Football: Trabzonspor beat Fenerbahce, reach Turkish Cup final
Trabzonspor beat Fenerbahce 3-1, qualify for Ziraat Turkish Cup final with 5-2 win on aggregate against Fenerbahce
Alexander Sorloth (11) of Trabzonspor celebrates his goal with team mates during Ziraat Turkish Cup semi-final reverse match between Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor at Ulker Stadium on June 16, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. Within precautions, Fenerbahce prepared a special tribune for fans in the rest of the Super Lig matches which will be played without spectators.
( Serhat Çağdaş - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA
Trabzonspor beat Fenerbahce 3-1 in the Ziraat Turkish Cup semifinal match Tuesday to advance to final.
Trabzonspor secured the 5-2 aggregate victory, having won the first leg 2-1 at home in March.
The visitors took the lead in the sixth minute at Ulker Stadium, when Norwegian star Alexander Sorloth scored the opener.
A shot from the penalty area was deflected by defender Serdar Aziz, but it managed to beat goalkeeper Altay Bayindir for the 0-1 score.
Fenerbahce tied the match in the 42nd minute when Turkish midfielder Deniz Turuc put the ball in the net on a classy volley.
It was pretty even until Fenerbahce midfielder Emre Belozoglu, who was on the substitutes bench, was sent off in the second half after arguing with referee Cuneyt Cakir.
In the 83rd minute, Sorloth scored to give the lead to Trabzonspor. Forward Caleb Ekuban dribbled past Fenerbahce midfielder Jailson to enter the box. Bayindir left his goal to defend the attack but Ekuban gifted unmarked Sorloth with an open goal.
Czech defender Filip Novak added a goal for good measure to make it 3-1, in injury time, on a counter attack with a shot that beat Bayindir.
Trabzonspor will face Aytemi̇z Alanyaspor or Fraport TAV Antalyaspor in the final.
Aytemi̇z Alanyaspor will take on Fraport TAV Antalyaspor in the semifinals second leg June 18.
Alanyaspor won the first leg 1-0 in the Mediterranean province of Antalya.
