Fenerbahçe secured a resounding victory, thrashing Arca Çorum FK 0–5 on matchday 11 of the Turkish Süper Lig, played this Sunday. The Istanbul side put in one of their most convincing performances of the season and kicked off their new era under Emre Belözoğlu as manager with a thrashing.
The match, played at the Çorum Şehir Stadium, allowed the Yellow Canaries to boost their morale following their recent defeats against Galatasaray – which precipitated the permanent departure of İsmail Kartal – and Göztepe.
Greenwood and Irfan Can Kahveci led the rout
Fenerbahçe wasted no time in taking the lead. Mason Greenwood opened the scoring spree in the 12th minute following a counter-attack, after receiving the ball on the right wing from Oğuz Aydın and beating the opposing goalkeeper with an almost impossible shot. Nine minutes later, İrfan Can Kahveci extended the lead by capitalising on a ball won back by İsmail Yüksek, scoring with a powerful left-footed strike from outside the box that went in just inside the post.
The score remained 0–2 at half-time, but there was still plenty of the match to play. After the restart,Fenerbahçe continued to dominate on the pitch; in the 56th minute, İrfan Can Kahveci found the net once more with a shot from the edge of the box, following a lay-off fromMattéo Guendouzi, sending the ball in once again, grazing the left post.
The fourth goal of the afternoon came seven minutes later. Levent Mercan broke into the box with the ball following a run down the left flank by Guendouzi and laid the ball off to Greenwood, who scored again with a low shot, completing his brace.
Emre Belozoglu’s first win on his return to Fenerbahce
Oğuz Aydın made it 0–5 in the 75th minute: following an attacking move that began with a ball recovery in midfield, the striker capitalised on a pass from Kerem Aktürkoğlu from the left to slot the ball into the back of the net, leaving the home side’s goalkeeper, the Brazilian Marcos Felipe, powerless to prevent it.
This victory held special significance for Emre Belözoğlu, who made his official debut in this match as Fenerbahçe’s manager and now bears the responsibility of securing the long-awaited league title. With this result, Fenerbahçe have reached 19 points in the table, although they remain 9 points behind Galatasaray, who beat Amed SFK – a newly promoted side from Diyarbakır – 4–3 in Istanbul. Fener’s next league fixture – following the international break – will be against Kocaelispor.
Besiktas secure a commanding victory in Istanbul
Matchday 11 of the Turkish Super League concluded on Sunday with a convincing victory for Beşiktaş, who beat Gençlerbirliği 3–0 at the Tüpraş Stadium in Istanbul.
Dušan Vlahović was the star of the show in a match that the Black Eagles completely dominated: he scored the black-and-whites’ first two goals, in the 20th and 45th minutes, the latter following a pass from Leandro Trossard, who finished off a spectacular solo run from the edge of the six-yard box. In between, Gençlerbirliği were reduced to ten men following Metehan Baltacı’s second yellow card in the 22nd minute.
In the closing stages of the match, Ernest Poku sealed the victory with the third goal, appearing at just the right moment to tap Trossard’s shot into the back of the net. With this victory, Beşiktaş pick up three crucial points in front of their home fans and remain 4th in the Turkish league with a total of 22 points.
Match stats
| ÇORUM FK | FENERBAHÇE | |
|---|---|---|
| Total shots | 15 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 8 | 7 |
| Possession | 41% | 59% |
| Fouls | 12 | 10 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 2 | 3 |
| Corners | 7 | 1 |
Results of the 11th round of the Super League
Turkish league: standings
| GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | |
| 1.GALATASARAY A.Ş. | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 28 |
| 2.TRABZONSPOR A.Ş. | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 25 |
| 3.AMED SPORTİF FAALİYETLER | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 23 |
| 4.BEŞİKTAŞ A.Ş. | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| 5.KASIMPAŞA A.Ş. | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 6.FENERBAHÇE A.Ş. | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 19 |
| 7.KOCAELİSPOR | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 8.İSTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 17 |
| 9.ARCA ÇORUM FK | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 16 |
| 10.GÖZTEPE A.Ş. | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 15 |
| 11.ÇAYKUR RİZESPOR A.Ş. | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 14 |
| 12.ERZURUMSPOR FK | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 14 |
| 13.CORENDON ALANYASPOR | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 12 |
| 14.GENÇLERBİRLİĞİ | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 11 |
| 15.TÜMOSAN KONYASPOR | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 8 |
| 16.GAZİANTEP FUTBOL KULÜBÜ A.Ş. | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 8 |
| 17.SAMSUNSPOR A.Ş. | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 7 |
| 18.EYÜPSPOR | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 30 | -27 | 3 |
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Pablo Gómez is a specialist in Turkey and has been editor-in-chief of Hispanatolia since 2011. He has been analysing current affairs and geopolitics in Turkey and the surrounding region since 2006.
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