Beşiktaş defeated Göztepe in Izmir 3-1 on Sunday evening in Turkish Super Lig's 11th match week.
The visiting Istanbul club took the lead after the 7th minute when Brazilian Anderson Talisca's 12-meter header defeated Göztepe's goalkeeper.
Beşiktaş double-fired in the second half, Ryan Babel increased the lead to 2-0 in the 47th minute and Cenk Tosun added one for his team in the 53rd minute.
Göztepe found a lifeline in the 66th minute to make the score 3-1 but Beşiktaş were able to run away with the victory.
The win increased Beşiktaş' total points to 21 to remain sitting at third-place, while Göztepe is now at 8th place with 17 points.
- BAŞAKŞEHİR CLOSELY FOLLOWING GALATASARAY
In other Sunday clash, Medipol Başakşehir won in Malatya against Yeni Malatyaspor with a score of 2-0.
Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Turkish striker Mevlüt Erdinç were on board for the away team, who increased their points total to 23, just three points behind Galatasaray.
Başakşehir will meet on their home floor against leaders Galatasaray on Nov. 18, Saturday.
- FENERBAHCE WOEFUL IN ANKARA
Fenerbahçe's struggles continued over the weekend when they failed to protect their lead against Osmanlıspor in Ankara on Saturday evening.
The Yellow Canaries took the lead in the first half but Osmanlıspor's 89th minute goal meant another point loss for Fenerbahçe with the score of 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Fenerbahçe now found themselves nine points behind Galatasaray, with 17 points after 11 matches.
Istanbul club's 11-week performance in this season marked their worst in 27 years, when they accumulated only 16 points after 11 matches in 1990/1991 season.
Here are the full results of match week 11 in Turkey's Super Lig:
Galatasaray - Gençlerbirliği: 5-1
Kasımpaşa - Bursaspor: 2-2
Kayserispor - Trabzonspor: 0-0
Antalyaspor - Karabükspor: 2-1
Osmanlıspor - Fenerbahçe: 1-1
Akhisarspor - Alanyaspor: 0-4
Yeni Malatyaspor - Başakşehir: 0-2
Sivasspor - Konyaspor: 2-1
Göztepe - Beşiktaş: 1-3
