Fenerbahçe Blown Away by Late Equalizer in 2-2 Draw Against Slavia Prague
Fenerbahçe squandered a two-goal lead at home to draw 2-2 against Slavia Prague in Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League, following a dramatic 90th-minute equalizer at the Chobani Stadium.
Early strikes from Oğuz Aydın and Mason Greenwood gave the hosts a comfortable command within the opening 11 minutes. However, Lukas Provod pulled one back for the Czech side before Adam Kacor struck late in normal time to silence the Kadıköy crowd.
The result leaves Fenerbahçe on 2 points in the Champions League group standings, while Slavia Prague picked up their first point (1 point).
In Matchday 4 of the competition, Fenerbahçe will remain at home to host Premier League giants Liverpool, while Slavia Prague welcome Arsenal to the Czech capital.
Match Highlights
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1′ – Kick-off at the Chobani Stadium.
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4′ (GOAL – 1-0) – Oğuz Aydın opened the scoring with a brilliant individual effort! Receiving the ball on the right wing, Oğuz cut inside toward the edge of the box and unleashed a powerful strike into the top corner, beating goalkeeper Oliver Markovic despite his initial touch.
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11′ (GOAL – 2-0) – Mason Greenwood doubled Fenerbahçe’s advantage! Nelson Semedo picked out Greenwood’s run into the penalty box from the right flank. The English forward adjusted his feet before drilling a low finish past Markovic into the bottom corner.
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15′ (GOAL – 2-1) – Slavia Prague pulled a goal back following a defensive error. Ederson played the ball out to Matteo Guendouzi on the edge of the area, whose misplaced pass was intercepted by Lukas Provod, leaving him one-on-one to slot home.
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27′ – Greenwood broke into the box from the right, beat his defender, and laid the ball off for Guendouzi, whose first-time effort from the edge of the box whistled narrowly over the crossbar.
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37′ – N’Golo Kanté set up Oğuz Aydın on the left channel outside the box, but his swerving, long-range attempt shaved the outside of the post.
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45′ – Archie Brown carried the ball out from deep within his own half into the opposition territory before floating a cross toward the far post. Vedat Muriqi controlled the delivery and fired toward goal, but Markovic produced a solid save to deny him.
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HT: Fenerbahçe 2-1 Slavia Prague
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46′ – The second half underway.
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61′ – Slavia created a threat as Dominik Sturm found Jan Nowak inside the box from the right, but a crucial last-ditch block by the Fenerbahçe defense turned the dangerous angle away.
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64′ – Dorgeles Nene missed a golden opportunity! Romelu Lukaku drove down the left wing and cut a pass back across the box. Nene met it with a first-time strike, but Markovic made another key save.
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82′ – Greenwood slipped Lukaku through inside the area, but the Belgian striker turned onto his preferred foot and shot just over the bar.
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90′ (GOAL – 2-2) – Slavia Prague snatched a late equalizer! Emmanuel Ayaosi delivered a cross from the right wing into the six-yard box, where Adam Kacor reacted fastest to turn the ball past Ederson and seal a dramatic point.
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FT: Fenerbahçe 2-2 Slavia Prague
