Fenerbahçe 4-1 Sivasspor

Fenerbahçe secured the week’s leadership by defeating Sivasspor 4-1 in their own field. Fenerbahçe‘s goals came from Szymanski in the 17th minute, İrfan Can Kahveci in the 42nd minute, an own goal by Alaaddin Okumuş in the 68th minute, and Edin Dzeko in the 75th minute. Sivasspor’s only goal was scored by Manaj.

In the 14th week of the Super League, Fenerbahçe hosted Sivasspor at their home. Fenerbahçe won the match 4-1, reclaiming the leadership from Galatasaray.

Fenerbahçe hosted Sivasspor in Kadıköy in the 14th week of the Trendyol Super League. The Yellow-Navy Blues, who defeated their opponent 4-1 in the match, rose to the top of the league again.

The goals that brought victory to Fenerbahçe were scored by Szymanski in the 17th minute, İrfan Can Kahveci in the 42nd minute, and Edin Dzeko in the 68th and 75th minutes. Sivasspor’s only goal came from Manaj in the 50th minute.

With this result, Fenerbahçe increased their points to 37, while Sivasspor remained at 15 points.

The Yellow-Navy Blues will face Beşiktaş in the derby in the next week in the league, while Sivasspor will share the field with Konyaspor away.

Highlights from the match

In the 14th week of the Trendyol Super League, Fenerbahçe, who hosted EMS Yapı Sivasspor, made 5 changes to their squad compared to the starting 11 in the Nordsjaelland match of the UEFA Europa Conference League, according to the head coach İsmail Kartal.

The experienced coach, in the match played at Ülker Stadium, did not include İsmail Yüksek, Yusuf Akçiçek, Cengiz Ünder, and Michy Batshuayi, whom he had placed in the starting 11 in the Nordsjaelland match, on the bench, and did not include Ryan Kent in the squad.

The 62-year-old coach instead fielded Samet Akaydın, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Fred Rodrigues, İrfan Can Kahveci, and Edin Dzeko in their places.

Kartal, who gave another chance to Dominik Livakovic in goal against Sivasspor, formed the defensive quartet with Bright Osayi-Samuel, Samet Akaydın, Jayden Oosterwolde, and Ferdi Kadıoğlu. In the midfield, Miguel Crespo and Fred Rodrigues played, while İrfan Can Kahveci, Sebastian Szymanski, and Dusan Tadic played in the attack. Kartal trusted Edin Dzeko in the goal-scoring positions.

On the Fenerbahçe bench, İrfan Can Eğribayat, Yusuf Akçiçek, Mert Müldür, Bartuğ Elmaz, İsmail Yüksek, Cengiz Ünder, Emre Mor, Joshua King, Umut Nayir, and Michy Batshuayi were substitutes.

Fred is back

Fenerbahçe’s Brazilian star midfielder Fred Rodrigues returned to the fields with the EMS Yapı Sivasspor match.

Fred, who was injured in the match against Pendikspor played in the league on October 29, missed a total of 5 matches, including 3 in the league and 2 in Europe.

The 30-year-old player returned to his jersey with the Sivasspor match after 5 matches.

Ferdi in the Starting 11

Fenerbahçe’s national right-back Ferdi Kadıoğlu made it to the Sivasspor match.

Ferdi, who could not play in the Nordsjaelland match due to injury, was assigned to the starting 11 again after a break of 1 match.

Zajc couldn’t make it

Miha Zajc, who is injured in Fenerbahçe, could not make it to the Sivasspor match.

The Slovenian player, who missed the matches of VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük and Nordsjaelland due to a slight injury in the national team, was not included in the squad for the Sivasspor match.

Djiku, Serdar, and Mert Hakan have time constraints

In Fenerbahçe, the other players who recovered from injuries, Alexander Djiku, Serdar Aziz, and Mert Hakan Yandaş, were not included in the squad.

Djiku, who last played in the Ludogorets away match on October 26 and then had to leave the team alone in 6 matches, despite overcoming his injury, was not included in the squad due to not being ready.

In addition to Djiku, Serdar Aziz and Mert Hakan Yandaş were also not included in the squad due to their long-term injuries.

6 Missing

Fenerbahçe could not benefit from 6 of their players in the EMS Yapı Sivasspor match.

In Fenerbahçe, Rodrigo Becao and Miha Zajc, who were injured, as well as Alexander Djiku, Serdar Aziz, and Mert Hakan Yandaş, who were not yet ready, were not included in the squad.

On the other hand, Ryan Kent could not enter the 21-man squad due to technical staff preferences.

Fans did not leave their teams alone

Fenerbahçe fans did not leave their team alone in the Sivasspor match.

The Yellow-Navy Blues called their players one by one to the stands before the match and showed their love.

Ismail Yüksek on the bench for the first time in the league

Fenerbahçe’s national midfielder Ismail Yüksek sat on the bench for the first time this season in the league.

Ismail, who has been in the starting lineup in the first 11 matches of the league so far, missed the other 2 games due to a red card suspension.

Ismail Kartal benched his player who was on the verge of suspension with 3 yellow cards for the first time this season.

Despite the penalty, the stands were full

Fenerbahçe fans, despite the majority being penalized, filled the entire stands.

Due to the chants in the VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük match, most of the stands received penalties, but the penalized spectators gave up their seats to the club.

After the club put these seats up for sale, the yellow-navy fans, having bought all the tickets, did not leave their team alone despite the penalty.

Szymanski scored after 5 matches in the league

Fenerbahçe’s Polish midfielder Sebastian Szymanski experienced the joy of scoring after 5 matches in the league.

The 24-year-old player, who had a very effective start in the goal-scoring department this season, had scored 3 times in Europe and 6 times in the league, providing a total of 6 assists in both competitions.

Szymanski, who last scored against Hatayspor in the league, had missed the Pendikspor, Trabzonspor, Adana Demirspor, and Fatih Karagümrük matches in the meantime. Szymanski also failed to score in the 3 European matches during this period.

Szymanski, who scored the goal that put his team ahead in the 17th minute of the match, found the net after a break of 4 matches in the league and a total of 7 matches.

Crespo couldn’t finish the match

Fenerbahçe’s Portuguese midfielder Miguel Crespo could not complete the match due to injury.

The 27-year-old player, who dropped to the ground in the 58th minute of the match, received treatment on the field first.

Referee Bahattin Şimşek called the stretcher onto the field in the 59th minute, but Crespo walked off the field after the treatment.

Immediately after returning to the game, Crespo left his place to Ismail Yüksek in the 65th minute.

Irfan Can’s 6th goal in the league

Fenerbahçe’s national player Irfan Can Kahveci continued to contribute to the score.

The 28-year-old player, who is experiencing the best period of his career in terms of goals this season, has scored 5 goals and provided 3 assists in the league, and also scored 4 goals in Europe.

Irfan Can reached his 6th goal in the league with a goal in the 42nd minute of the match.

Fred received applause

Fenerbahçe’s star player Fred Rodrigues received applause for his performance.

Fred, who showed a very effective performance throughout the match, left the field in the 74th minute, and the fans showed their love and support with applause and chants.

Love gesture to Irfan Can from the fans

Fenerbahçe fans showed their love for the player Irfan Can Kahveci.

Before the match, fans chanted in favor of Irfan, and after the player’s goal in the 42nd minute, they supported him with applause and chants.

Kartal’s reaction to time-wasting

Fenerbahçe Head Coach Ismail Kartal expressed his dissatisfaction with the fourth referee Turgut Doman for the alleged time-wasting.

Protesting against Sivasspor goalkeeper Ali Şaşal Vural’s repeated time-wasting actions, Kartal went to the fourth official along with administrative manager Emir Yolaç in the 14th minute to file a complaint.

Rıza Çalımbay followed from the stands

Beşiktaş Technical Director Rıza Çalımbay watched the match from the stands.

Çalımbay watched Fenerbahçe, whom he will host in the derby next week, in person.

3 players removed from Sivasspor squad

It was reported that Modou Barrow, Emrah Başsan, and Gerson Rodrigues were removed from the Fenerbahçe match squad at EMS Yapı Sivasspor, one of the Trendyol Super League teams, due to injuries.

Modou Barrow was not included in the squad due to a tear in his back thigh, Emrah Başsan due to a tear in his lower right thigh, and Gerson Rodrigues due to tension and bleeding in his thigh.

Minutes from the Match

1′ The first whistle was blown in the match.

4′ Edin Dzeko touched the ball sent out by Fred from the left of the penalty area, and goalkeeper Ali Şaşal Vural saved the goal with the tip of his fingers.

6′ Osayi-Samuel faced the goalkeeper from the left of the penalty area with Fred’s pass. Ali Şaşal did not allow a goal.

13′ In the free-kick used from the left, the ball went out of the penalty area. N’Jie shot from the ball that came out, and the ball went wide.

17′ GOAL! Dusan Tadic crossed from the left wing. Szymanski sent the ball to the net with a precise touch: 1-0.

42′ GOAL! İrfan Can Kahveci found the nets with a strong shot from outside the penalty area to the right of goalkeeper Ali Şaşal Vural: 2-0.

The first half ended with Fenerbahçe leading 2-0.

51′ GOAL! Manaj found the ball in front of him with a clean control from the ball cut inside. Manaj, facing Livakovic, hunted and reduced the difference to one: 2-1.

68′ GOAL! The ball Edin Dzeko turned inside the penalty area from the left cross hit Alaaddin Okumuş and crossed the goal line: 3-1

75′ GOAL! Edin Dzeko struck the ball into the net with a precise shot on Dusan Tadic’s cross, the ball went into the net from the left of goalkeeper Ali Şaşal Vural: 4-1.

As there were no more goals in the remaining minutes, the match ended with Fenerbahçe’s 4-1 victory.