Fenerbahçe beat Beşiktaş in eventful Istanbul derby
Fenerbahçe beat Beşiktaş 2-1 at home in the season's first derby at the Ülker Stadium on the Asian side of Istanbul. Five players were given their marching orders in a fiery Super League clash between Istanbul giants Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş on Saturday with two of the red cards dished out in the final minutes.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 24 September 2017
- Modified Date: 12:59 | 24 September 2017
A total of five red cards and two penalty decisions stole the show in Istanbul on Saturday night when Fenerbahçe defeated rival Beşiktaş 2-1 in Turkey's Super Lig match.
The match in Fenerbahçe's Sükrü Saracoğlu Ülker Stadium saw the home team take the lead in the 20th minute when Brazilian attacking midfielder Giuliano converted the penalty kick after stiker Vincent Janssen was brought down inside the six yard box.
Just before half time, Beşiktaş' winger Ricardo Quaresma was sent sent off for two yellow cards and Fenerbahçe's Luis Neto was dismissed with a red card when he brought down striker Cenk Tosun.
In the second half, both teams efforts to score were fruitless until the 86th minute, when Janssen converted the penalty kick to put his team up 2-0, which resulted with defensive midfielder Atiba Hutchinson's dismissal from the floor with a second yellow card.
Only a minute later, Beşiktaş scored a goal thanks to a header pass from striker Alvaro Negredo to Ryan Babel, who also finished with a header in the 87th minute.
Fenerbahçe defender İsmail Köybaşı was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the 88th minute, Oğuzhan Özyakup was also dismissed from the field for a second yellow card as well before the final whistle.
Fenerbahçe, with the 2-1 win, increased their points total to 11 after six matches, while Beşiktaş suffered their first loss of the season.