14.03.2025 02:00
Our representative in the UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe, faced Rangers in the first match of the Round of 16, losing 3-1 at home in Kadıköy. In the away match, they managed to secure a 2-0 victory after 120 minutes, taking the chance to advance to penalties. However, the yellow-blues lost 3-2 in the penalty shootout and were eliminated from the tournament.
Our representative in the UEFA Europa League, Fenerbahçe, faced the Scottish team Rangers in the second leg after losing the first match 3-1 at Kadıköy in the round of 16. The yellow-blues finished the 90 minutes leading 2-0, taking the match to penalties, but succumbed to their opponent in the shootout.
SURPRISING YELLOW CARD FOR TALISCA
In the 19th minute of the match, Talisca fell to the ground after being challenged by Jefte as he was about to enter the penalty area. Talisca and the Fenerbahçe players expected a penalty for this incident. Norwegian referee Espen Eskas stopped the game at this moment and issued a yellow card to the Brazilian star for attempting to deceive him. Talisca and the Fenerbahçe side reacted to this decision. The assistant coach Salvatore Foti, who was on the bench for the yellow-blues, also received a yellow card after this incident.
FENERBAHÇE EXPECTED A PENALTY
In the 39th minute of the match, Fenerbahçe players, believing that Rangers' Leon-Aderemi Balogun had handled the ball intended for Talisca from a header by Youssef En-Nesyri, turned to the referee and appealed for a penalty. After a while of communication with VAR, referee Espen Eskas decided to let the game continue.
SZMANSKI OPENED THE SCORING
Fenerbahçe found the goal they were looking for in the first half in the 45th minute. Sebastian Szymanski, who volleyed Kostic's cross, sent the ball into the net, putting his team ahead just before the end of the first half. With this goal, the first half ended with the yellow-blues in the lead.
ANOTHER PENALTY APPEAL FROM FENERBAHÇE
This time, Fenerbahçe expected a penalty in the 56th minute of the match. In this minute, Filip Kostic's shot, which entered the penalty area from the left, deflected off Rıdvan Yılmaz. The Fenerbahçe side appealed for a penalty in this incident as they did in the first half. Referee Espen Eskas again decided to let the game continue. After a brief VAR check, the game resumed.
POLISH STAR ONCE AGAIN ON STAGE
Sebastian Szymanski, the scorer of the first goal, made his presence felt again in the 73rd minute. Szymanski, who touched the ball that Mert Müldür had crossed from the right flank, managed to find the net once more, scoring his and his team's second goal, bringing the score to 2-0.
MERT MÜLDÜR INJURED
Mert Müldür, who provided the assist for the second goal for Fenerbahçe, could not continue the game due to an injury. Alexander Djiku came on for Mert in the 88th minute. With no further goals in the remaining minutes, the yellow-blues finished the 90 minutes leading 2-0 thanks to the Polish star's goals, and the match went into extra time.
NO GOALS IN EXTRA TIME
Both teams failed to convert the chances they created in the two 15-minute extra time periods, so the score remained unchanged, and the team advancing to the quarter-finals was determined by a penalty shootout.
FENERBAHÇE ELIMINATED IN PENALTIES
Fenerbahçe, who lost 3-2 in the penalty shootout where Dusan Tadic, Fred, and Mert Hakan missed their shots, bid farewell to the UEFA Europa League in the round of 16. Rangers, who secured their place in the quarter-finals, will face the Spanish team Athletic Bilbao.