Fenerbahçe defeated Corendon Alanyaspor, which it hosted in the 8th week of the Trendyol Super League, 3-0.
Fenerbahçe came effective in the 13th minute. Receiving the ball on the left wing, Oğuz Aydin's cross to the back post was passed by Greenwood to Lukaku in front of the goal area. When this player hit the ball, the ball narrowly went over the top.
Fenerbahçe won a penalty in the 16th minute. Levent Mercan, who moved to the penalty area after Oğuz Aydın's pass, remained on the ground with Fatih Aksoy's intervention, while referee Çağdaş Altay showed the penalty point.
In the 18th minute, Greenwood took charge of the penalty kick. After this player's shot, the ball returned from goalkeeper Victor and İrfan Can Kahveci sent it into the net. However, the goal was canceled on the grounds that İrfan Can Kahveci was in the penalty area at the time of the shot.
In the 31st minute, Oğuz Aydın entered the penalty area from the left after İrfan Can Kahveci's pass, dodged his opponent and shot, goalkeeper Victor controlled the ball in this position.
Fenerbahçe took the lead in the 40th minute. Receiving the ball on the left after Guendouzi's pass, Levent Mercan sent it hard to Lukaku, who was moving towards the goal area. This football player sent the ball into the net from close range: 1-0
In the 47th minute, Levent Mercan received the ball bouncing off the defense after Oğuz Aydın sent it to the penalty area, and passed it to İrfan Can Kahveci, who moved to the front post. When this football player shot from the diagonal, the ball hit the net. However, referee Çağdaş Altay, who re-watched the position after the VAR warning, canceled the goal on the grounds that a foul had been committed beforehand.
Fenerbahçe came effective in the 63rd minute. Receiving the ball outside the penalty area, Greenwood passed the ball to İrfan Can Kahveci, who moved behind the defense from the right. When this football player shot from close range, the ball narrowly went out.
Alanyaspor came close to scoring in the 65th minute. Receiving the ball on the right wing, Hagi shot very hard from distance, and goalkeeper Ederson sent the ball to the corner at the last minute.
In the 66th minute, the corner kick was won from the left and Hadergjonaj centered it into the penalty area. Goalkeeper Ederson controlled the ball after Fatih Aksoy's header rose from the defense.
Fenerbahçe increased the difference to 2 in the 71st minute. Kerem Aktürkoğlu entered the penalty area from the left, and the ball bounced off the defense and ended up in front of this player again. Kerem sent the ball into the net with a neat shot from the penalty arc: 2-0.
In the 74th minute, the free kick taken by Hadergjonaj was cleared by the defense and fell to Meschack outside the penalty area. When this football player came and shot hard, Ederson reached out and prevented the goal.
In the 75th minute, İrfan Can Kahveci, who caught the ball before goalkeeper Victor in the foul shot used by Alanyaspor defense, passed the pass to Oğuz Aydın in front of the goal area. When this player shot, the defense stepped in at the last moment and prevented the goal.
In the 87th minute, Kerem Aktürkoğlu took Brown's pass and saw Muric in front of the goal area. The striker, who controlled the ball, hit the net with a spinning shot: 3-0.
The match ended with Fenerbahçe leading 3-0.
Fenerbahçe, which lost 6-0 to Aston Villa away in England during the week in the UEFA Champions League, gained morale with its victory before the derby match against Galatasaray in the 9th week of the league.
Lukaku made a siftah
Fenerbahçe's Belgian star Romelu Lukaku scored his first goal in the yellow-dark blue jersey.
The experienced player, who started the match in the first 11 and seemed very enthusiastic, scored the goal that put his team ahead in the 40th minute.
Mert Hakan 568 days later
Fenerbahçe's team captain Mert Hakan Yandaş returned to the fields after 568 days.
Mert Hakan, who last played in the yellow-dark blue jersey in the away Bodrum FK match on March 28, 2025, regained his jersey after 568 days, replacing İrfan Can Kahveci in the 77th minute against Alanyaspor.
Mert Hakan last played for Kadıköy against Samsunspor on 16 March 2025.
Couldn't take advantage of the penalty
Fenerbahçe could not take advantage of the penalty opportunity in the 18th minute of the match.
The yellow-dark blue team won a penalty in the 16th minute when Levent Mercan went down. When Mason Greenwood took the ball in the 18th minute, the goalkeeper deflected the ball into the field of play. In the continuation of the attack, İrfan Can Kahveci sent the ball to the net, but the referee did not consider the goal valid due to the violation.
İrfan Can's 3 goals were not considered valid
Fenerbahçe's national player İrfan Can Kahveci had an unlucky match against Alanyaspor.
The goals of İrfan Can, who sent the ball to the net twice in the 18th and 47th minutes of the match, were returned by VAR.
The experienced player sent the ball to the net once again in the 52nd minute, but this time it was ruled offside.
Greenwood ineffective in penalty kick
Fenerbahçe's star player Mason Greenwood showed an ineffective performance in penalty shoot-outs this season.
Greenwood, who came to the penalty spot for the 3rd time this season, could not benefit from 2 of these penalties.
Greenwood, who missed a penalty in the 20th minute against Konyaspor, sent the ball to the net against Eyüpspor. The English player could not take advantage of the penalty kick in the 18th minute against Alanyaspor.
Alanyaspor Coach Pereira: It was one of our worst first halves since I came to Alanya
Corendon Alanyaspor coach Joao Pereira, who lost 3-0 away to Fenerbahçe in the 8th week of the Trendyol Super League, said that they could not find the areas they worked on in training and had to defend constantly.
Corendon Alanyaspor Coach Joao Pereira, who made a statement at the press conference held after the match played at Chobani Stadium, said, "It was one of our worst first halves since I came to Alanya. We couldn't keep the ball, we couldn't play with the ball. It wasn't because of Fenerbahçe's pressure, we just couldn't find the areas we worked on in training. When you don't play with the ball against such a team, you have to defend constantly and concede a goal. We conceded a goal from transition, we knew how good they were in this regard. "There were 5 minutes left. We should have been smarter. We could have shot long with 5 minutes left and got in without conceding a goal." he said.
Stating that they were better in the second half, Pereira continued as follows:
"The second half was better for us. We were not good compared to Fenerbahçe, but we were good compared to our own first half. We got into two goal positions. If we had scored in these positions, we could have entered the game again. There were moments when we were busy. We started to find the areas we worked on in training more. We had shots, Ederson started one of them quickly. Our block could not narrow down and it became 2-0 after the transition."
Emphasizing that they lost control in the last part of the game, Pereira concluded his words as follows:
"After 2-0, we could have actually been in positions to score a goal, there were areas. Both teams had positions. I'm not saying we were better than Fenerbahçe, but we got into positions. If we could have scored 1 goal, it could have been different. When we can't score, it becomes difficult to enter the match. Then we lost control and conceded the 3rd goal. Fenerbahçe found more space and won the match in this way. Not being able to score a goal and not being able to create positions is not just about the center forward. Not doing the things we worked for made me sad. "it upset me."
Fenerbahçe Coach Kartal: We were in control from beginning to end. We got 3 points, we are happy
Speaking at the press conference held after the match played at Chobani Stadium, Fenerbahçe coach İsmail Kartal stated that they played superiorly from the beginning to the end of the match.
Stating that his players applied the analysis well, Kartal said, "It was not easy to prepare our players in terms of motivation after the last match we played in the Champions League, but we were well organized. Even though we did not have the opportunity to work, we worked on where and what our players should do in attack and defense with the analysis we made. My players applied these on the field and they played a very successful match. We won 3-0, we could have won differently. We were in control from start to finish. We got 3 points, we are happy." he said.
Stating that they suffered an undeserved defeat against Aston Villa, Kartal reminded that the British representative's coach, Unai Emery, had a similar opinion.
Expressing that they will look ahead, the experienced coach emphasized that they will focus on the match against Slavia Prague in the Champions League and continued as follows:
"We watched the Prague team. They are a tough team that puts pressure on man to man everywhere on the field. We will try to do our best. We are resting some of our players since we have 1 match in 3 days. We need to determine the load distribution well. We have time until Tuesday. We have training tomorrow morning. We will analyze the opponent tomorrow. After that, we will focus on the derby."
Stating that the wrong decision was made in the goals canceled by VAR, Kartal stated that they will reconsider their choice of Greenwood for the penalty shootout.
Stating that he was very pleased with İrfan Can Kahveci's performance, Kartal concluded his words by reminding that there was no problem between them and Marco Asensio:
"I have no problems with any player. There has never been a problem, if it happens, I will do what is necessary. Just like I did before. I am a child of Fenerbahçe, I am not an outsider. First of all, the badge. There are constantly various fake news. Nobody should worry, both Asensio and the club will announce everything from a to z tomorrow. We want to be champions first in the league. We will go as far as we can in the Champions League."
Fenerbahce football player Lukaku: Our victory was important for self-confidence
Making a statement to the press, Lukaku underlined that he was very happy with the victory.
Emphasizing that they played collectively as a team, the experienced player said, "We played a good game. We did what our coach asked us to do. We did our best to fulfill this. We scored 2 good goals in the second half. The win we got was important for self-confidence. We want to get our first win in the Champions League match we will play." he said.
Underlining that he was very happy to score his first goal in the yellow-dark blue jersey, Lukaku said, "It was a good win for the team. I was also happy to score a goal. In this sense, I would like to thank the team, the staff and my friends very much. They have given me a lot of support so far. We want to continue in the best way and reach the top of the league. We want to increase our momentum, match by match." He made a statement.
Stating that he wants to start in the first 11 in every match, Lukaku said that they will focus on the Slavia Prague match, which they will play on Tuesday, October 20, and will think about the Galatasaray derby later.
