Created Date: January 07, 2026 08:03
Defeating Samsunspor 2-0 in the Super Cup semi-final, Fenerbahçe made its name into the final and became Galatasaray’s opponent. Hürriyet writers Mehmet Ayan and Banu Yelkovan evaluated the Yellow-Navy Blue team’s victory in Samsun in their columns.
Fenerbahçe defeated Samsunspor 2-0 in the Turkcell Super Cup semi-final match and advanced to the final.
Fenerbahçe took the lead in the 4th minute. Musaba, who moved to the penalty area from the right and received the ball with Asensio’s through pass, sent the ball from the ground, missed by Duran, and Kerem Aktürkoğlu sent it to the net on the penalty spot: 1-0. The first half of the match ended with Fenerbahçe’s 1-0 advantage.
Fenerbahçe increased the difference to 2 in the 67th minute. Musaba controlled the ball from the right in the penalty area and passed it to Duran, who was available in the six-pass. Duran brought the ball to the net with one touch in a suitable situation: 2-0.
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The match ended with Fenerbahçe leading 2-0. With this result, the yellow-dark blue team entered the final and became Galatasaray’s opponent.
THE MATCH WAS EVALUATED BY HÜRRİYET WRITERS
Hürriyet writers Mehmet Ayan and Banu Yelkovan evaluated Fenerbahçe’s 2-0 victory against Samsunspor in their columns today.
BANU YELKOVAN – IT turns out MUSABA IS SAMSUNSPOR’S ‘SAMSON’!
Fenerbahçe’s new transfer played great against the old team.
Before the match, there were people who thought that Tedesco’s job would be difficult, considering the injuries, suspensions and those in the national team, and that the staff shortage would affect the game plan. But like the mythological hero Samson, who gets his strength from his hair, most of Samsun’s power comes from Musaba, whom he recently lost to Fenerbahçe, so they could not show any presence in the first half. Musaba played very well with his new team against his old team, left his mark on the match with his football, adorned with two assists, and became the star of the match.
It was only 4 minutes when he leaned behind the defense and passed the ball to Kerem in the penalty area, scoring the first goal of the match. It became clear at that moment that the match would not be competitive.
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Due to the cup format, Adana hosted this match after the Galatasaray-Trabzon match played in Gaziantep the day before. It is a good idea to bring together football fans in cities who do not always have the chance to watch these teams, but what is the point of this if those football fans cannot go to these matches because their Passoligs say Gaziantep or Adana and the only thing they can watch in their cities will be closed roads and blocked traffic?
RED CARD FINISHED
Samsun started the second half with three changes and fresh football. They established the balance, but could not translate it into net positions. Their head-to-head game ended not when the difference became two with Duran’s goal in the 67th minute, but when Makoumbou was ejected after his harsh intervention on Kerem in the 78th minute.
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MEHMET AYAN – 10 POSITIONS, 22 PLAYERS, 4 MATCHES!
Semedo, Brown, Talisca, Alvarez, En-Nesyri, Nene, Fred… Even Becao and İrfan Can Kahveci before their non-squad decisions… If these 9 players were at 11 last night, “Why are they at 11?” Who could ask the question? What about Oğuz, Çağlar, Szymanski in the reserves?
If Tedesco started with them, apart from a few cracking voices, “What’s going on?” Could their exclamations be uttered? I counted 12 different players for 10 positions above, excluding the goalkeeper… With 22 net 11 players, Fenerbahçe is the team with the highest squad depth in the league. Does Galatasaray, the champion of the last 3 years, the leader of this year, and most likely to continue on its way in Europe, have such wealth? It is debatable! The wealth of the club is such an asset that no matter what you do, it indicates a general self-confidence on the field. On top of that, when there is a new transfer like Musaba, who resembles Yusuf Fahir Baba, Fenerbahçe in the first half emerges.
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DO NOT LOOK AT 1-0..
Don’t look at the score 1-0, two posts, plenty of positions, 18 balls in the opponent’s penalty area, 11 shots, three of which were on target… Except for a few moments, the dominance of the game was always with the yellow-dark blue team. When Kerem’s effort not to give up the jersey was added to Musaba’s performance on the right side, the wings worked well. Asensio was active at number 10, and Duran performed in harmony with the lively game in front. When İsmail and Bartuğ succeeded in closing the area, it was even close to 1-0…
I CONGRATULATE THIS BEING
At the beginning of the second half, Samsunspor changed three players. He tried to be involved with the ball. Relatively speaking, they took the game into their own hands. However, with Musaba’s assist in the 67th minute, Duran ended the match and the hopes of the Black Sea team. The interesting detail of the match was that Tedesco used Yiğit at number 6 for 30 minutes.
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At the end of the article, I do not want to leave out a topic. Euroleague match in men’s basketball, Turkish Cup quarter-final in women, Super Cup semi-final in football, Champions League group match in women’s volleyball… Fenerbahçe Sports Club played these 4 matches in 1 hour. I celebrate this existence, this struggle, with my purest feelings.
