Fenerbahçe defeated Kasımpaşa 2-0, securing the top spot in the league.

Fenerbahçe shared the field with Kasımpaşa in the 5th week of the Trendyol Super League. The yellow-navy team managed to win the match 2-0. With the 3 points, Kanarya took the lead with a game in hand.

KASIMPAŞA EXPECTED A PENALTY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MATCH

The home team expected a penalty in the 2nd minute of the match. After the ball hit İsmail Yüksek's hand, who jumped for the aerial ball over Ben Ouanes in Fenerbahçe's penalty area, the eyes turned to referee Halil Umut Meler. Meler did not give a penalty but a foul due to the movement made to İsmail in the position.

FENERBAHÇE ALSO CLAIMED A PENALTY

Another penalty position occurred in Kasımpaşa's penalty area in the 11th minute. The ball hit Brekalo's right hand after Mert Müldür's cross from the right wing. While Fenerbahçe players claimed a penalty, referee Halil Umut Meler, after consulting with VAR referee Sarper Barış Saka, asked the game to start with a corner kick.

MAXIMIN SCORED

Fenerbahçe found the goal in the 22nd minute of the match, where penalty positions were discussed. Maximin, who controlled the ball on the left wing with Tadic's pass, pulled the ball to the right in front of the penalty area and shot it into the net. With this goal, the yellow-navy team took a 1-0 lead, and the star player scored his first goal in the team.

TADIC SCORED FROM THE PENALTY

Kanarya won a penalty after Opoku's intervention on Maximin in the penalty area. Tadic, who took the ball, sent it to the net and brought Fenerbahçe to a 2-0 lead. This goal was the Serbian star's 3rd goal in the league this season. The first half of the match ended with this goal, with a score of 2-0.

NO GOALS IN THE SECOND HALF

There were no goals in the second half of the match. Both teams failed to convert the opportunities they found in the second 45 minutes. Fenerbahçe, who won the match 2-0 with the goals they scored in the first half, was the victorious side.

UNDEFEATED RECORD AND LEADERSHIP

Fenerbahçe, with the victory against Kasımpaşa, increased their points to 13 after the 5th week and took the lead ahead of their arch-rival Galatasaray by 1 point. The yellow-navy team won 4 matches and drew 1 in these 5 matches. The match that Fenerbahçe drew was the 2-2 match against Göztepe. On the other hand, Fenerbahçe broke the club record in the Super League by not losing for 32 consecutive matches.