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Sivasspor defeat Fenerbahçe to cement 3rd spot in Turkish Super League

Anadolu Agency SPORTS
Published July 13,2020
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Demir Grup Sivasspor toppled Fenerbahçe 2-1 in Sunday's Turkish Super League match to sit in the third spot in the standings.

Sivasspor took the lead in the ninth minute at the Ulker Stadium as Ivorian forward Arouna Kone scored a penalty, 1-0.

Home team Fenerbahçe pulled level in the 27th minute as Turkish winger Deniz Türüç skipped Sivasspor goalkeeper Mamadou Samassa to score the equalizer for his team, 1-1.

In the 44th minute, the visitors made it 2-1 as Sivasspor's Turkish midfielder Emre Kılınç had a through ball to the net for the winner.

Thanks to the first-half goals, Sivasspor secured the victory in Istanbul.

Third in place, Sivasspor boosted their points to 57 as the 2019-20 season will conclude in two weeks.

Having lost Sunday's match, Fenerbahçe came seventh with 50 points.

In the next match, the Yellow Canaries will visit rivals Beşiktaş for a derby.

ANKARAGÜCÜ STUN GALATASARAY

Galatasaray extended their poor form in the league over the 1-0 loss to MKE Ankaragücü in the capital Ankara.

Ankaragücü's Argentine midfielder Oscar Scarione scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in the 62nd minute at Eryaman Stadium.

So, Galatasaray was unable to win for eight matches in the league. The Lions, who have already thrown in the towel, got their last win on March 1 by 3-0 against Gençlerbirliği.

They were one of the title contenders in the league at the time. But after that win, Galatasaray had four draws and four losses.

Galatasaray had 52 points in 32 games to be in the fifth spot in standings.

Despite the win, Ankaragücü were still in last place with 29 points.

RESULTS:

Göztepe - Genclerbirliği: 1-3

MKE Ankaragücü - Galatasaray: 1-0

Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Aytemiz Alanyaspor: 1-0

Fenerbahçe - Demir Grup Sivasspor: 1-2

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