Kante and Sidiki Cherif make their debuts
In the 21st week of the Super Lig, Fenerbahçe defeated Gençlerbirliği 3-1 at home to continue their pursuit of the top spot.
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With this result, the yellow-navies increased their points in the league to 49, continuing the title race 3 points behind Galatasaray.
Archie Brown and Levent Mercan, who are not yet match-fit, as well as the suspended Milan Skriniar and Edson Alvarez, were not included in the Fenerbahçe squad.
The goals that brought victory to the yellow-navies were scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu in the 27th and 33rd minutes, and by Anderson Talisca from a penalty in the 16th minute. Gençlerbirliği's only goal was scored by Koita in the 55th minute.
Kerem Aktürkoğlu broke his 8-match goal drought in the league. Kerem increased his league goal tally to 3, reaching a total of 8 goals across all competitions.
Fenerbahçe's world-famous new signing N'Golo Kante made his debut in the yellow-navy jersey. The French midfielder was replaced by İsmail Yüksek in the 62nd minute.
Sidiki Cherif, one of Fenerbahçe's new signings, was included in the matchday squad for the first time. The young striker entered the game in the 82nd minute, replacing Anderson Talisca.
On the other hand, there was only one change in the Gençlerbirliği lineup compared to the previous match. Franco Tongya was included in the starting 11 in place of M'Baye Niang. Niang was not included in the match squad.