Fenerbahçe 2-1 Union SG

Our Fenerbahçe beat Belgian team Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 in UEFA Europa League first week match on Thursday.
 
Our defender Çağlar Söyüncü scored a half-volley in the 26th minute and our team lead the first half.
 
Union SG were down to 10 men in the second half as the visitors' Italian defender Kevin Mac Allister was sent off after a foul on our Moroccan forward Youssef En-Nesyri in the 74th minute.
 
Bright Osayi-Samuel entered the penalty area to deliver a vicious strike on goal as Union SG goalkeeper Anthony Moris parried it. But English defender Christian Burgess was divert the ball into his own net as Fenerbahçe doubled their lead in the 82nd minute.
 
In the 90th minute, the Belgians were awarded a penalty after a foul by Osayi-Samuel. The 26-year-old defender was shown a red card. He has been already booked.
 
Our goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved the penalty kick taken by Franjo Ivanovic but Union SG made the score 2-1 after Ross Sykes scored in extra times.
 
The Yellow Canaries secured three points to make a good start to the Europa League's league phase.

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