Fenerbahce reached the last 16 in the Ziraat Turkish Cup after beating third-tier football division club Afjet Afyonspor 2-0 Wednesday with extra time goals.
The match’s regular time ended 0-0 as the extra time decided the victorious team at Istanbul’s Ulker Stadium.
Home team Fenerbahce broke the deadlock in the 94th minute.
Nigerian winger Bright Osayi-Samuel was brought down in the box and Fenerbahce were awarded a penalty kick.
Ecuadoran forward Enner Valencia scored from the white spot to give his team a 1-0 lead in the early minutes of extra time.
Osayi-Samuel made it 2-0 in the 99th minute and Fenerbahce cemented their win.
Fenerbahce’s Czech left-back Filip Novak found Osayi-Samuel in the area as the 23-year-old was unmarked to fire a low shot that beat Afyonspor goalkeeper Anil Atag.
With the win, Fenerbahce bagged the last 16 ticket in the 2021-22 Turkish Cup.
In addition to Fenerbahce, Adana Demirspor, Fraport TAV Antalyaspor, Aytemiz Alanyaspor, Altas Denizlispor, Goztepe, Atakas Hatayspor, VavaCars Fatih Karagumruk, Kasimpasa and Trabzonspor advanced to the last 16 phase.
Source: Anadolu Agency