John Obi Mikel’s Trabzonspor made a losing Europa League start following their 1-0 defeat to Getafe on Thursday.
The hosts secured maximum points thank to an 18th minute strike from Angel Rodriguez inside Madrid’s Coliseum Alfonso Perez.
32-year-old Rodriguez capitalised on the visitors’ sloppy defending to head home Raul Carnero’s cross which beat goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir who was in goal for the Super Lig outfit.
18' | ¡¡¡¡GOOOOOOOOL del @GetafeCF!!!!, marca Ángel el primero del partido.@GetafeCF 1-0 @Trabzonspor #VamosGeta pic.twitter.com/r9bgJtde8z
— Getafe C.