After the Super League leaders Başakşehir unexpectedly lost at home, it was another must- win game for Beşiktaş.
Just 8 minutes after the kick-off, the red-hot Burak Yılmaz fired the high-flying Black Eagles ahead through a long-range efort and sent the home crowd into raptures. At the outset of the second half, the Croatian international centre-back Domagoj Vida was right on the spot to make it 2-0 for Beşiktaş with a close-range finish before Burak Yılmaz put the game away from a penalty-kick. Hadi Sacko of Ankaragücü cut the deficit to two for the visitors thanks to a re-taken penalty kick on 78 minutes, but Adem Ljajıc struck right back to secure the points for the home side. With the victory, Black Eagles are now only 3 points behind the leaders with 4 fixtures to go.
