Article by Mihai Șovei – Published Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:27 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
Valentin Mihăilă (26 years old), the player in Rizespor's attack, was decisive in his team's victory on Monday night at home against Gaziantep, score 2-1.
He provided the decisive assist for his team's first goal, in a match in which Alexandru Maxim, Deian Sorescu and Denis Drăguș played for the guests.
Valentin Mihăilă, decisive in the Romanian duel in Turkey
Valentin Mihăilă had a solid performance in the match against Gaziantep, starting as a starter.
With Alexandru Maxim starting, the visitors opened the scoring in the 23rd minute through the success of Mohamed Bayo, 0-1 being the score with which he entered the locker room.
In the second half, the hosts were the most active in the attack, which was seen in the 79th minute. Valentin Mihăilă passed the corner perfectly to Qazim Laci, who sent the ball into the goal with a spectacular shot from outside the box.
Only two minutes later, Rizespor scored once more through Ali Sowe, establishing the final result of the game, 2-1.
Valentin Mihăilă, the man with the decisive pass from the hosts' first success, was replaced in extra time. In the other camp, Alexandru Maxim left the field in the 72nd minute, Denis Drăguș was introduced in the 85th minute, and Deian Sorescu was an unused reserve.
Following this result, Rizespor is in 8th place with 36 points, while Gaziantep is in 11th place with 34 points.
VIDEO summary of the match between Rizespor and Gaziantep
Ranking from Turkey
