Hoping to take advantage of former Super League leaders Başakşehir’s weekend loss and gain the sole possession of first-place, the Black Eagles started with an offensive line-up and dominated the opening half, striking twice with goals from Cenk Tosun and the new-comer Ryan Babel. The Eagles’ Portuguese star Ricardo Quaresma added a third goal from a 48th-minute penalty-kick, but Wagner Love responded for the home side with his own penalty goal just 6 minutes later. Then, off Ricardo Quaresma’s corner-kick, Beşiktaş stopper Marcelo Guedes closed the scoring with a well-timed header at the 76th-minute mark as the Şenol Güneş’ men went two points clear atop the Turkish Super League.
