Critical away win for Fenerbahçe: After 3 matches

Slavia Prague took the lead in the 7th minute of the match played at Eden Arena. Lukas Provod delivered a cross from the left wing, and Tomas Chory found the net with a close-range strike: 1-0.

Fenerbahçe's response to this goal came in the 35th minute of the match. Edin Dzeko, who met the ball outside the penalty area following a pass from Szymanski, drove toward the edge of the penalty arc and beat Kinsky with a strike to level the score at 1-1.

A goal scored by Slavia Prague in the 42nd minute by Lukas Provod was disallowed due to offside.

The first half of the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Although Slavia Prague pushed for a winning goal, it was Fenerbahçe who found the net. In the 85th minute of the match, Youssef En-Nesyri's shot from a Dusan Tadic pass found the net despite goalkeeper Kinsky's intervention, putting the Yellow-Navies ahead 2-1.

Managing to protect their lead for the remainder of the match, Fenerbahçe left the pitch with a 2-1 victory and secured the 3 points.

Fenerbahçe, winning after a 3-match hiatus in the Europa League, increased their points to 8 and climbed to 15th place. Slavia Prague, remaining at 4 points, stayed in 26th place.

In the 6th week of the Europa League, the Yellow-Navies will host Athletic Bilbao at home. Slavia Prague will host Anderlecht.

FRED SUSPENDED

Fenerbahçe's Brazilian player Fred has been suspended after receiving a yellow card against Slavia Prague.

In the 45th minute of the match, Fred attempted to intervene in a dialogue between Edin Dzeko and referee Sascha Stegemann, and was penalized with a yellow card for touching the referee during the incident.

Following the card shown to Fred, head coach Jose Mourinho reacted to the referee.

The Brazilian player had previously received yellow cards in the away matches against Twente and AZ Alkmaar.

Fred will not be able to play in the home match against Athletic Bilbao in the sixth week of the UEFA Europa League.

DZEKO SCORED HIS FIRST GOAL IN THE UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE

Fenerbahçe's Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko scored his first goal in the UEFA Europa League this season with the goal he recorded in the first half against Slavia Prague.

Dzeko, who moved toward the penalty arc with a pass from Szymanski in the 35th minute of the match and sent the ball into the net with a powerful strike, was the one who brought the score to 1-1.

Dzeko, who has recorded 7 goals in the Trendyol Super League and 4 goals in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers this season, increased his goal tally to 12 against Slavia Prague.

EN-NESYRI SCORED IN 3 CONSECUTIVE EUROPEAN MATCHES

Fenerbahçe's Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri, who brought the score to 2-1 in the 85th minute with a pass from Tadic, increased his goal tally in the UEFA Europa League to 3.

The Moroccan player, who scored his first goal in Europe this season in the Manchester United match played in the third week, had also recorded the only goal for the yellow-navy team in the away match against AZ Alkmaar.

Youssef En-Nesyri, who entered the game in the 78th minute against Slavia Prague and put his team ahead 7 minutes later, played a significant role in the victory.

The prolific striker reached the longest scoring streak of his European cup career with the goals he scored in 3 consecutive matches.

UNABLE TO KEEP A CLEAN SHEET IN EUROPE

Fenerbahçe, leaving the Slavia Prague away match with a 2-1 victory, has conceded a goal in all nine European matches they have played this season.

Starting the season with the Lugano matches in the UEFA Champions League, the yellow-navy team won 4-3 away and also left the home match with a 2-1 victory.

Fenerbahçe, who were paired with France's Lille in the next round, lost 2-1 on the opponent's field and continued their journey in the UEFA Europa League after a 1-1 draw at home.

Jose Mourinho's students, playing their fifth match in this competition, defeated Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1, while leaving the Twente and Manchester United matches with 1-1 draws.

Fenerbahçe, who lost 3-1 to AZ Alkmaar on the opponent's field, won 2-1 against Slavia Prague, meaning they have conceded a goal in all 9 European matches this season.

Fenerbahçe has scored 15 goals in these matches while conceding 14.

FENERBAHÇE'S FIRST AWAY VICTORY

Returning from the Slavia Prague away match with a 2-1 victory, Fenerbahçe won away for the first time in the UEFA Europa League this season.

Starting the season with a home victory against Union Saint-Gilloise, the yellow-navy team then left the Twente away match with a 1-1 draw. After the home draw against Manchester United and a 3-1 loss away to AZ Alkmaar, Fenerbahçe achieved their first away victory of the season by defeating Slavia Prague 2-1.

19 THOUSAND 308 SPECTATORS WATCHED THE MATCH

The stands were completely full for the Slavia Prague-Fenerbahçe match.

In the announcement made during the second half of the match, it was stated that 19 thousand 308 spectators were present in the stadium.

According to the announcement made at the 19 thousand 370 capacity Eden Arena, 62 seats remained empty.

News Source: 12punto