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Fenerbahçe has bounced back in style, hitting Sakaryaspor for six in the Þükrü Saracoðlu Stadium. Three goals were scored in each half as Mehmet Yozgatlý, Serhat Akýn, Servet Çetin, Pierre van Hooijdonk scored once each while Marcio Nobre grabbed two.
We began creating chances straight away against Sakaryaspor, who came to the Saracoðlu after six years in the lower leagues. Tuncay Þanlý`s header in the 6th minute rebounded off Recep in the Sakaryaspor goal followed by Fabio Luciano`s shot bouncing back off the defence. Alex de Souza followed with a shot in the 13th minute which went just wide.

Mehmet Yozgatlý scored the first of the night, latching on to a pass from van Hooijdonk, taking on Mesut and slipping it past he keeper in the 23rd minute. Mehmet then turned defensive saviour, as he cleared Cemil`s header off the line just three minutes afterwards.

Alex put his stance on the game with a commanding run into the opposition area in the 27th minute, playing a great chipped pass for his compatriot Marcio Nobre who hit hard before entering the area, finding the target, 2-0.

Van Hooijdonk set-up another goal, this time for Nobre with his head, which the Brazilian converted with an athletic semi-volley from close range in the 33rd minute.

The second half began with Alex`s effort on goal which was saved by Recep, followed by Abdülkadir`s effort at the other end which Rüþtü held. Van Hooijdonk was one-one-one with Recep in the 52nd minute but he failed to score this very good opportunity.

Fabio Luciano`s header was cleared off the line in the 65th minute, but the ball crossed the Sakarya goal line for the first time in the secon half with only 16 minutes to go in the game. Serhat entered the box from the left and hit a low shot to make it 4-0. Alex`s corner in the 78th minute was met by Servet`s head for his first goal of the season and the fifth of the night. Van Hooijdonk had the final say and headed in Ümit`s cross from the right in the 82nd minute.

Half a dozen goals is well accepted by everyone after Tuesday`s result and also prior to next week`s derby against Beþiktaþ who are improving after a poor start to the season.

Fenerbahçe: Rüþtü Reçber, Fabio Luciano, Servet Çetin, Deniz Barýþ (46` Fabiano Lima Rodriguez), Marco Aurelio, Alex de Souza, Ümit Özat, Mehmet Yozgatlý, Tuncay Þanlý (66` Serhat Akýn), Marcio Nobre (81` Selçuk Þahin), Pierre van Hooijdonk

Sakaryaspor: Recep, Abdülkadir (57` Ali Cansun), Mesut, Mustafa, Cemil, Fatih Ceylan, Serdal (76` El Badji), Ragýp, Mahmut, Burak, Murat Bölükbaþ (46` Fatih Þen)

Goals: 23` Mehmet Yozgatlý, 27`, 33` Marcio Nobre 74` Serhat Akýn, 78` Servet Çetin, 82` Pierre van Hooijdonk

Source: Fenerbahçe.org