Determined not to fall further behind in the title race, the Eagles, sitting on the third place, imposed early pressure and took the lead after 31 minutes, through deflected shot by Manuel Fernandes. But, their joy lasted only 9 minutes as Nobre levelled the score with a header from close-range. Teams carried that 1-1 draw into the interval.
 
At the outset of the second half, Eagles got an unexpected gift fromMersin’s goal scorer Nobre when he found the net again, yet this time, it would be his own. Beşiktaş played out the remainder of the match in home team’s half to seal the much-needed win.