1 red card, 3 injuries: Critical victory for Fenerbahçe against Başakşehir

Hosting Başakşehir in the 16th week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe secured a 3-1 victory with goals from Dzeko and En-Nesyri. The yellow-navies, who suffered the shock of three injuries during the match, increased their points to 35 and continued their pursuit of Galatasaray.

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1 red card, 3 injuries: Critical victory for Fenerbahçe against Başakşehir

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Fenerbahçe hosted Başakşehir at Ülker Stadium in the 16th week of the Süper Lig. Looking to find morale after consecutive defeats in Europe and the league, the yellow-navy blues secured a critical 3-1 victory.

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FENERBAHÇE DOMINANCE IN THE FIRST HALF

Fenerbahçe displayed a dominant performance in the first half of the match. The home team took the lead with a stylish strike from Edin Dzeko in the 42nd minute and gained an advantage in the 45+1st minute when Başakşehir's Ba was shown a red card following a VAR review for his challenge on Dzeko.

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EN-NESYRI DOUBLES UP

Although Başakşehir equalized with a goal from Piatek in the 59th minute of the second half, Fenerbahçe regained the lead. The yellow-navy blues went ahead again with a header from Youssef En-Nesyri in the 74th minute, and extended the lead to two in the 89th minute with another header from En-Nesyri.

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INJURY CRISIS

Fenerbahçe goalkeeper Livakovic, winger Oğuz Aydın, and center-back Becao were unable to continue the match due to injuries. These injuries cast a shadow over the joy of the victory.

With this result, Fenerbahçe increased its points to 35, maintaining the gap with Galatasaray. Başakşehir remained at 22 points.

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MATCH MINUTES

In the 3rd minute, following an errant pass by Deniz Dilmen, Amrabat attempted a first-time shot at the empty net from the middle of the opponent's half, but the ball went wide.

In the 22nd minute, Dzeko touched a cross from Kostic from the left in front of the six-yard box, but the ball, deflected by the defense, went out near the post.

In the 26th minute, Osayi-Samuel, who met the ball in the penalty area with his back to the goal, spotted Dzeko at the arc. Dzeko's first-time shot was tipped for a corner by the goalkeeper.

In the 27th minute, Oğuz Aydın, who met the ball on the left diagonal inside the penalty area with a pass from İrfan Can Kahveci, pulled it inside and curled a shot toward the far post, but the ball hit the post and went out.

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In the 32nd minute, Dominik Livakovic, who was injured, could not continue the game for Fenerbahçe. Ertuğrul Çetin replaced Livakovic in goal. Ertuğrul Çetin had previously guarded the Fenerbahçe goal in 2 Süper Lig matches.

In the 35th minute, Oğuz Aydın spotted İrfan Can Kahveci making a run from behind on the left diagonal inside the penalty area. İrfan Can's powerful shot from the left of the penalty spot was parried back into play by the goalkeeper.

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In the 38th minute, Çağlar Söyüncü rose well to a cross from İrfan Can Kahveci from the right on the left side of the six-yard box, but the goalkeeper tipped his header for a corner.

In the 42nd minute, Fenerbahçe took the lead. In a sudden attack, Dzeko curled a shot into the far post from the left diagonal inside the penalty area following a pass from Szymanski: 1-0.

In the 44th minute, arguments broke out between players on the pitch. Opoku and Amrabat were shown yellow cards.

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In the 45+1st minute, the referee, following a VAR warning, deemed Ba's challenge on Edin Dzeko a red card offense.

In the 55th minute, the injured Oğuz Aydın was helped off the pitch by medical teams. Saint-Maximin replaced him. Dusan Tadic came on for İrfan Can Kahveci. The Fenerbahçe stands chanted in support of İrfan Can Kahveci.

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In the 59th minute, Piatek equalized the match with a final touch on a ball coming into the penalty area. With this, Başakşehir found a goal with their first shot against Fenerbahçe: 1-1.

In the 74th minute, Youssef En-Nesyri scored with a powerful header from a difficult position to put his team back in front: 2-1.

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In the 76th minute, Piatek found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper following a mistake by the Fenerbahçe defense. Piatek sent the ball wide from a favorable position.

In the 78th minute, Becao was also injured. The experienced player left the pitch on a stretcher. Since Fenerbahçe had no remaining substitution rights, they continued the game with 10 men.