Wolfsberger 3-0 Basaksehir: Super Lig Side Top Europa League Group J With Crushing Victory

Eren Sarigul

November 8, 2019

Wolfsberger 3-0 Basaksehir: Super Lig Side Top Europa League Group J With Crushing Victory — Basaksehir's supporters cheer their football team during the Turkish Super Lig football match between Basaksehir and Kayseri Spor on April 20, 2018 at Basaksehir Fatih Terim stadium in Istanbul. - Istanbul Basaksehir's home stadium is sometimes only a quarter full, the side has yet to win trophies and until a few years ago was floundering in the lower ranks of Turkish football with a name unpronounceable for non-native speakers. But the club is a major contender to be Turkish champions this season and upend the traditional dominance of the three Istanbul giants of Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Galatasaray. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Basaksehir crushed Wolfsberger 3-0 at the Graz Liebenau stadium in the Europa League on Thursday to go top of Group J.

The visitors had to wait until the 73rd minute to take the lead when Edin Visca converted a penalty effort.

The penalty also saw the home side reduced to 10 men after Rnic was sent off for giving away the spot kick.

Enzo Crivelli netted a brace with goals on 84 and 87 minutes to wrap up a memorable away European competition win for the Istanbul minnows.

The win moved Basaksehir top of Group J on seven points.

The Super Lig outfit are two points clear of Roma and Borussia Monchengladbach who are tied on five points.

The defeat saw Wolfsberger sink to the bottom of the table on four points.

Basaksehir will take on Roma next in Istanbul. The Serie A outfit suffered a 2-1 defeat against German side Monchengladbach in the other group game.

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Wolfsberger 0-3 Basaksehir

Stadium: Graz Liebenau
Referee: Sandro Scharer, Stephane De Almeida, Bekim Zogaj (İsviçre)

Wolfsberger: Kofler, Novak, Sollbauer, Rnic, Schmitz, Schmid, Leitgeb (min. 88 Gollner), Ritzmaier, Liendl, Weissman, Niangbo (min. 81 Schmidt)

Medipol Başakşehir: Mert Günok, Caiçara, Ponck, Skrtel, Clichy, Mehmet Topal, Berkay Özcan (min. 80 Arda Turan), Azubuike (min. 89 Elia), Visca, Gulbrandsen (min. 88 Aziz Eraltay), Crivelli

Goals: min. 73 Visca (Penalty), min. 84 & 87 Crivelli (Medipol Başakşehir)

Red Card: min. 72 Rnic (Wolfsberger)