Football: Besiktas lose 1-0 to Genclerbirligi at home
Bogdan Stancu's header seals victory for Ankara club
ISTANBUL
Genclerbirligi defeated Besiktas 1-0 score in Sunday's Turkish Super Lig game.
The away side broke the deadlock in the eighth minute as Romanian forward Bogdan Stancu scored with a header at the Vodafone Park in Istanbul.
Following the win, the Ankara club jumped to the 13th place with four points. Besiktas are now 14th.
In another match, Aytemiz Alanyaspor hammered Atakas Hatayspor 6-0 at Antalya's Bahcesehir Okullari Stadium.
Four goals were scored in the first half by Greek attacker Anastasios Bakasetas, Brazilian forward Davidson da Luz Pereira, Paraguayan forward Adam Bareiro and Cameroonian defender Francois Moubandje.
In the second half, Davidson made two more goals and Alanyaspor sealed a comfortable home victory.
The Antalya club climbed to the top of the league with 10 points in four games.
Results
Friday
MKE Ankaragucu - Hes Kablo Kayserispor: 0-1
Gaziantep FK - Trabzonspor: 1-1
Saturday
Yeni Malatyaspor - Fraport TAV Antalyaspor: 1-0
Buyuksehir Belediye Erzurumspor - Caykur Rizespor: 0-0
Medipol Basaksehir - Goztepe: 0-0
Fenerbahce - Fatih Karagumruk: 2-1
Sunday
Yukatel Denizlispor - Ittifak Holding Konyaspor: 0-0
Aytemiz Alanyaspor - Atakas Hatayspor: 6-0
Besiktas - Genclerbirligi: 0-1
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