Besiktas dropped points at Ankara against Genclerbirligi but still went top of the table – although second placed Basaksehir will move into first place with a win if they beat Galatasaray due to having a game in hand.
The Black Eagles got off to a terrible start after a mixup between goalkeeper Fabri and Rhodolfo resulted in Ahmet Gulur being confronted with an empty goal to slot the ball into the back of the net.
The moment Fabri went AWOL
That may as well count as an own goal for Gençlerbirliği#Beşiktaş pic.twitter.com/SOaoxxsnty— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) October 28, 2016
Besiktas did find an equaliser from Anderson Talisca who scored a well timed header. The Brazilian star now has five goals in all competitions since joining on loan from Benfica over the summer.
Talisca is on ?5 goals and 1 assist now for the Beşiktaş star on loan from #Benfica @gustavohofman @planetbenfica pic.twitter.com/0VICdShupc
— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) October 28, 2016
The Istanbul giants take on Napoli next at the Vodafone Arena in the Champions League.