Fenerbahçe defeated Alanyaspor 3-0 at home in the 7th matchweek of the Trendyol Süper Lig, making no mistakes ahead of the derby.
In the 8th matchweek of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe beat visiting Corendon Alanyaspor with a score of 3-0. With this match, the Yellow-Canaries continued their dominance over the Mediterranean representative. The Canary claimed their 13th victory in the rivalry against Alanyaspor. Fenerbahçe has captured a 10-match unbeaten streak against Alanyaspor, securing 7 wins and 3 draws in their recent encounters. Alanyaspor took its last victory away with a score of 2-1 on October 24, 2021.
In the Trendyol Süper Lig's 8th matchweek, while Fenerbahçe was facing Corendon Alanyaspor at home, the yellow-lacrima's [yellow-navies'] first goal came from Belgian football player Romelu Lukaku. Starting in the starting XI for the 2nd time this season, Lukaku experienced his first goal joy while getting playing time in a total of 7 league matches. In the 40th minute of the match, upon Levent Mercan's cross from the left wing, the 33-year-old player sent the ball into the nets with a single touch inside the penalty box.
The decisions of Fenerbahçe - Alanyaspor match referee Çağdaş Altay were heavily debated on social media and by commentators.
Aleks Taşçıoğlu: "We can say two situations are intertwined here. Here it appears that Levent is in an offside position as the ball leaves the foot. Following that, there is an intervention by Fatih. The referee points to the penalty spot with a correct decision. Afterwards, VAR steps in and it is observed that the ball came from the player. There is no offside in question. It was a difficult moment for the assistant referee in terms of his location. It was found to be correct with the VAR warning."
Bülent Yıldırım: "Here, the assistant referee sees that Levent's foot is ahead and makes an offside decision. He has a hesitation regarding who the ball came from, he has already taken his hand to his earpiece. Therefore, after the decision given here, a VAR check is automatically performed. In the check, it is determined that the ball came from Lima, meaning there is no offside. Therefore, the given decision is 'approved'. There is no doubt about the penalty."
Bülent Yıldırım: "After the penalty kick is taken, İrfan Can comes and follows up on the ball. Even before the ball is kicked, İrfan steps into the penalty area with both feet and a clear violation takes place. In such clear violations, if he intervenes with the ball, he gains an unfair advantage. In cases where there is such a clear effect, a VAR check is performed, and if a goal is scored, an indirect free kick is awarded. The process is correct from start to finish."
Aleks Taşçıoğlu: "If a teammate of the player taking the kick violates [the rule] as stated in the rulebook, it says in the book, a very fitting example for that. The correct procedure."
Aleks Taşçıoğlu: "Çağdaş Altay is very close to the play. I see that İbrahim specifically opens his foot towards the left side and I think here İbrahim is waiting for Semedo to create the contact. It is the sequence during İbrahim's waiting process that creates the contact. I don't think there is a violation here. The decision to continue is correct."
Bülent Yıldırım: "The sequence Aleks mentioned is correct. He places himself in front of the defense in a classic way to win a penalty and stops. Because he stops, an inevitable contact occurs. The decision to continue is correct. I congratulate the referee."
Bülent Yıldırım: "Here the ball is progressing in the form of an attack by the white team, meaning Alanyaspor. There is a hypothetical foul here and it takes place where the match referee can see and evaluate it with his own two eyes. After that, the ball passes to Fenerbahçe. So at that point, if there was a violation, even if there had been one, VAR has no chance of returning to this position! If I were the VAR referee here, the only point I could take back might be the first moment Guendouzi received the ball. I have no chance of going before this. There is only one exception, if there is a serious intervention and foul, that's a completely different thing. A terrible mistake. There was no need for a VAR intervention here."
