“Milan Škriniar heads home to give Fenerbahçe an early lead after sustained pressure from a corner.”
“Beşiktaş hit back quickly as Rıdvan Yılmaz converts Leandro Trossard's assist to level the score before halftime.”
Pivotal“Dušan Vlahović pounces to fire Beşiktaş into the lead, assisted by Orkun Kökçü, shortly after a double substitution injected fresh legs into the attack.”
Pivotal
Fenerbahçe
Beşiktaş
Outstanding performance
Beşiktaş•MidfielderFenerbahçe struck first through Milan Škriniar but couldn't hold on, as Beşiktaş responded almost immediately through Rıdvan Yılmaz to level before the break. The visitors were the more clinical side throughout, out-shooting their hosts 14-9 and creating four big chances to Fenerbahçe's one, eventually finding the breakthrough through substitute-assisted magic as Orkun Kökçü teed up Vlahović in the 73rd minute. Seven yellow cards and a feisty spell of arguments around the hour mark showed how much this fixture meant to both sides, but it was Beşiktaş's greater control - 65 to 48 in game dominance - that told in the end. For Fenerbahçe, sitting deep in trouble near the relegation zone, this is a damaging home defeat against a direct rival, while Beşiktaş's win keeps their title aspirations alive.
How entertaining was this match?
Oh Hyeon-Gyu takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
On comes Oh Hyeon-Gyu, off goes Dusan Vlahovic.
Corner awarded.
Ismail Yuksek comes on for Matteo Guendouzi.
Romelu Lukaku attempts a header but misses the shot.
Leandro Trossard takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
Ngolo Kante takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Tiago Djalo is on, and Emirhan Topcu is off.
Wilfred Onyinye Ndidi comes on for Junior Olaitan.
Matteo Guendouzi receives a yellow card.
Orkun Kokcu takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Dusan Vlahovic takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
assist: Orkun Kökçü
Goal! Dusan Vlahovic scores to make it 1-2, assisted by Orkun Kokcu.
Romelu Lukaku comes on for Vedat Muriqi.
Nene Dorgeles is on, and Oguz Aydin is off.
Corner awarded.
Shot by Ilhan Fakili with his right foot is saved.
Offside.
Vedat Muriqi takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
Ilhan Fakili comes on for Vaclav Cerny.
Vaclav CernyYellow CardVaclav Cerny receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Dusan Vlahovic takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
Yellow card for Dusan Vlahovic.
EdersonYellow CardYellow card for Ederson Santana de Moraes.
Milan Škriniar Yellow CardMilan Skriniar receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Kerem Aktürkoğlu comes on for Irfan Can Kahveci.
Kassoum Ouattara is on, and Ridvan Yilmaz is off.
The first half ends with the score at 1-1.
Mason GreenwoodYellow CardMason Greenwood receives a yellow card.
Emirhan Topcu receives a yellow card.
Mason Greenwood takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Offside.
Goal! The score is now 2-1.
Shot by Ridvan Yilmaz with his left foot results in a goal.
assist: Leandro Trossard
Goal! Ridvan Yilmaz scores to make it 1-1, assisted by Leandro Trossard.
Offside.
Salih Ozcan takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Milan Škriniar Milan Skriniar scores with a left-footed shot.
Goal! Milan Skriniar scores to make it 1-0.
Junior Olaitan takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Corner awarded.
Mason Greenwood takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Ngolo Kante takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Shot by Oguz Aydin with his right foot is blocked.
Orkun Kokcu takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Leandro Trossard takes a shot with his left foot, but it is saved.
Offside.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Emirhan Topcu's header is blocked.
Offside.
Ridvan Yilmaz takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Mason Greenwood takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Leandro Trossard takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kick-off! The referee is Halil Umut Meler.
Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş arrive dead level on six points as the Istanbul derby lands early in the season at Şükrü Saracoğlu. With both sides sitting just outside the early pace-setters, three points here carry real weight in the fight to close the gap on the league leaders.
