The hosts were presented with a golden opportunity to take the lead in the 13th minute but Kemal Ademi who was teed up by Jimmy Durmaz failed to beat goalkeeper Altay Bayindir - who punched for a corner kick. Six minutes later, Fenerbahce took the initiative after Thiam profited from a Mesut Ozil free-kick from the right cross to drill past goalkeeper Aykut Ozer. That goal was a reality check for the hosts who in turn dominated ball possession. Even at that, they were unable to break the rigid backline of Bulut’s squad. Thiam was close to doubling his team’s effort in the 39th minute but the Senegal international’s shot off a rebound from Ozil’s shot was cleared by Aykut.