Fenerbahçe hosted Manchester United in the 3rd week of the UEFA Europa League. The yellow-navy team left the match in Kadıköy with a 1-1 draw. ERIKSEN OPENED THE SCORINGAlthough Fenerbahçe started the match effectively, they could not find the goal they were looking for despite their pressure. The visiting team, however, managed to find the net with the first shot taken by Christian Eriksen in the 15th minute, taking a 1-0 lead. In the remaining minutes of the first half, especially with En-Nesyri missing opportunities, the Canaries went into halftime trailing 1-0. EN NESYRI EQUALIZED THE SCOREContinuing their effective football in the second half, Fenerbahçe equalized in 4 minutes. In the 49th minute, Youssef En-Nesyri, who headed the ball between two opponents from a cross by Alan Saint-Maximin from the left wing, found the back of the net, bringing the score to 1-1. FENERBAHÇE EXPECTED A PENALTYFenerbahçe expected a penalty in the 57th minute of the match against Manchester United. Bright Osayi-Samuel made a move to evade Lisandro Martinez and also bypass Manuel Ugarte. After the challenge with Ugarte, Osayi fell to the ground, and Fenerbahçe players called for a penalty. The French referee of the match, Clement Turpin, stopped the game and awaited a VAR review. The French VAR referee Jerome Brisard requested the game to continue. MOURINHO RECEIVED A RED CARDFenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho was very angry after the decision not to award a penalty following the incident. Clement Turpin issued a direct red card to the Portuguese coach, who continued to protest intensely. OSAYI-SAMUEL INJUREDOsayi-Samuel, who was involved in the penalty incident, had to leave the game due to injury. The Nigerian player, who limped off the field after his injury, was replaced by Rodrigo Becao in the 62nd minute.
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