“Marco Asensio opens the scoring from a corner-kick situation, finishing off a move assisted by Kerem Aktürkoğlu after Rizespor had started the match on the front foot.”
Pivotal“Fresh off the bench, İrfan Can Kahveci doubles Fenerbahçe's lead with a left-footed finish, assisted by fellow substitute Oğuz Aydın, just three minutes after both had entered the pitch.”
Pivotal“Oğuz Aydın completes the scoring, finishing off a Romelu Lukaku assist to put the game beyond any doubt and cap a devastating late cameo from the Fenerbahçe substitutes.”
Rizespor
Fenerbahçe
Outstanding performance
Fenerbahçe•AttackerFenerbahçe took an early lead through Marco Asensio in the 12th minute and then had to ride out a stretch where Rizespor actually matched or bettered them statistically, out-shooting the visitors 19-13 and creating three big chances to Fenerbahçe's one. Despite that pressure, the home side couldn't find an equalizer, and Fenerbahçe's bench changes in the final 20 minutes proved decisive as substitutes combined for two late goals. İrfan Can Kahveci and Oğuz Aydın, both introduced in the second half, combined directly for the second goal before swapping roles for the third, with Romelu Lukaku also getting on the scoresheet as an assist provider after coming on. What looked like a tight, single-goal affair for 80 minutes turned into a comprehensive 3-0 win, papering over Rizespor's territorial and chance-creation advantages.
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Iustin Doicaru takes a header shot but misses.
Ismail Yuksek comes on for Matteo Guendouzi.
Kojo Peprah Oppong is substituted for Kerem Aktürkoğlu.
Shot on goal! Oguz Aydin scores with a right-footed shot.
assist: Romelu Lukaku
Goal! Oguz Aydin scores to make it 3-0, assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
Romelu Lukaku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
İrfan Can KahveciIrfan Can Kahveci takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
assist: Oğuz Aydın
Goal! Irfan Can Kahveci scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Oguz Aydin.
Gennaro Borrelli comes on for Taylan Antalyali.
Oguz Aydin comes on for Mason Greenwood.
Romelu Lukaku is on, and Vedat Muriqi is off.
Zakaria Ariss takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Iustin Doicaru takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Irfan Can Kahveci takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Vedat Muriqi takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Iustin Doicaru takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Emrecan Bulut takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Vedat Muriqi takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Mason Greenwood takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
On Can Bozdogan, off Qazim Laci.
Emrecan Bulut comes on for Adedire Mebude.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Ibrahim Olawoyin takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Iustin Doicaru comes on for Ahmed Kutucu.
Corner awarded.
Mason Greenwood takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Offside.
Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Marco Asensio Willemsen.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Ibrahim Olawoyin takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ahmed Kutucu takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Kerem Aktürkoğlu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Qazim Laci attempts a header but misses the shot.
First half ends with a score of 0-1.
Qazim Laci takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Ibrahim Olawoyin takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Taylan Antalyali takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Offside.
Ali Sowe's right-footed shot is saved.
Ibrahim Olawoyin takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Matteo Guendouzi takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Ahmed Kutucu takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Zakaria Ariss takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Adedire Mebude takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Marco AsensioShot by Marco Asensio Willemsen with his left foot results in a goal.
assist: Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Goal! Marco Asensio Willemsen scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Kerem Aktürkoğlu.
Corner awarded.
Mason Greenwood takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Qazim Laci takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Modibo Sagnan takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
Kick-off! The referee is Ozan Ergun.
Rizespor and Fenerbahçe arrive level on 10 points, but their recent form tells very different stories — Rizespor's fortress has crumbled at home while Fenerbahçe just thrashed Eyüpspor 8-0. Can the hosts' miserly defense finally deliver a home win, or does Fenerbahçe's 14-match unbeaten streak in this fixture continue?
