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Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe draw 2-2 in eventful Süper Lig game
Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe draw 2-2 in eventful Süper Lig game
Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe brought a derby football match to a 2-2 draw in Turkey's top-tier Spor Toto Süper Lig on Nov. 2. Click through for the story in photos...
The teams met for the 388th time in Galatasaray's Turk Telekom Stadium in Istanbul.
Galatasaray dominated the first half with Ryan Donk scoring the first goal of the match on the 31st minute. The first half ended 1-0.
The Lions began the second half with a goal by Martin Linnes to bring the score to 2-0.
The Yellow Canaries made a comeback to draw the match. Fenerbahçe scored their first goal with penalty shot by Valbuena in the 66th minute and second goal by Jailson in the 72nd minute.
Three players were sent off after the final whistle following a brawl of 30 players and staff.
Galatasaray's Badou Ndiaye, on loan from Stoke, Fenerbahçe's former Tottenham forward Roberto Soldado and Jailson were all given red cards.
In the first half, Fenerbahçe fans left the stadium after a fan died of a heart attack.
On Oct. 28, Fenerbahçe sacked its Dutch manager Phillip Cocu after a 3-1 loss to Ankaragucu.
Cocu was Fenerbahçe's 72nd manager and the 38th foreign manager to take over managerial duties at the club.
Here are some more photos from the eventful derby...
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