Fenerbahçe and Istanbulspor faced off in the 38th and final week of the Trendior Super League. The match ended with a 6-0 victory for Fenerbahçe.
Goals that gave the home team the victory were scored by Edin Dzeko (p), Sebastian Szymanski, Dusan Tadic, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Serdar Dursun and Joshua King.
Dzeko came in second and was named top scorer.
With his goal against Istanbulspor, Edin Dzeko increased his total number of goals for the season to 21, finishing the league with this tally and second in the race for the top scorer.
Historic season performances from Szymanski and Tadic
Fenerbahçe players Dusan Tadic and Sebastian Szymanski became the first teammates in 13 years to reach double figures in goals and assists in a Trendior Super League season, with Dusan Tadic finishing with 10 goals and 14 assists and Sebastian Szymanski finishing with 10 goals and 11 assists.
After scoring against Istanbulspor, Szymanski enjoyed his first goal celebration in 17 league games.
With this result, Fenerbahçe increased their points tally to 99 and finished second in the Trendior Super League behind Galatasaray with 102 points. Istanbulspor finished the league with 16 points.
Scored 99 goals
Fenerbahce’s six goals against Istanbulspor brought their league tally to 99 for a season that saw them collect 99 points, making for an interesting statistic.
Key moments
Fenerbahçe took the lead in the eighth minute. Serdar Dursun’s shot was crossed by Varane Alp Vardar in the penalty area. After receiving a warning from the VAR referee, referee Volkan Bayarslan, who checked the position on the fieldside screen, decided to award a penalty for Varane Alp’s hand interference. Dzeko took the penalty shot and slid the ball into the net. Click to watch! In the 15th minute, the yellow-and-blue team extended their lead to two goals. Dzeko entered the penalty area from the left and crossed the ball inside. The ball bounced off an opposing player and fell in front of Szymanski near the penalty spot. The Polish footballer smashed the ball into the net with a smooth shot. Click to watch! Fenerbahçe scored their third goal in the 36th minute. Fred entered the penalty area from the right and crossed the ball to Serdar Dursun at the back post. The leather ball bounced off the player and landed in front of Tadic near the penalty spot. The Serbian player didn’t wait long to hit the ball and it went into the net. Click to watch! In the 39th minute, Istanbulspor attacked and Mamadou Mendy shot, but the ball hit the Fenerbahçe goalpost. Click to watch! In the 47th minute, Fenerbahçe attacked and Serdar Dursun shot from in front of the goal, but it hit the post. Click to watch! In the 60th minute, Serdar Dursun scored a goal for Fenerbahçe, but the goal was disallowed for offside. Click to watch!
Fenerbahce: 6 – Istanbulspor: 0
Stadium: Urker
Referees: Volkan Bayarslan, Aleks Taşçıoğlu, Samet Cicek
Fenerbahce: Livakovic (Furkan Aksısı over 89 minutes), Osay-Samuel (Mert Mrdur over 73 minutes), Becao (Bonucci over 64 minutes), Çalal Söyüncü (Yusuf Akçiçek over 89 minutes), Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Fred, Szymanski, King, Tadic, Serdar Dursun, Dzeko (min. Zajc 46)
Istanbulspor: Mukahit Servest, Baran Alp Vardar (over 86 minutes Emir Mustafa Vrchanel), Vorobyovas, Kory (over 75 minutes Tunahan Shamdanil), Okan Erdogan, Ali Yasar, Sambissa, Ozkan Shahan, Vefa Temer (over 60 minutes Emrehan), Jackson (over 86 minutes Eren Arda San), Mamadou (over 86 minutes Demir Mermerci)
Goals: min. 8 Dzeko (penalty), min. 15 Szymanski, Min. 36 Tadic, Minni 66 Osay-Samuel, Min 76 Serdar Dursun, min. 78 King (Fenerbahçe)
Yellow cards: min. 57 Fred, min. 90+3 Bonucci (Fenerbahçe), min. 80 Okan Erdogan (Istanbulspor)
