Five players were sent off on Saturday as Fenerbahce beat visiting Besiktas in an Istanbul derby which lived up to expectations of producing the unexpected.
The match which ended 2-1 featured two goals and three red cards in the final five minutes.
Giuliano gave the hosts the lead and Vincent Janssen —- on loan from Tottenham —- made it 2-0, before ex-Liverpool striker Ryan Babel pulled one back.
Besiktas’ Ricardo Quaresma was sent off for two yellows before Luis Neto was dismissed for bringing down a player through on goal just before half-time.
The visitors had Atiba Hutchinson sent off with five minutes left, after two bookings.
Ismail Koybasi of Fenerbahce was then shown a red card for a dangerous tackle.
Moments later, Oguzhan Ozyakup’s second yellow card deep into injury time meant the visitors ended the match with eight players.(
