Fenerbahçe advances to Turkish Cup quarterfinals with 3 wins in 3 matches
Fenerbahçe has secured its place in the quarterfinals after defeating Gaziantep FK 4-1 in the 3rd match of the Ziraat Turkish Cup group stage, finishing the group as the undefeated leader.
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In the 3rd week match of the Ziraat Turkish Cup Group B, Fenerbahçe faced Gaziantep FK away from home and secured 3 points with 4 goals. The goals that brought victory to the Yellow-Navy Blues were scored by Anderson Talisca (2), Youssef En-Nesyri, and Filip Kostic. Starting the tournament from the group stage, Jose Mourinho's students defeated Kasımpaşa 3-0 in their first match and beat Erzurumspor FK 5-0 in their second. By defeating the Gaziantep team with a 4-1 score today, Fenerbahçe has advanced to the next round.
Fenerbahçe's opponent in the quarterfinals will be determined after the draw to be held on Thursday, March 6. The Yellow-Navy Blues will participate in the draw as a seeded team, will play the match at home, and the fixtures in this round will be played according to the single-elimination format.
CONCEDED ONLY ONE GOAL
Fenerbahçe kept a clean sheet in the first 2 matches of the cup but conceded a goal in the 75th minute of the Gaziantep FK match. The Yellow-Navy Blues sent 12 goals into their opponents' nets. Ertuğrul Çetin served in goal for two matches, while İrfan Can Eğribayat took over for one match. İrfan Can Eğribayat, who took over the goal after goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic's injury, has played in 8 league matches, 4 Europa League matches, and 1 Turkish Cup match this season.
25TH GOAL FROM EN-NESYRI
Youssef En-Nesyri continued his rising performance of recent weeks against Gaziantep FK. En-Nesyri, who provided the assist for the first goal of the match, also scored a stylish volley in the 23rd minute. With this goal, En-Nesyri reached his 25th goal of the season. He has scored 4 goals in the 3 matches he played in the Turkish Cup. The Moroccan footballer was replaced by Edin Dzeko in the 80th minute.
3 GOALS IN 2 MATCHES FROM TALISCA
Anderson Talisca started in the 11 in 2 matches in the Turkish Cup and celebrated goals 3 times. The Brazilian footballer found the net in the 17th and 27th minutes. Talisca, who also has 1 goal in the league, reached his 4th goal in the Yellow-Navy jersey. Talisca remained on the field for 90 minutes against the southern team.