Fenerbahçe vs Slavia Praha 2-2

Fenerbahçe and Slavia Praha drew 2-2 in Istanbul, with Pavel Kacor’s 90th-minute equaliser denying the home side a win. Fenerbahçe led 2-0 before Slavia fought back, and the visitors took a point from the last attack.

Fenerbahçe scored twice inside the opening 11 minutes. Oğuz Aydın opened the scoring on 4 minutes from Milan Škriniar’s assist, then Mason Greenwood made it 2-0 on 11 minutes after being set up by Nélson Semedo. Slavia Praha pulled one back on 15 minutes through Lukáš Provod, and Fenerbahçe went into half-time 2-1 ahead.

The second half moved slowly until Slavia’s changes, with Danijel Sturm and Tomáš Vlček replaced on 62 minutes and Fenerbahçe making two substitutions on 63 minutes, including Romelu Lukaku for Vedat Muriqi and Nene Dorgeles for Oğuz Aydın. Another pair of changes came for both sides later on, and the visitors were rewarded in the 90th minute when Pavel Kacor, who had come on in the 85th minute, scored from Emmanuel Ayaosi’s assist to make it 2-2. The equaliser preserved Slavia’s unbeaten finish to the contest after Fenerbahçe had held the lead for most of the night.

The numbers were tight. Slavia Praha had 51% of the possession to Fenerbahçe’s 49 and completed 425 passes to 413, while both sides finished with 15 shots and four on target. Slavia also led the corner count 5-3 and the xG column 1.55 to 1.12, while Fenerbahçe had the edge in fouls 12-15 and saves were level at 2-2. Slavia were caught offside twice, Fenerbahçe not at all.

Discipline was heavier on the home side, who collected three yellow cards. N’Golo Kanté was booked on 31 minutes, Milan Škriniar on 49 and Ismail Yüksek on 88. Slavia Praha had one booking, with Jindřich Trpišovský shown yellow on 59 minutes.