Trabzonspor defeated Scottish side Hearts 2-0 at home in the second round of the UEFA Conference League league phase, recording a second victory in as many European matches. Mohamed Salah converted a penalty in the 32nd minute before Franculino Djú doubled the lead in the 58th minute at Papara Park. The final score and the sequence of goals were confirmed by Hearts’ official match report, Anadolu Agency and Demirören News Agency.
Hearts threaten early before Trabzonspor take the lead
Hearts created the more dangerous early chances. According to Anadolu Agency’s match report, goalkeeper André Onana tipped Miller’s attempted lob over the crossbar in the seventh minute. From the resulting corner, Walcott’s header struck the post. Onana then saved a header from Braga in the 10th minute, preventing the visitors from taking an early lead.
Trabzonspor gradually pushed the game toward the Hearts penalty area. In the 31st minute, Magnusson brought down Djú inside the box and the referee awarded a penalty. Salah scored from the spot one minute later to give the home side a 1-0 advantage. Trabzonspor produced further opportunities through Djú and Bouchouari before reaching halftime with the one-goal lead intact.
The first-half sequence showed the importance of Trabzonspor surviving the visitors’ early pressure. Onana’s intervention and the goal frame kept the score level during Hearts’ strongest spell. Once the home side moved the ball into attacking areas more consistently, the penalty changed the direction of the match and gave Trabzonspor control before the interval.
Franculino Djú seals the result
The Turkish side added a second goal after the interval. In the 58th minute, Franculino Djú exchanged passes with Salah and struck from inside the penalty area to make it 2-0. Hearts’ official report also recorded Salah’s penalty and Franculino’s second-half finish as the goals that decided the match. The score remained unchanged through the closing stages.
Trabzonspor finished with 10 players after Sidny Cabral received a second yellow card in the fifth minute of stoppage time. The dismissal did not change the result, although Cabral is expected to face suspension for the club’s next European fixture. Trabzonspor protected the two-goal advantage and completed the match without conceding.
Hearts described their performance as spirited in the club’s official report but could not recover from the two goals. The Scottish team also reported injury problems before and during the match. Those circumstances form part of the match context, while the verified competitive result remains a 2-0 victory for Trabzonspor.
Six points from two matches
The victory moved Trabzonspor to six points after two Conference League games. They had opened their European league-phase campaign with a 4-2 away win over Finland’s KuPS Kuopio before beating Hearts in Trabzon. Two wins represent a strong start in the standings, although the club’s final league-phase position will not be settled until the remaining fixtures are completed.
Anadolu Agency reported that Trabzonspor have now won all five official matches under coach Thomas Reis. That sequence includes domestic league victories over Galatasaray, Samsunspor and Beşiktaş, along with the European wins against KuPS and Hearts. Salah’s goal against the Scottish club took him to 10 goals in 12 matches across all competitions and two in the Conference League.
The six-point start gives Trabzonspor a useful platform for the remaining league-phase schedule, but it does not by itself guarantee progression under the competition format. Results across all fixtures will determine the final table. Maintaining the defensive control shown after taking the lead, while continuing to convert chances, will be central to the club’s position later in the phase.
The 2-0 score is a completed match result and has been cross-checked against an official club report. For Trabzonspor, the main outcomes were three points, a second consecutive European victory and a clean sheet. The club’s next opponent and kickoff details in the league phase should be followed through UEFA’s official schedule, as no future score or outcome is implied by this result.
