Fenerbahçe 3-0 Diyarbakırspor
Three goals by two Brazilians brought us another three points in the Süper Lig as we beat Diyarbakırspor 3-0. Marco Aurelio started the scoring with a goal of the season contender, while Alex de Souza netted one free-kick and hit another goal in the second half.
With no Pierre van Hooijdonk again, Christoph Daum played Serhat Akın up front, with Alex and Tuncay Şanlı supporting. Önder Turacı kept his place at right back, playing another good game, but Aurelio was the star man of the show.
The afro-style haired Brazilian was as active as always from the first second, but this time he added magic to his performance. In the 7th minute, he took the ball from the halfway line, taking on players on the left touch line, doing a step-over, then nut-megging one defender to cut in sharply, then striking in from the near side, the ball going in after hitting both the posts. With this high achieved, Marco carried on by winning possession all over the pitch.
Tuncay should have done better with a chance two minutes later, but he hit at the keeper after receiving a pass on the end of a great move. Alex attempted another extraordinary goal in the 18th minute, hitting a long distance free-kick straight at goal, but Murat tipped over well. The resulting corner was taken by the same talent, hit to his compatriot Fabio Luciano who`s header was cleared off the line.
Rüştü was called on to perform a good save in the 35th minute, blocking Yasin`s close range header.
Two minutes before time, we doubled the lead with Alex`s free-kick, going in off Murat`s fingertips then from the underside of the crossbar.
We continued attacking Diyarbakırspor who looked physically weak up-front and unable to stop our movements down the flanks.
Alex continued to create chances and gave Serhat Akın the opportunity to score in the 82nd minute but his effort wasn`t good enough and it bounced off Murat into safety for the visitors. Alex may have got his second in the 84th minute onto substitute Murat Hacıoğlu`s pass but he had the luck he needed in the 87th minute, when he controlled and struck in another sub, Serkan Balcı`s pull back to the edge of the box.
Fenerbahçe: Rüştü Reçber, Fabio Luciano, Servet Çetin, Önder Turacı, Ümit Özat, Kemal Aslan (57` Fabiano Lima Rodriguez), Mehmet Yozgatlı, Niyazi Serhat Akın, Tuncay Şanlı, Marco Aurelio, Alex De Souza
Diyarbakırspor: Murat, Göksel, Burhan, Cem Beceren, Sinan Demircioğlu, Serdar, Jupi, Yasin, Cumhur, Cem Yanık, Sinan Kaloğlu
Goals: 7` Marco Aurelio, 43`, 88` Alex De Souza
Source: Fenerbahçe.org
