A solitary goal by Egemen Korkmaz guided Fenerbahce to a narrow victory in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Benfica in Istanbul. Korkmaz's goal 18 minutes from time was scant reward for the Turkish side, who could have taken a more commanding lead to Portugal after Cristian Baroni hit a first-half penalty against a post and Moussa Sow and Dirk Kuyt also rattled the frame of the goal. "Normally we are a team that delivers when we find opportunities, but tonight we couldn't ...
Fenerbahce 1-0 Benfica, Europa League semi-final first leg match report
The Guardian - 25 Apr 2013 23:53
A solitary goal by Egemen Korkmaz guided Fenerbahce to a narrow victory in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Benfica in Istanbul. Korkmaz's goal 18 minutes from time was scant reward for the Turkish side, who could have taken a more commanding lead to Portugal after Cristian Baroni hit a first-half penalty against a post and Moussa Sow and Dirk Kuyt also rattled the frame of the goal. "Normally we are a team that delivers when we find opportunities, but tonight we couldn't ...
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