Fenerbahçe opened the season in the Trendyol Super League with a match against Adana Demirspor in front of their fans. The yellow and navy blues started the season with a 1-0 victory over the Adana representative in the first week match in Kadıköy, earning 3 points. 15-YEAR-OLD GOALKEEPER AGAINST FENERBAHÇEA surprise occurred in the squad of Adana Demirspor, who visited Fenerbahçe in the first week of the Super League. The Adana representative included young goalkeeper Deniz Eren Dönmezer in the squad. Deniz Eren being 15 years old drew the attention of football fans. The young goalkeeper played his first match in the Super League. MOURINHO FRUSTRATED AFTER FIRST MATCHAfter the repetition of the quick throw-in taken by Fenerbahçe in the 20th minute of the match, the technical director Jose Mourinho and his assistant Salvatore Foti became quite angry. Foti received a yellow card as a result of the objections. It was observed that Mourinho expressed his reaction to some decisions of referee Atilla Karaoğlan. The Portuguese coach also protested because the assistants of Adana Demirspor's Technical Director Michael Valkanis appeared to be ahead in the dugout. DZEKO SCORES AGAINFenerbahçe found the goal in the 34th minute of the match with Edin Dzeko. The Bosnian striker sent the ball into the net with a clean shot after Maximin carried the ball from midfield. With this goal, the team took a 1-0 lead. The first half ended with this score. The experienced forward, who played his 4th official match this season, celebrated his 5th goal. FENERBAHÇE EXPECTED PENALTY, BUT THE REFEREE DIDN'T GIVE ITIn the 40th minute of the match, Gravillon intervened in the ball crossed by İrfan Can Kahveci towards the right sideline. After this intervention, Fenerbahçe players expected a penalty. Atilla Karaoğlan, who decided to continue the game, stated that he had consulted with VAR referee Onur Özütoprak and there was no need to review the position. Karaoğlan later told Fenerbahçe players that the ball had deflected off Gravillon's body. This decision not to award a penalty caused controversy on social media. THE CANARY STARTED WITH 3 POINTSWith no more goals in the remaining minutes of the match, Fenerbahçe won the game 1-0 with Edin Dzeko's only goal and started the 2024-2025 season in the Trendyol Super League with 3 points.
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