English:
Istanbul Derby Ends in Thrilling Draw with Two Red Cards for Besiktas
Istanbul, Turkey – In a match filled with tension and emotions, the Istanbul derby between Besiktas and Fenerbahce ended in a 3-3 draw at Tupras Stadium. The match, corresponding to matchday 11 of the Süper Lig, was marked by two red cards for Besiktas that conditioned the course of the game.
Besiktas started strong, opening the scoring in the 5th minute with a goal by E. B. Toure, assisted by V. Cerny. The lead was extended in the 22nd minute thanks to E. Topcu, with another assist from Toure. However, the panorama changed drastically when O. Kokcu (26′) and S. Yalcin (27′) received consecutive red cards, leaving Besiktas with nine men.
Fenerbahce took advantage of the numerical superiority. I. Yuksek reduced the deficit in the 32nd minute. M. Asensio equalized the match just before halftime, in the 45th minute, assisted by D. Nene.
In the second half, despite being outnumbered, Besiktas fought to maintain the tie. However, J. Duran put Fenerbahce ahead in the 83rd minute. The final score was 3-3.
The match was plagued by fouls and cards, with Fenerbahce committing 17 fouls and receiving four yellow cards (N. Semedo, E. Alvarez, J. Duran, E. Topcu) and Besiktas incurring in 7 fouls. Fenerbahce dominated ball possession with 69% compared to Besiktas’s 31%, and generated more scoring chances, with 23 total shots compared to Besiktas’s 9.
Referee Ali Yilmaz, from Turkey, had a hectic night in this intense Istanbul derby.
Substitutions besiktas: at minute 37 C. Under came in and S. Ucan went out., at minute 58 V. Cerny came in and M. Rashica went out., at minute 86 W. Ndidi came in and T. Abraham went out.
Substitutions fenerbahce: at minute 46 D. Nene came in and Talisca went out., at minute 66 Y. En Nesyri came in and J. Duran went out., at minute 72 K. Akturkoglu came in and O. Aydin went out., at minute 80 L. Mercan came in and A. Brown went out., at minute 80 M. Asensio came in and S. Szymanski went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Besiktas
Fenerbahce
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