Fenerbahçe misses out on qualification in penalty shootout

The match, played at Ülker Stadium and ending with a 1-0 lead for Fenerbahçe in regular time, went to penalties.

The yellow-navy team was defeated 3-2 by their opponent in the penalty shootout and bid farewell to the tournament.

Following this result, Olympiacos became the side to advance to the semi-finals of the Conference League, while our representative Fenerbahçe bid farewell to the tournament in the quarter-finals.

FENERBAHÇE'S RECORD

Starting the organization from the 2nd qualifying round, the yellow-navies eliminated Zimbru, Maribor, and Twente, respectively. Competing against Nordsjaelland, Ludogorets, and Spartak Trnava in the group stage, Fenerbahçe finished the group as leaders with 12 points and advanced directly to the round of 16.

In this round, they eliminated the Belgian team Union Saint-Gilloise with scores of 3-0 and 0-1 to secure their place in the quarter-finals. Having lost 3-2 to the Greek representative in the first leg of the quarter-finals, Fenerbahçe took a 1-0 lead in the second leg, taking the match to extra time. With no goals scored in extra time, the match went to a penalty shootout. Despite Livakovic saving 2 penalties, Fenerbahçe, failing to convert 3 penalties, lost the semi-final ticket to their opponent.

Fenerbahçe played 16 matches in the Conference League this season, including qualifiers, recording 12 wins and 4 losses. İsmail Kartal's students scored 40 goals while conceding 17.

STARTING LINEUPS

Fenerbahçe: Livakovic; Osayi-Samuel, Djiku, Becao, Ferdi Kadıoğlu; İsmail Yüksek, Fred; Dusan Tadic, İrfan Can Kahveci, Szymanski; Dzeko

Olympiacos: Tzolakis; Rodinei, Ntoi, Carmo, Ortega; Hezze, Chiquinho; Fortounis, Jovetic, Podence; El-Kaabi

KEY MOMENTS OF THE MATCH

120' RED CARD | Ntoi, who fouled Cengiz in an aerial duel, received a second yellow card and was sent off.

114' Tadic, meeting the cross from the right wing, shot with his right foot. The ball went wide of the post.

112' Ferdi Kadıoğlu went down for Fenerbahçe. Santiago Hezze received a yellow card for Olympiacos.

103' A header from Konstantinos Fortounis' cross into the penalty area for Olympiacos hit Livakovic and bounced off the post. Djiku cleared the ball off the line after an Olympiacos player tried to finish the rebound.

90+4' YELLOW CARD | Sebastian Szymanski received a yellow card for his challenge on his opponent.

90+4' YELLOW CARD | Masouras received a yellow card for his challenge on Tadic for Olympiacos.

86' Sebastian Szymanski's touch from Tadic's cross from the left wing to the near post went over the crossbar.

82' Michy Batshuayi slipped behind the defense and found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Batshuayi sent the ball into the net with a clean strike, but the offside flag was raised after the goal.

80' We were caught short-handed after the corner kick. Masouras, one-on-one with the goalkeeper, could not beat Livakovic.

79' İrfan Can Kahveci, cutting inside from the right wing, shot at the goal with his right foot. The ball was deflected for a corner by the goalkeeper.

50' The defense blocked the ball from Ferdi, who made a great run from the left wing. Dzeko's direct shot at the goal hit the defense and stayed on the top netting.

45' Szymanski, who wanted to shoot at the edge of the penalty area from a loose ball, suddenly went down and suffered an injury. The referee allowed play to continue.

SECOND HALF UNDERWAY

37' YELLOW CARD | İrfan Can Kahveci went down for Fenerbahçe just as he was getting past his opponent. Ortega received a yellow card.

30' In a fast break for our representative, the ball from Sebastian Szymanski's pass from the right diagonal did not reach Tadic. The defense sent the ball to a corner from in front of the goal.

18' In Fred's long pass behind the defense, Tadic passed to Dzeko next to him in a one-on-one position with the goalkeeper. The opposing defense intercepted the ball as it fell behind Dzeko.

12' GOAL | İrfan Can Kahveci's shot to the near post, receiving the ball from Szymanski's pass in an attack developing from the left wing, found the net.

1' The first whistle blew in the tough match.