Football: Besiktas, Fenerbahce victorious in European matches
Besiktas beat Skenderbeu 2-0 in Europa League Group H whilst Fenerbahce win against Molde 2-0 in Group A match in Norway
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Turkish club Besiktas came out on top of UEFA Europa League Group H before the last matches by toppling Albanian team Skenderbeu 2-0 in Istanbul on Thursday night.
Turkish striker Cenk Tosun was the scorer for Besiktas at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
Group leaders Besiktas will play against Sporting Lisbon in Portugal in the last matchday on Dec. 10 . Even a possible draw against Portuguese team at Jose Alvalade will make Besiktas advance to the last 32.
Besiktas became Group H leaders with nine points. Russian Lokomotiv Moscow are in second spot with eight points. Sporting Lisbon come in third as they have seven points. Skenderbeu are in the last place with three points, thus eliminated.
- Group H results:
Lokomotiv Moscow 2-4 Sporting Lisbon
Besiktas 2-0 Skenderbeu
- Group H standings:
Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Besiktas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Lokomotiv Moscow | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
Sporting Lisbon | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
Skenderbeu | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
The other Turkish club Fenerbahce upset Norwegian side Molde 2-0 in away match. Brazilian target man Fernandao and Turkish midfielder Ozan Tufan scored for the Istanbul team at Molde Stadium.
Near the end of the game Molde defender Knut Olav Rindaroy was brandished red card.
Fenerbahce, having a big advantage to be in the next stage, will host Celtic in Istanbul on Dec. 10.
- Group A results:
Molde 0-2 Fenerbahce
Celtic 1-2 Ajax
Before the last matches, Norway's Molde are leading Group A with 10 points. Fenerbahce are in second position as they raised their points to eight. Amsterdam based Dutch side Ajax come in third with six points and Scottish club Celtic are in the last spot as the Glasgow team managed to collect two points in five matches.
Celtic have been eliminated from Europa League.
- Group A standings:
Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Molde | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Fenerbahce | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
Ajax | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Celtic | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 2 |