Beşiktaş beats Fenerbahçe 2-1 in first Istanbul derby of season

Beşiktaş defeated Fenerbahçe 2-1 in the Trendyol Süper Lig week four derby at Chobani Stadium on Friday evening. Milan Skriniar gave the hosts an early lead in the 26th minute, but Rıdvan Yılmaz equalised before half-time and Dušan Vlahovic secured the victory in the 73rd minute.

The result lifted Beşiktaş to nine points after four matches, while Fenerbahçe remained on six points following their second home loss of the campaign. Fenerbahçe manager İsmail Kartal suffered his first derby defeat in six attempts against Beşiktaş.

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The match featured several flashpoints. Skriniar and Vlahovic clashed in the 52nd minute, both receiving yellow cards, while goalkeeper Ederson was also booked. Fenerbahçe's Kerem Aktürkoğlu appealed for a penalty in the 76th minute, but VAR upheld the referee's decision to wave play on.

Beşiktaş were forced into two injury substitutions: Rıdvan Yılmaz did not return for the second half and Olaitan left the pitch in the 77th minute. Fenerbahçe introduced summer signing Romelu Lukaku for his derby debut in the 68th minute, while Marco Asensio missed the match due to a lingering fitness issue.

After the final whistle, Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yıldırım launched a scathing attack on the officiating, claiming two penalties were denied and suggesting the league should be suspended for a year to retrain referees. Kartal apologised to supporters, accepting full responsibility for the defeat. Beşiktaş responded to Archie Brown's pre-match comments with a social media post welcoming the visitors to Kadıköy.