Fenerbahçe beat Sivasspor 2-1 at the Şükrü Saracoğlu stadium to move just one point behind league leaders Beşiktaş.

Robin van Persie opened the scoring for Fenerbahçe on 24 minutes showing his predator instincts being first to react to Sivasspor keeper Setkus parrying Diego Ribas’ shot away and neatly tucking the ball away into the back of the net.

The former Manchester United star now has nine goals and an assist in all competitions for the Yellow Canaries this season.

Van Persie has scored more goals than any other Manchester United player this season.

Fenerbahçe 2–1 Sivasspor
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu
Referee: Fırat Aydınus

Fenerbahçe: Volkan Demirel, Gökhan Gönül, Alves, Kjaer, Hasan Ali Kaldırım (min. 66 Caner Erkin), Mehmet Topal, De Souza, Markovich, Diego (min. 29 Ozan Tufan), Volkan Şen (min. 81 Mehmet Topuz), Van Persie
Manager: Vitor Pereira

Sivasspor: Setkus, Cicinho, Boye, İbrahim Öztürk, Erkan Kaş (min. 80 İbrahim Akın), Yiğit İncedemir (min. 79 Taouil), Kone, Burhan Eşer, Beykan Şimşek, Chahechouhe, Eneramo (min. 66 Ziya Erdal)
Manager: Okan Buruk

Goals: min. 24 Van Persie, min. 77 Kjaer (Fenerbahçe), min. 43 Beykan Şimşek (Medicana Sivasspor)

Yellow Cards: min. 16 Eneramo, min. 45 İbrahim Öztürk, min. 45 Cicinho, min. 45+2 Chahechouhe, min. 56 Beykan Şimşek, min. 68 Yiğit İncedemir, min. 79 Erkan Kaş (Medicana Sivasspor), min. 36 Hasan Ali Kaldırım, min. 69 Alves, min. 90 Mehmet Topuz (Fenerbahçe)

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