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Football: Besiktas gets one step closer to league title

Black and Whites defeat Adanaspor 3-2 to extend lead to 7 points from second place

Satuk Buğra Kutlugün  | 25.04.2017 - Update : 25.04.2017
Football: Besiktas gets one step closer to league title Vincent Aboubakar (9) of Besiktas in action against Renan Rodrigues Da Silva (L) of Adanaspor during the Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig football match between Besiktas and Adanaspor at Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, Turkey on April 24, 2017. ( Salih Zeki Fazlıoğlu - Anadolu Agency )

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By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA

Besiktas defeated Adanaspor 3-2 on Monday evening at Vodafone Arena in Istanbul to extend their lead to seven points in the Spor Toto Super Lig.

Black Eagles found themselves facing a resilient Adanaspor side when in the 80th minute defender Dusko Tosic scored a goal.

Although Besiktas was up 1-0 in the 11th minute, thanks to a goal from striker Vincent Aboubakar, bottom-placed Adanaspor quickly equalized the score in the 24th minute.

In the second half, leaders Besiktas increased the pressure and got their second goal in the 51st minute, when the in-form Anderson Talisca calmly finished at the penalty arc.

Adanaspor was again quick to react when they levelled up the score 2-2 in the 66th minute; this time Senegalese striker Magaye Gueye was the scorer.

Dusko Tosic sealed the deal for Besiktas in the 80th minute when the defender's header gave Besiktas crucial three points on their title march.

With the win, Besiktas increased the lead to 64 points, seven more than second-placed Medipol Basaksehir. 

Fenerbahce beat Galatasaray 0-1

Fenerbahce was Sunday evening's lucky winner when midfielder Josef de Souza's header was enough to beat Galatasaray at Turk Telekom Arena.

Fenerbahce's win over their arc rival Galatasaray increased their points total to 53, good enough for third-seed in the league.

Galatasaray stayed in the fourth spot and continued their poor performance in the league. 

Here are the standings after 28th match week in the Spot Toto Super Lig as of Tuesday 12 a.m. (2100GMT):

St.TeamsPWDLGFGA+/-Pts.
1. Besiktas28 19 7 2 57 25 32 64
2. Medipol Basaksehir28 16 9 3 54 25 29 57
3. Fenerbahce28 15 8 5 51 26 25 53
4. Galatasaray28 15 4 9 50 33 17 49
5. Trabzonspor28 14 5 9 34 27 7 47
6. Antalyaspor28 12 7 9 32 35 -3 43
7. Genclerbirligi28 10 9 9 28 28 0 39
8. Atiker Konyaspor28 10 9 9 33 35 -2 39
9. Osmanlispor28 9 10 9 36 32 4 37
10. Kasimpasa28 10 7 11 38 37 1 37
11. Karabukspor28 10 5 13 30 37 -7 35
12. Bursaspor28 10 5 13 30 40 -10 35
13. Aytemiz Alanyaspor28 10 4 14 45 51 -6 34
14. Akhisar Bld.28 9 6 13 26 39 -13 33
15. Kayserispor28 7 6 15 36 51 -15 27
16. Gaziantepspor28 7 4 17 28 47 -19 25
17. Caykur Rizespor28 6 6 16 30 46 -16 24
18. Adanaspor28 5 5 18 26 50 -24 20

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