Football: Fenerbahce suffer major blow in title race

Fenerbahce draw Alanyaspor 1-1 in Turkey’s top-tier football league

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Fenerbahce suffered a major blow in the title race of Turkey’s top-tier football league after drawing Alanyaspor 1-1 at home on Saturday.

Two goals after three penalty shots set the result in Istanbul as Papiss Cisse from Alanyaspror and Fenerbahce's Max Kruse scored goals.

With this result, Fenerbahce are currently in the fifth place with 38 points while Alanyaspor are ranking fourth with 39 points.

Reigning champions Galatasaray will face Kasimpasa on Sunday. The Lions are in the sixth place with 36 points.

Earlier on Saturday, Trabzonspor beat Genclerbirligi 2-0 in an away game to move up to the top spot in the league, sharing the same point with Sivasspor. They have currently 41 points each in the league.

On Sunday, Demir Grup Sivasspor will host the third placed Medipol Basaksehir.

Basaksehir are ranking third with 39 points in the Super Lig.

In Turkey’s top-tier football league, Besiktas defeated Gaziantep 3-0 on Saturday.

With their second win in a row under new manager Sergen Yalcin, Besiktas are getting closer to the top spot. They secured seventh place with 36 points in the Turkish Super Lig.

Last Saturday, Besiktas also defeated Caykur Rizespor 2-1 in their first game under new manager.

Title contenders in Turkish Super Lig are as follows:

	Teams	Played	Won	Lost	Draws	GD	Points
1	Trabzonspor	20	12	5	3	25	41
2	DG Sivasspor	20	12	5	3	16	41
3	Aytemiz Alanyaspor	21	11	6	4	21	39
4	Medipol Basaksehir	20	11	6	3	18	39
5	Fenerbahce	21	11	5	5	16	38
6	Galatasaray	20	10	6	4	15	36
7	Besiktas	21	11	3	7	7	36

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