Tottenham striker stars in Super Lig giants victory to close the gap with rivals Galatasaray to 8 points

Tottenham striker stars in Super Lig giants victory to close the gap with leaders Galatasaray

Fenerbahce beat Malatyaspor 3-1 at the Sukru Saracoglu stadium on Sunday 14 October to close the gap with league leaders Galatasaray to eight points.

The Yellow Canaries scored all three goals inside the opening half an hour.

Ozan Tufan opened the scoring on four minutes, Guiliano doubled the lead two minutes later and Hasan Ali Kaldirim wrapped up the three points on 28 points.

On loan Tottenham striker Vincent Janssen did not start but did replace Valbuena on 71 minutes.

Janssen was not able to add to his goal tally which currently stands at two.

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The 23-year-old has two goals and two assists in all competitions for the Istanbul giants this season.

Fenerbahce have the chance to close the gap with league leaders Galatasaray to five points next week in the Intercontinental derby.

Fenerbahce 3-1 Malatyaspor 
Stadium: Ülker
Referee: Alper Ulusoy

Fenerbahce: Kameni, Isla (min. 86 Şener Özbayraklı), Neto, Neustaedter, Hasan Ali Kaldırım, De Souza, Ozan Tufan, Dirar, Giuliano, Valbuena (min. 71 Janssen), Soldado (min. 64 Fernandao)
Manager: Aykut Kocaman

Malatyaspor: Ertaç Özbir, Sincere, Yalçın Ayhan, Sadık Çiftpınar, Cissokho, Aytaç Kara (min. 37 Murat Yıldırım), Diallo, Dening (min. 71 Pereira), Adem Büyük, Dia (min. 54 Batuhan Altıntaş), Boutaib
Manager: Erol Bulut

Goals: min. 4 Ozan Tufan, min. 6 Giuliano, min. 28 Hasan Ali Kaldırım (Fenerbahçe), min. 68 Batuhan Altıntaş (Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor)
Yellow Cards: min. 29 Hasan Ali Kaldırım (Fenerbahçe), min. 58 Murat Yıldırım (Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor)