11.12.2024 20:30
In the 6th week of the UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe, hosting Athletic Bilbao, lost 2-0 to the Spanish team in a match they finished with 10 players, leaving their chances of reaching the top 8 to miracles.
Fenerbahçe hosted the Spanish team Athletic Bilbao in the 6th week of the UEFA Europa League. The yellow-blues lost to their opponent 2-0.
MINISTER BAK AND UEFA PRESIDENT CEFERIN WERE IN THE TRIBUNE
Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak and UEFA President Alexander Ceferin attended the match at the stadium. Minister Bak and Ceferin watched the match in the protocol tribune along with Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, UEFA Executive Committee Member Servet Yardımcı, TFF 1st Vice President Ceyhun Kazancı, and Fenerbahçe Club President Ali Koç.
SAMET'S MISTAKE COST DEARLY
In the 5th minute of the match, Samet wanted to pass the ball back to goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic. Samet's pass was too short, and Gorka Guruzeta intervened. Guruzeta saw Inaki Williams in an open position. Inaki Williams sent the ball into the net from the open position, putting his team ahead 1-0.
FANS REACTED TO SAMET AND THE SUPPORT ANNOUNCEMENT
Fenerbahçe fans heavily protested Samet Akaydin by booing him after the mistake. Some of the yellow-blue fans reacted to those who protested Samet. Meanwhile, after these developments, an announcement was made over the stadium speakers saying, "Dear Fenerbahçe supporters, please support all our players." The fans also booed this announcement.
BILBAO'S STAR INJURED
The 22-year-old star of the visiting team, Nico Williams, could not continue playing after suffering an injury in the first half of the match. Williams was substituted for Alex Berenguer in the 37th minute.
THE SPANIARDS INCREASED THE LEAD TO 2
The scorer of the first goal, Inaki Williams, increased the lead to 2 in the 45th minute. Sancet dribbled the ball from the midfield and passed it to Williams on the right wing. The star player's shot from the right side of the penalty area hit the crossbar and found the net. This goal also determined the score of the first half.
“ALI KOÇ RESIGN” CHANTS IN KADIKÖY
After the second goal conceded at the end of the first half against Bilbao, the yellow-blue fans called for Ali Koç to resign. The fans in Kadıköy chanted "Ali Koç resign" for a while. Additionally, Fenerbahçe supporters reacted to the team, which went into the locker room 2-0 down after the final whistle of the first half.
MOURINHO DID NOT SEND SAMET OUT FOR THE SECOND HALF
Fenerbahçe's head coach Jose Mourinho did not send Samet Akaydin, who started the match with a mistake that put the yellow-blues 1-0 behind and was booed by the fans throughout the first half, onto the field for the second 45 minutes. Instead of Samet, Çağlar Söyüncü, who had recovered from his injury, played in the second half.
MERT MÜLDÜR WAS SENT OFF
Mert Müldür, who was on the yellow card limit before the match, fouled Inaki Williams just outside the penalty area in the 57th minute. After the incident, Mert received a yellow card and was suspended. The national player received another yellow card 12 minutes later for another foul on Inaki Williams and was sent off with a red card. The 25-year-old defender will miss the Fenerbahçe-Lyon match in the 7th week of the UEFA Europa League.
CHANTS FOR AZIZ YILDIRIM INCREASED
Fenerbahçe fans chanted "Ali Koç resign," "Management resign," and "Tell me, president, what happened to your words, what have you done to the great Fener?" during the second half of the match. The fans also chanted against vice president Acun Ilıcalı. In the 71st minute of the match, the yellow-blue fans chanted "Aziz Yıldırım."
THE FIRST 8 DEPENDS ON MIRACLES
As no goals were scored in the second half, the Spanish team left the field victorious with a score of 2-0. With this result, Bilbao increased its points to 16, sitting at the top with a game in hand, while the yellow-blues remained at 8 points, jeopardizing their chances of making the top 8. The Canaries will host the French team Lyon on Thursday, January 23, in the 7th week match. Athletic Bilbao will face another representative, Beşiktaş, in Istanbul on Wednesday, January 22.