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In the cagey first-half, chances were few as both teams went into the locker room after 45 minutes. Knowing that anything short of victory would spell doom for their title hopes, Besiktas came out stronger in the second-half, yet were unable to break down the dogged hosts who relied on counter attacks. Nonetheless, their breakthrough came in the 87th minute after goal-bound Congolese star Fabrice N Sakala was brought down in the danger area by a clumsy tackle by one of the hosts’ defenders. After several VAR replays, referee Firat Aydinus pointed to the penalty spot. The resultant kick was taken by the 25-year-old and he sent Alemdar the wrong way to hand Sergen Yalcin’s men the lead. ....