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Video: Fenerbahçe Boosts Its Lead in Turkish League

Video: Fenerbahçe Boosts Its Lead in Turkish League

Antakya Atatürk Stadium hosted the match between the Turkish club Fenerbahçe and Hatayspor in the 23rd round of the Turkish Super League.

In this match, German star Mesut Özil led Fenerbahçe to a 2-1 victory over Hatayspor. Senegalese striker Mame Thiam opened the scoring for Fenerbahçe in the 26th minute of the first half, which ended with Fenerbahçe leading 1-0. Mesut Özil entered the match in the 77th minute as a substitute for Mame Thiam and assisted Fenerbahçe's second goal in the 88th minute, providing a pass to his teammate Kante, whose shot deflected off French defender Jean-Claude Bilong of Hatayspor and went into his own net. Gabonese striker Aaron Salem Boupendza scored Hatayspor's only goal in the 90th minute of the match. With this outcome, Fenerbahçe strengthened its lead in the Turkish league standings, increasing its points to 48, 4 points ahead of second-placed Beşiktaş.

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