Boluspor Clinch First League Victory of the Season, Beat Sivasspor 2-1 Away

Boluspor claimed their first league victory of the season in the 13th week of the Trendyol 1st League, beating hosts Sivasspor 2-1. The contest was effectively settled inside the opening eleven minutes, when the visitors scored twice to seize control. Sivasspor pulled one back in the 14th minute and created their clearest chance of an equaliser in the 50th, but the score stayed 2-1. The three points did more than lift Boluspor's tally: they ended a wait for a first win that had run all the way to the 13th round. The start was close to ideal for the away side. In the third minute Zeki delivered a free kick and Alptekin converted it with a header. There was a detail to the goal: the ball deflected off Sivasspor's Mert before reaching Alptekin, changing direction slightly. That deflection means the assist cannot be cleanly attributed between Zeki's delivery and Alptekin's finish. Either way, the goal went to Boluspor and the visitors led 1-0. For the hosts it was a sudden blow — only three minutes had been played. Eight minutes later, in the 11th minute, Boluspor doubled the lead. This time the roles reversed: Alptekin set up Zeki to score and the score became 2-0. Conceding twice inside eleven minutes was a heavy setback for the home side. Sivasspor were pinned in their own half and their back line struggled to cope with the ball. Both goals involved the Zeki–Alptekin pairing directly, which suggested Boluspor's plan was built around those two. Sivasspor responded in the 14th minute, and the response came from a set piece. Salih took the corner, Mohammed shot from the edge of the box and the ball struck the post. From the rebound Cihat forced it in from close range and the score became 2-1. The goal breathed life into Sivasspor — three minutes earlier the match had looked one-sided, and suddenly it was open again. Mohammed's shot hitting the post was the pivotal detail; had it gone in, the game would have looked different. Cihat's presence on the rebound brought the hosts back into it. It is worth noting how much of this match was shaped by dead-ball situations. The third-minute goal came from a free kick, the 14th-minute goal from a rebound after a corner, and the biggest chance of the 50th minute also came from a free kick. Set pieces proved decisive for both sides — and Boluspor took advantage of theirs early. For the rest of the first half Sivasspor tried to hold on to the ball while Boluspor compacted their defensive shape to protect the lead. It was a sensible step for the visitors: dropping from 2-0 to 2-1 is psychologically draining, and absorbing pressure in that state is not easy. Boluspor tried to manage exactly that pressure and went into the break still ahead. In the second half Sivasspor pushed for an equaliser and in the 50th minute came their best chance. From a free kick Mert headed at the near post, but the ball did not go in. That was the moment the match could have turned from 2-1 to 2-2. Mert had already been part of a goal sequence earlier — in the third minute the ball had deflected off him to reach Alptekin. This time his header moved from a defensive role to an attacking one, but the outcome was the same: no goal. In the minutes that followed Sivasspor kept pushing, but Boluspor's defence dealt with free kicks and corners. In the closing phase the hosts had no clear opportunity and the score stayed at 2-1. Boluspor took the three points and left with a win that could change the direction of their season. For Boluspor this is more than three points. A first league win of the season is a milestone that can shift a team's confidence and the mood in the dressing room. In a campaign that has gone without victories, the first win is often the hardest — and winning it away, against the hosts, with two goals inside the first eleven minutes, makes it worth more. It shows the team can turn a game in their favour early, and that they can defend a lead once they have it. The real protagonist was Alptekin, though the report never says so outright. He scored in the third minute and assisted Zeki's goal in the 11th — a direct contribution to both goals. Zeki's contribution was also double: he started the third-minute goal with a free kick and scored himself in the 11th. For Sivasspor, Salih and Mohammed were central to the 14th-minute goal, with Cihat applying the finish. Mert was the player involved in goal sequences at both ends. What this win does to the table will depend on the rest of the round's results. But one thing is clear: for a team that had waited until the 13th week for a win, the result creates a new context. For Sivasspor the defeat shows the cost of conceding twice inside the opening eleven minutes at home. The hosts began their comeback in the 14th and had a chance as late as the 50th, but the points went to Boluspor. One limitation of this report is that the available information does not include the date, venue, attendance, referee, cards, substitutions or goalkeepers. No player or coach reaction is available either. Nor is it clear what Boluspor's record was before this match — and the entire significance of a first league victory rests on that context. These details should be confirmed through the Turkish Football Federation's official match centre and the two clubs' official channels. For now, on the available information, Boluspor earned their first win of the season on the back of an effective start and beat Sivasspor 2-1 at home. It is both relief and a signal.