Senegal's Thiam scores a brace as Kasimpasa draw against Gaziantep

Mame Thiam scored a brace as Kasimpasa settled for a 2-2 draw against Gaziantep on Saturday.

The former Juventus and Inter Milan forward grabbed two first-half goals to put the visitors ahead at the Gaziantep Stadium which took his tally to 11 goals after 24 outings in his debut Super Lig season.

Thiam who joined Kasimpasa in June 2019 on a two-year deal, has had a nomadic career with spells in Italy, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Iran and Belgium.

Seven minutes after Muhammet Demir opened the scoring for the hosts, Thiam equalised for Kasimpasa in the 13th minute.

Towards the end of the first half, he found the target again and fired the Apaches ahead in the 37th minute but his goals were not enough to secure maximum points as Alexandru Maxim's 78th-minute strike denied them victory.

Thiam was in action for the entire duration and Ivory Coast's Gerard Gohou played for 62 minutes before he was replaced by Ricardo Quaresma. Guinea's Fode Koita watched from the bench as an unused substitute.

Nigeria forward Olanrewaju Kayode was missing in action for Gaziantep while Senegal's Papy Djilobodji and Cameroon's Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik featured for the hosts but Ghana's Raman Chibsah was an unused substitute.

Kasimpasa moved to 10th in the Super Lig table after the draw with 40 points after 33 matches, three points behind eighth-placed Gaziantep.

Next Saturday, Gaziantep travel to Malatya for their final league match for the 2019-20 season against Yeni Malatyaspor while Kasimpasa host Super Lig champions Istanbul Basaksehir on the same day.