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Cho Jin-ho (23, Konyaspor) scored his first goal on Turkish soil.
On the 1st (local time), Konyaspor lost 2-3 in an away match against Çaykur Rizespor at Çaykur Didi Stadium in Rize, Turkey, in the 32nd round of the '2025-2026 Turkish Super League'.
Konyaspor, which had gone unbeaten in nine official matches (seven wins, two draws), finished with 40 points (10 wins, 10 draws, 12 losses) and remained in ninth place.
Starting as a central midfielder in a 3-4-2-1 formation, Cho Jin-ho played the full 90 minutes and scored his first league goal.
Cho Jin-ho, who showed active movement early in the match, scored the opening goal in the 16th minute of the first half. After the opposing goalkeeper, pressured by his teammate Diogo Goncalves, hurriedly cleared the ball, Cho rushed into the penalty box, secured the ball, and then beat the goalkeeper with a right-footed shot to find the back of the net.
Cho Jin-ho, who recorded his first assist on Turkish soil in the match against Karagümrük on the 12th, also succeeded with his first goal. This was his first goal in 23 official matches in Turkey.
However, Konyaspor could not maintain the lead. Just two minutes after Cho's goal, they conceded an equalizer from Kazim Rich, leveling the score at 1-1. Konyaspor then lost complete control of the match and conceded two consecutive goals in the second half, allowing the opponent to take the lead. In the 44th minute of the second half, with the team facing a heavy defeat, Yoan Anjouana scored a consolation goal, sparking a final rally, but time ran out.
Football statistics specialist 'FootMob' awarded Cho Jin-ho the second-highest team rating of 7.7.
Cho Jin-ho, who developed at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe in 2022. After failing to establish himself in the first team, he was loaned to Novi Pazar and Radnicki in the Serbian league. With his contract with Fenerbahçe expiring ahead of this season's kickoff, he joined Konyaspor.
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