Tokat Bld Plevnespor saw off Kesap 3:0 in the Round of 32 of the Cup on Tuesday evening. The hosts moved through the fixture without trouble, opening the scoring early and adding two more after the break. D. Pala, E. Oktar and S. Karakoc found the net for the home side.
And here's the thing about the opening goal — it came in the tenth minute and set the tone for everything that followed. Pala's strike gave the home crowd something to cheer about straight away. Kesap had to respond but struggled to find their rhythm from the outset.
By then, the match was settling into a pattern the hosts were comfortable with. They controlled possession without needing to press for more, content to work their chances as they came. Kesap looked disjointed, unable to string together any meaningful moves.
The second goal arrived in the seventy-sixth minute through E. Oktar, and you could sense the game slipping away. To be fair, Kesap had chances to stay in it, but they couldn't convert. The visitors' defence looked exposed whenever the ball came into their area.
S. Karakoc made it three in the eighty-third minute, closing out a performance that deserved the result. The home side had nothing to prove at this stage. They held on for the final minutes without taking unnecessary risks.
Plevnespor's recent form hadn't been spectacular — a 1:1 draw with Erbaaspor, losses to Fatih Karagümrük and Samsunspor — but this was a different animal. They moved on in the competition, and that's what matters in knockout football.