, the strangest of his career, after the ball simply hit him.
Again holder at Rizespor, Mihaila was involved in the phase leading up to his team's comeback. Leading 2-0, the team coached by Recep Ucar (50 years old) went home with a point.
VIDEO | Valentin Mihăilă, lucky goal pass in Genclerbirligi – Rizespor (minute 06:21)
Rizespor scored in the 14th minute, but Samet Akaydin's goal was canceled due to VAR intervention. The hosts finally opened the scoring after Ali Sowe's own goal (18').
And they broke away in the 45th minute when Sekou Koita made it 2-0. They held on to the advantage until almost the end, when Mithat Pala, the top of Rizespor, reduced the difference (77').
And he managed the “double”, hopelessly, in the 87th minute, when the Scottish Adedire Medude took an action on his own in the right lane, passed it to Buljubasic, who crossed into the box.
The ball hit Mihăilă's leg, later ricocheted on his knee and reached Pala, who made the “double” and brought an important point for Rize.
The Romanian international played 15 matches this season, during which he scored 4 goals and provided 2 decisive assists. He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 2.8 million euros.
Following this result, Rizespor is in 13th place in the Turkish league with 21 points after 22 rounds. On the other side, Genclerbirligi is on 11th, with 23.
For Rizespor, the duel at home with Kocaelispor follows on February 20.
