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Trabzonspor and Drogheda United meet in a friendly 13 years later
Trabzonspor faced Irish side Drogheda United in a friendly match in Trabzon after a 13-year interval. After Edwin Agbaje scored, the maroon-and-blue supporters applauded the Drogheda United players.
Trabzonspor faced Drogheda United, a club that shares its colors and has a crescent-and-star emblem, in a friendly match in Trabzon. The game marked the two teams' reunion after 13 years.
Drogheda United's goal in the match, officiated by referee Yasin Kol, was scored by Edwin Agbaje in the 86th minute. After the goal, the maroon-and-blue supporters applauded the visiting team's players.
Trabzonspor's lineup
Trabzonspor started the match with Ahmet Doğan Yıldırım, Fabinho, Cenk Özkaçar, Murat Mert Lakot, Cihan Çanak, Ozan Tufan, Mendy, Ahmet Güren, Bouchouari, Metehan Mimaroğlu and Onuachu.
For Trabzonspor, Erol Can Çolak replaced Ahmet Doğan Yıldırım in the 63rd minute, Ferhat Yağız Usta replaced Fabinho in the 76th, Esat Turan Uzun replaced Murat Mert Lakot in the 63rd, Saviolo replaced Cihan Çanak in the 45th, Yiğithan Çubukçu replaced Mendy in the 69th, and Alperen Çakıroğlu replaced Ahmet Güren in the 63rd. Metehan Mimaroğlu made way for Umut Nayir in the 45th minute, while Umut Nayir was replaced by Oğuzhan Ertem in the 77th.
Trabzonspor's squad did not include 12 international players, injured players Okay Yokuşlu and Malinovskyi, or Folcarelli and Batagov, who had completed their treatment but were not yet ready.
Drogheda United's lineup
The Irish side played with Talley, Burney, Keeley, Quinn, Kane, Farrel, Kavanagh, O'Brien, Agbaje, Davis and Doyle.
For Drogheda United, Godden replaced O'Brien in the 17th minute, Oluwya replaced Davis in the 46th, Markey replaced Doyle in the 58th, Bolger replaced Kane in the 62nd, and Hennessy, Cummins and Mare replaced Talley, Quinn and Kavanagh, respectively, in the 79th. Burney also returned to the game in the 46th minute.
The teams meet again after 13 years
Trabzonspor and Drogheda United became sister clubs in 2010. A match scheduled to be played between the two teams in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, on March 21, 2013, was canceled because of heavy rainfall.
Although Trabzonspor traveled to Ireland on a private plane, the referee did not allow the match to be played because of the heavy rain and pitch conditions. The two clubs met in a friendly in Trabzon 13 years after that cancellation.
Ambassador Aivo Orav, head of the European Union Delegation to Türkiye, and the ambassadors of several EU member states also watched the match. After the game, representatives and players from the two clubs posed for a group photo; the visiting team's players then walked around the stands where the maroon-and-blue supporters were seated and greeted them.
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