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Fenerbahçe open the Süper Lig with a 2-1 defeat to Gençlerbirliği
Fenerbahçe lost 2-1 to Gençlerbirliği in the opening week of the Süper Lig, suffering a defeat on the first matchday for the first time in 10 years. Talisca scored in the match, while Gençlerbirliği goalkeeper İrfan Can Eğribayat made 10 saves and Vedat Muriç returned to the Süper Lig after 2,218 days.
Fenerbahçe lost 2-1 away to Gençlerbirliği in the opening week of the Süper Lig. The Yellow-Navy Blues suffered a defeat in their opening league match for the first time in 10 years.
All the goals came in the first half
Fenerbahçe took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute through Talisca. After Oğuz Aydın's shot was parried by the goalkeeper, Levent Mercan sent the ball to Talisca just outside the six-yard box, and the Brazilian fired it into the net without taking a touch.
Gençlerbirliği equalized in the 37th minute. Koita carried the ball won by Ensar Kemaloğlu to the edge of the penalty area before passing to Tongya. Tongya's angled shot hit the post and went into the net.
The first half ended 1-1. Talisca's header in the 44th minute came back off the post, while Guendouzi's follow-up shot went over the bar.
Gençlerbirliği scored the second goal
Gençlerbirliği took a 2-1 lead in the 56th minute. Following Abdurrahim Dursun's cross from the left, Oğulcan Ülgün headed the ball, which had gone behind the Fenerbahçe defense, into the net.
Fenerbahçe increased the pressure in the remainder of the match but could not find an equalizer. Goalkeeper İrfan Can Eğribayat denied Talisca in the 61st, 62nd and 71st minutes.
İrfan Can Eğribayat made 10 saves
Gençlerbirliği goalkeeper İrfan Can Eğribayat, who joined the club from Fenerbahçe, made 10 saves against his former team. Eğribayat's performance was decisive in Gençlerbirliği's three points.
Mert Müldür, Muriç, Skriniar and Fenerbahçe's other attacking players created opportunities for a second goal, but the score did not change.
İsmail Kartal's away streak comes to an end
Fenerbahçe head coach İsmail Kartal's 33-match unbeaten run in Süper Lig away games ended with the match against Gençlerbirliği. Kartal's previous away defeat in charge of Fenerbahçe had also come against Gençlerbirliği, on March 15, 2015.
Kartal's 27-match unbeaten run with Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig also ended in the away match in Ankara.
Fenerbahçe lose their first opening-week match in 10 years
After losing to Medipol Başakşehir in the opening week of the 2016-17 season, Fenerbahçe had recorded six wins and three draws in their next nine opening matches. The result against Gençlerbirliği ended the Yellow-Navy Blues' 10-year unbeaten run in opening-week matches.
Talisca extends his scoring run
Talisca scored in his fifth official match of the season. The Brazilian had also scored once in each of Fenerbahçe's matches against Gornik Zabrze and Sturm Graz in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds.
Talisca also scored Fenerbahçe's first Süper Lig goal of the season against Gençlerbirliği.
Muriç returns after 2,218 days
Kosovan striker Vedat Muriç, who returned to Fenerbahçe after six years, came on in the 60th minute of the match against Gençlerbirliği. Muriç played in the Süper Lig for the first time in 2,218 days.
Before this match, the experienced striker had last played in the Süper Lig for Fenerbahçe against Beşiktaş on July 19, 2020.
Gençlerbirliği end an 11-year wait
Gençlerbirliği's last home win over Fenerbahçe had come on March 15, 2015, by a score of 2-1. The capital club ended its 11-year wait for a home victory over its opponent with this result.
Etebo returns after nearly a year
Gençlerbirliği's Nigerian midfielder Peter Etebo returned to action after nearly a year. Etebo, who tore his Achilles tendon at the start of last season, came on in the 75th minute.
Moussa Kyabou, whose registration had been suspended last season because of his injury, also played in the second half.
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