The key facts

  • Fenerbahce beat Corum FK 5:0 away — Emre Belozoglu's first game in charge of the team
  • Greenwood and Irfan Can each scored a brace; Irfan Can made his 200th appearance for the club
  • The team moved up to fifth place with 19 points after 11 rounds

A confident victory in Belozoglu's debut

Fenerbahce claimed a big away win over Corum FK with a score of 5:0 in a Turkish Super Lig match, Anadolu reports. For new head coach Emre Belozoglu, this was his first match in charge of the team, which he took over after the club's poor results in the championship. The win ended a run of two league defeats and followed up Wednesday's victory over Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League.

Course of the match

Mason Greenwood opened the scoring in the 12th minute: after a long pass from Oguz Aydin from his own half, the English winger charged into the penalty area and struck powerfully into the near corner from a tight angle. In the 21st minute, Irfan Can Kahvecgi doubled the lead — marking his 200th match for the club, he curled the ball with his left foot into the top corner from about 25 meters after a pass from Romelu Lukaku, who was assisted by Ismail Yuksek following an interception. By halftime the score was 2:0. In the second half, Irfan Can completed his brace in the 56th minute, feinting a left-footed shot but striking with his right foot into the top corner after a pass from Matteo Guendouzi. Greenwood scored his second goal seven minutes later, tapping in a low pass from Levent Mercan, and Oguz Aydin put the finishing touch, poking the ball in at the far post after a cutback from substitute Kerem Akturkoglu, who had been played through down the left flank by another substitute, Vedat Muriqi.

Standings

The win lifted the Istanbul club to fifth place in the table with 19 points after 11 rounds, while Corum FK remained ninth with 16 points.