Kayserispor 3-4 Fenerbahçe

In the 17th week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe won 4-3 against Kayserispor as visitors. Referee Zorbay Küçük’s scandalous decisions led Fenerbahçe to finish the match with 9 players after receiving 2 red cards. Fred will be unable to play in the next week’s match against Galatasaray.

Goals in the match: Cengiz in the 8th minute, Batshuayi in the 40th, 50th, and 79th minutes, Kemen in the 45+3rd minute, Thiam in the 56th minute, and Cardoso in the 73rd minute.

With this result, Fenerbahçe won their first match after the league’s return, increasing their points to 43 and maintaining their leadership. Kayserispor, on the other hand, remained at 29 points.

Kayserispor’s unbeaten streak of 7 matches in the Süper Lig came to an end with this game.

Fred and Mert Hakan will be absent in the derby match.

Fred and Mert Hakan Yandaş, who received red cards in the final minutes of the match, will not be able to play in the Galatasaray derby.

Batshuayi scored a hat-trick

Batshuayi, nicknamed the “Batsman,” who scored a hat-trick against Kayserispor, played in 9 matches in the league this season, contributing 3 goals and 1 assist. In a total of 19 appearances, the star player showcased a performance of 8 goals and 3 assists.

1 goal and 1 assist from Cengiz Ünder

Cengiz Ünder, who completed the Kayserispor match with 1 goal and 1 assist, celebrated his first goal of the season and, in a total of 13 matches played, recorded 1 goal and 2 assists. According to Opta data, Cengiz Ünder scored a goal and provided an assist in an away league match for the first time since December 2018 (against Parma; while playing for Roma).

Kayserispor’s 3 goals were not enough for victory

Olivier Kemen in the 45+4th minute, Mame Thiam from the penalty spot in the 56th minute, and Miguel Cardoso in the 73rd minute scored Kayserispor’s goals. Cameroonian midfielder Kemen, in his 13th match of the season with the yellow-red team, reached his 2nd goal.

Mame Thiam scored 12 goals

Mame Thiam, who found the net from the penalty spot, displayed an impressive performance with 12 goals and 2 assists in 16 matches he played this season. According to Opta data, by sending his 12th goal into Fenerbahçe’s net in the 2023/24 season, Mame Thiam achieved the highest goal tally in a single season in his Süper Lig career.

Kayserispor lost in the league after a long time

Kayserispor, defeated by Fenerbahçe at home, had not faced a defeat in the last 7 matches played in the league before this encounter. The Yellow-Red team had secured 6 victories and 1 draw in the previous 7 matches.

Fenerbahçe, the only team unbeaten away

Fenerbahçe, the only team without an away defeat in the Süper Lig this season (7W 1D), started a season with a longer unbeaten streak away from home last in the 2005/06 season (8W 1D).

Results of Away Matches:

• Samsunspor 0-2
• Ankaragücü 0-1
• Alanyaspor 0-1
• Kasımpaşa 0-2
• Pendikspor 0-5
• Adana Demirspor 0-0
• Beşiktaş 1-3
• Kayserispor 3-4

Highlights of the game

1′ And the match has started…

3′ Batshuayi, meeting a ball played behind Kayserispor’s defense, found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper. The shot by the Fenerbahçe player narrowly missed the goal.

8′ Cengiz Ünder, receiving Fred’s pass inside Kayserispor’s penalty area, about a meter behind the penalty spot, sent the ball to the net with his right foot. 1-0

23′ Boa Morte, in a Kayserispor attack, entered Fenerbahçe’s penalty area from the left and made a cross towards Gökhan Sazdağı at the far post. The ball went out on top from Sazdağı’s vollying attempt.

29′ Fred, in a Fenerbahçe attack, took a ground shot from about 25 meters, facing the Kayserispor goal, but the ball narrowly missed the goal.

40′ Batshuayi increased the lead to 2 goals with a shot from inside the penalty area.

45+3′ Kemen, who seized Serdar Aziz’s mistake, scored the goal, reducing Kayserispor’s deficit to 1.

50′ Batshuayi scored again, putting his team 2 goals ahead.

56′ Thiam scored a penalty after Djiku’s handball, bringing the score level for his team.

73′ Cardoso, receiving a back-heel pass from Thiam, defeated Livakovic and equalized the score.

79′ Batshuayi scored again, putting his team ahead with a penalty kick.