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Besiktas defeated Istanbul Basaksehir 2-0 at home in the ninth round of the Turkish Super Lig.
The first half ended goalless. In the 10th minute, Ndidi’s shot went narrowly wide. Vlahovic’s header in the 17th minute came off the post, while Ndidi headed wide in the 26th minute. Olsen also missed the target shortly before the break.
Early in the second half, Nübel tipped Kemen’s shot around the post. In the 63rd minute, the goalkeeper again turned a powerful effort from Shomurodov around the post. Muhammed Şengezer saved Oh’s long-range shot in the 66th minute.
Besiktas opened the scoring in the 76th minute. After Vlahovic’s headed pass, Oh beat the defenders and the goalkeeper before tapping the ball into an empty net. Poku came close to extending the lead in the 80th minute, but Şengezer blocked his shot with his legs.
In the 89th minute, Olaitan sent a precise shot from the right edge of the penalty-area arc into the far corner to seal the 2-0 win.
