Çaykur Rizespor 1-2 Beşiktaş

Playing with a line-up of Tolga, Serdar, Ersan, Franco, Motta, Veli, Olcay, Oğuzhan, Sosa, Gökhan, Demba Ba, the Eagles came out flat in the first 45 minutes and had to stave off a number of corner-kicks  from their hosts for a goalless draw at the break.
 
However, with the start of the second half, Beşiktaş stepped up a gear and began searching for that go-ahead goal. They got their reward in the 59th minute when Sosa, working a neat give-and-go with Demba Ba, found the net from a narrow angle. Çaykur Rizespor recovered quickly as Sercan brought the sides on level terms 3 minutes later. Nevertheless, after Koray received a red card on 65 minutes and left Rizespor a man short, the game turned in Beşiktaş’ favour once again. The determined Eagles’ pressure paid off 2 minutes before the full-time as Demba Ba put them back in front from a penalty-kick for good. This precious away triumph moved the Slaven Bilic's men to the top of the Super League table after 19 matches.