Konyaspor took control against Trabzonspor in the 31st week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, and Berkan Kutlu was the man who put the match away before halftime. The 28-year-old midfielder scored in the 32nd minute and again in the 40th, giving Konyaspor a 2-0 lead and his first two-goal game in Turkey’s top flight.
The opening goal came after Olaigbe tried his luck from the left wing in the 32nd minute, but Onana stopped the effort and Kutlu headed in the rebound to make it 1-0. He struck again eight minutes later when Bardhi found him behind the defense, and Kutlu controlled the ball inside the penalty area before driving a hard shot toward the near post. It was the kind of finish that changed the shape of the match in a matter of minutes.
Kutlu called the first goal a header, said he had stepped onto the stage again, and described the night as a first in his career. That was the weight of it: not just a brace, but a breakthrough he had never produced before in a Süper Lig match. For Konyaspor, it turned an ordinary league fixture into a first-half statement.
The context matters because this was not a cup tie or a one-off occasion. It came in the 31st week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, where margins are tight and a quick double can decide more than one result. Trabzonspor had chances to settle into the game, but the rebound finish and the clean move behind the defense left them chasing by the end of the first half.
What stands out is the speed of the swing. One save, one rebound, one pass behind the back line, and the match was out of reach before the break. For Trabzonspor, the damage was done in eight minutes. For Kutlu, it was a career first he made look routine.