06.03.2025 22:50
In the first match of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16, Fenerbahçe hosted the Scottish team Glasgow Rangers and lost 3-1. With this result, the yellow-navy team made their chances of advancing to the next round difficult before the away return match.
Our representative in the UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe, hosted the Scottish team Glasgow Rangers in the first match of the Round of 16. The yellow-blues lost to their opponent 3-1.
FENERBAHÇE CONCEDED A GOAL BY A FEW MILLIMETERS
The visiting team started the match quickly. Fenerbahçe fell behind in the 6th minute with a goal conceded. After Szymanski lost the ball twice, it came to Skriniar. The ball cleared by Skriniar deflected off a Rangers player and fell in front of Dessers. Dessers, who got past İrfan Can, took his shot and then Çağlar Söyüncü intervened. The Spanish referee Gonzalez announced the goal decision with goal-line technology. The subsequent goal-line technology animation showed that the ball had crossed the line by a few millimeters.
ÇAĞLAR COULD NOT CONTINUE THE GAME
In the yellow-blues, defender Çağlar Söyüncü experienced a problem with his right hamstring. Medical staff were called onto the field to treat Çağlar. The experienced defender could not continue after the treatment and was replaced by Alexander Djiku in the 16th minute.
DJIKU, WHO CAME ON, EQUALIZED THE SCORE
Djiku, who came on for the injured Çağlar, brought his team back to level terms. In the 30th minute, he sent the ball into the net after a corner taken by Szymanski, leveling the score at 1-1.
RANGERS BACK IN FRONT
Rangers took the lead again in the 42nd minute of the match. Cerny carried the ball from the midfield and played a one-two with Dessers, finding himself face to face with goalkeeper İrfan Can. The Czech player sent the ball into the net with a low shot, giving his team a 2-1 lead. This goal also determined the score of the first half.
MOURINHO'S TACTICAL MOVE WITH TALISCA AT HALFTIME
After finishing the first 45 minutes trailing 2-1, Fenerbahçe's coach Jose Mourinho made a move at halftime. The Portuguese coach brought Anderson Talisca onto the field in place of Yusuf Akçiçek for the second half.
DESSERS' 2 GOALS DISALLOWED FOR OFFSIDE
Glasgow Rangers had two goals disallowed by VAR just 6 minutes apart in the second half against Fenerbahçe. The goal scored by Cyril Dessers in the 51st minute, after a rebound from İrfan Can, was ruled offside following a VAR review. In the 57th minute, Dessers found the net after a run behind the defense, but VAR intervened once again and ruled it out.
CERNY INCREASED THE LEAD TO 2
Vaclav Cerny, who had given his team a 2-1 lead in the final minutes of the first half, determined the score of the match in the 81st minute. Cerny, who scored his second and his team's third goal, increased the lead to 2. With no further goals in the remaining minutes, the Scottish team emerged victorious with a score of 3-1.