Fenerbahce beat Antalyaspor with late penalty

Yellow Canaries get 2-1 win over Antalyaspor, Argentine star Perotti scores winning goal from penalty spot in 84th minute

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Fenerbahce won against Fraport TAV Antalyaspor 2-1 in a Monday Super Lig match thanks to a late penalty scored by Argentine star Diego Perotti.

With the win, Fenerbahce boosted their points to 17 in standings to lead the Super Lig.

Visitors Fenerbahce drew first blood in the 49th minute as Turkish midfielder Ozan Tufan, who was unmarked in the area, made a right foot strike to score the opener.

In the 52nd minute of the match, Antalyaspor equalized as German forward Lukas Podolski scored a classy goal with his left foot.

Perotti was fouled in the Antalyaspor area in the 83rd minute so Fenerbahce were awarded a penalty kick.

A minute later the Argentine left winger converted the penalty kick successfully to make it 2-1 for Fenerbahce.

Perotti scored on his Fenerbahce debut as the Istanbul club secured the win.

Both teams were down to 10 men each. Antalyaspor forward Adis Jahovic was sent off after a foul in the 45th minute.

In the injury time of the second half, Fenerbahce winger Sinan Gumus was shown the red card after physical contact with the referee.

- Fenerbahce mourns club TV presenter

Before Monday's game, Fenerbahce honored Dilay Kemer, a club TV presenter who died last week at age 32.

She had been battling cancer.

During the warm-up, Fenerbahce players wore T-shirts commemorating Kemer.

- Week 7 results in Super Lig:

Fatih Karagumruk - Buyuksehir Belediye Erzurumspor: 5-1

Trabzonspor - Kasimpasa: 3-4

Genclerbirligi - Gaziantep FK: 1-1

Galatasaray - MKE Ankaragucu: 1-0

Caykur Rizespor - Hes Kablo Kayserispor: 1-0

Ittifak Holding Konyaspor - Medipol Basaksehir: 1-2

Besiktas - Yeni Malatyaspor: 1-0

Fraport TAV Antalyaspor - Fenerbahce: 1-2

Atakas Hatayspor - Demir Grup Sivasspor: 1-1

- League table:



TeamPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1FENERBAHCE7520126617
2AYTEMIZ ALANYASPOR65101521316
3GALATASARAY741295413
4FATIH KARAGUMRUK7322148611
5CAYKUR RIZESPOR7322108211
6KASIMPASA732286211
7MEDIPOL BASAKSEHIR FK731398110
8BESIKTAS631299010
9GAZIANTEP FK7151910-18
10DEMIR GRUP SIVASSPOR622267-18
11FRAPORT TAV ANTALYASPOR7223710-38
12ATAKAS HATAYSPOR522147-38
13YENI MALATYASPOR7223610-48
14GOZTEPE614110737
15BUYUKSEHIR BELEDIYE ERZURUMSPOR6213811-37
16ITTIFAK HOLDING KONYASPOR61326516
17HES KABLO KAYSERISPOR620449-56
18GENCLERBIRLIGI612347-35
19TRABZONSPOR7124914-55
20YUKATEL DENIZLISPOR6123510-55
21MKE ANKARAGUCU501449-51


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