Fenerbahce escape in Turkish Cup clash

(GSM) – Fenerbahce are through to the semi finals in the Turkish Cup despite losing 3-1 to Bursaspor in the quarter finals second leg on Thursday.

After Fenerbahce’s comfortable 3-0 win in the first leg, a spot in the semi’s seemed to be in the pocket. However, Bursaspor had different plans and gave their opponents a difficult time.

Leonardo Iglesias put Bursaspor in the lead after 18 minutes and a converted penalty from Dimitar Ivankov gave home fans even more hope in the 33rd.

Turgey Bahadir levelled the aggregate score four minutes after the hour, as things began to look better and better for Bursaspor.

But Fenerbahce avoided further damage and instead scored through Spanish striker Daniel Guiza in the 90th minute, deciding the quarter final clash in their favor.

In Thursday’s other quarter final, Manisaspor beat Denizlispor 0-1 after already having won the first leg 4-1. Ergin Keles scored the only goal of the match in the 35th minute.

Fenerbahce and Manisaspor join Trabzonspor and Antalyaspor in the semi finals.