Caykur Rizespor beat Gençlerbirligi in a close win on Saturday, 0x1, in the 1st round. Both Ankara's team and Rize's team held their first game in the competition.
With 39 minutes on the clock, Gençlerbirligi saw Flávio Ramos get sent off due to accumulation of yellows. The first half came to an end without goals.
After 66 minutes, Dario Melnjak scored the solo goal for Caykur Rizespor, laid on by Braian Samudio.
After the result Caykur Rizespor is 5th in the table, 3 points, while Gençlerbirligi occupy 12th place, 0 points. In the next fixture, Ismail Kartal's team will host Sivasspor, while Mustafa Kaplan 's team will play away against Gazisehir Gaziantep.
