Football: Week 21 in Turkish league to kick off Friday

By Fatih Erel

ISTANBUL (AA) - Fenerbahce will face Istikbal Mobilya Kayserispor on Friday to begin Week 21 of Turkey's Spor Toto Super Lig.

Fenerbahce defeated Goztepe 2-0 on Friday evening to move away from the relegation zone, improving to 23 points.

The struggling Yellow Canaries have been suffering the worst season in their history, with only four wins in 19 outings.

Fenerbahce are now in 12th place, only six points from the bottom of the league, and a distant 21 points away from the top spot.

Medipol Basaksehir expanded its lead in Turkey’s top football league to eight points after beating Akhisar 3-0 on Sunday.

With the latest win, the league leaders improved to 44 points and had an eight-point lead in the Turkish league after runner-up Galatasaray drew Alanyaspor 1-1.

Basaksehir had a clean start to the second half of Turkey’s Super Toto Super Lig with three wins in a row.

Reigning champions Galatasaray stayed in second place with 36 points after Saturday’s draw with Alanyaspor in an away match, putting them eight points behind Basaksehir.

Also on Sunday evening, Besiktas defeated Antalyaspor 6-2. They are in third place with 33 points.

Week 21 schedule:

Friday:

Istikbal Mobilya Kayserispor - Fenerbahce at 1730GMT

Saturday:

Medipol Basaksehir - B.B. Erzurumspor at 1300GMT

Caykur Rizespor - Antalyaspor at 1300GMT

Besiktas - Bursaspor at 1600GMT

Sunday:

Atiker Konyaspor - Evkur Yeni Malatyaspor at 1030GMT

Goztepe - Aytemiz Alanyaspor at 1300GMT

Galatasaray - Trabzonspor at 1600GMT

Monday:

MKE Ankaragucu - Kasimpasa at 1700GMT

Demir Grup Sivasspor - Akhisarspor at 1700GMT