The Yellow Canaries started 2015 with a clean win as Dutch star Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring in the 20th minute and Alper Potuk doubled the lead in the 49th minute to give Fener a comfortable lead. Caner Erkin was undisputedly the man of the match tonight as he was well-disciplined in defence and assisted both of the match's goals.
Fenerbahce now move to the first spot and enjoy a two point lead over Besiktas with 36 points; however Besiktas still have a match to play and that is against Galatasaray on Sunday evening. If Besiktas lose or draw they will stay in second and only a win would give them the league lead back.
İstanbul Başakşehir had two former Fenerbahce players in Semih Senturk and Volkan Babacan.
Match details:
Fenerbahçe: Volkan Demirel, Gökhan Gönül, Bekir İrtegün, Egemen Korkmaz, Caner Erkin, Mehmet, Topal, Meireles (45 Selçuk Şahin), Emre Belözoğlu (83
Diego), Kuyt (79 Mehmet Topuz), Alper Potuk, Sow
İstanbul Başakşehir: Volkan Babacan, Uğur Uçar, Yalçın Ayhan,Epureanu, Ferhat Öztorun, Visca (83 Tayfun Pektürk), Rotman (Sezer Öztürk), Mahmut Tekdemir, Doka, Mossoro, Semih Şentürk (69 Perbet)
Yellow Cards: 32 Emre Belözoğlu, 45 Mehmet Topal,67 Kuyt (Fenerbahçe), 45+1 Doka, 76 Uğur Uçar (İstanbul Başakşehir)
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