Roared on by a packed home crowd, the determined Black Eagles made a flying start into their Europa League action in Istanbul and surged ahead just after 6 minutes. Hyeongyu Oh opened the scoring off a corner kick with a clever flick-on header from the front post. Then, 6 minutes later, Michael Murillo doubled Beşiktaş’ lead through a close-range finish, and it was 2-0 for the home side at the break. At the outset of the second half. Orkun Kökçü put the Black Eagles 3-0 in front from a penalty. In the remainder of the game, Beşiktaş created several other chances but failed to add their tally as they ran out 3-0 winners.
