Fenerbahçe visited Eyüpspor in the 17th week of the Trendyol Super League. The yellow-navy team left the field with a 1-1 draw, suffering a serious blow in the championship race.
FENERBAHÇE EXPECTED A PENALTY Fenerbahçe expected a penalty in the 23rd minute of the match. Dusan Tadic made a header from Filip Kostic's cross. The ball then hit Robin Yalçın. Tadic and Fenerbahçe players protested that the ball hit Robin Yalçın's hand inside the penalty area. VAR referee İlker Coşkun reviewed the situation after the ball went out. The match referee Emre Kargın requested that the game continue with a goal kick after İlker Coşkun's review.
IMAGE: BEINSPORTS AHMED KUTUCU OPENED THE SCORING The home team took the lead in the 26th minute of the match. Caner Erkin's long ball from his own half was brought down by Thiam to Ahmed Kutucu, who was on his left at the edge of the penalty area. Ahmed scored with a right-footed shot, putting his team ahead 1-0.
FENERBAHÇE'S RED CARD PROTEST Fenerbahçe players expected a red card in the 37th minute. Sebastian Szymanski fell to the ground after a challenge with Luccas Claro and could not get up for a while. Fenerbahçe players protested for a red card, claiming that Luccas Claro stepped on Szymanski's lower leg, and they waited after referee Emre Kargın's warning to 'wait.' The game continued as VAR referee Mustafa İlker Coşkun did not issue a warning about the situation.
IMAGE: BEINSPORTS EN-NESYRI EQUALIZED THE SCORE The yellow-navy team equalized at the end of the first half. Kostic quickly dribbled the ball down the left wing and found En Nesyri at the penalty spot in the 45+4th minute. The Moroccan striker scored with a low shot using his left foot, bringing the score to 1-1.
ARDA TURAN WAS SENT OFF After En-Nesyri's equalizing goal, Eyüpspor's head coach Arda Turan and players protested, claiming that İrfan Can Kahveci fouled Caner Erkin before the Moroccan forward's goal. The match referee Emre Kargın penalized Arda Turan with a red card due to the intense protests. The young coach had to watch the second half of the match from the stands.
PLAYERS CLASHED DURING HALFTIME Meanwhile, after the final whistle of the first half, a tension arose between En-Nesyri and Ruben Vezo. Later, some other players also got involved in the argument. The tension ended when other players intervened.
IMAGE: BEINSPORTS KANARYA WON A PENALTY BUT THE OFFSIDE FLAG WAS RAISED In the 50th minute of the match, Youssef En-Nesyri, who broke through the defense, fell to the ground while trying to get past Berke, and the referee pointed to the penalty spot. However, the assistant referee raised his flag for offside before the position, and the penalty was deemed invalid.
TADIC HIT THE POST Fenerbahçe came very close to scoring in the 65th minute of the match. Tadic's shot hit the crossbar. Then, Szymanski's shot from inside the six-yard box was deflected by Berke Özer for a corner.
FENERBAHÇE REQUESTED A PENALTY ONCE AGAIN The yellow-navy team expected another penalty in the 66th minute. In Kostic's long pass, Osayi-Samuel, who met the ball in the right diagonal of the penalty area, fell to the ground after a challenge with Caner Erkin. After the position, Fenerbahçe players protested intensely for a penalty, and they reacted after no warning came from VAR.
IMAGE: BEIN SPORTS EYÜPSPOR'S GOAL WAS DISALLOWED DUE TO OFFSIDE Eyüpspor scored with Emre Akbaba in the 67th minute, but the assistant referee raised his flag for a foul by Halil on Djiku before the goal. Referee Emre Kargın adhered to the assistant's decision.
SUSTAINED A BLOW IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE No more goals were scored in the remaining minutes of the match, and the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
With this result, Fenerbahçe, which lost a very important 2 points in the championship race, increased its points to 36, while Eyüpspor reached 27 points. The yellow-navy team is 5 points behind the leader Galatasaray with one match in hand. If Cimbom leaves the away match against Kayserispor on Sunday with 3 points, the gap will increase to 8. In the next match week of the league, Fenerbahçe will host Hatayspor at home, while Eyüpspor will face Antalyaspor away.