Fenerbahçe, the last champion of the Ziraat Turkish Cup, was eliminated from the cup this season by losing 3-0 to MKE Ankaragücü in the quarter-finals.
In the match played at Eryaman Stadium, the goals that brought MKE Ankaragücü the victory were scored by Olimpiu Morutan and Anastasios Chatzigovanis in the first half, and Garry Rodrigues in the second half.
While Fenerbahçe bid farewell to the cup in the quarter-finals, MKE Ankaragücü advanced to the semi-finals.
MKE Ankaragücü will face the winner of the Beşiktaş-TÜMOSAN Konyaspor match in the semi-finals.
FENERBAHÇE LOST AFTER 17 MATCHES
Fenerbahçe, which lost to MKE Ankaragücü, was defeated after 17 official matches.
The yellow-dark blue team, who suffered their last defeat with a score of 6-1 against Nordsjaelland in the UEFA Europa Conference League on November 30, did not lose the next 17 official matches.
After this match, Fenerbahçe played 14 matches in the Super League, 2 matches in the Turkish Cup and 1 match in Europe, with 14 wins and 3 draws in these matches.
MKE Ankaragücü put an end to Fenerbahçe’s streak after 3 months.
FIRST DEFEAT OF 2024
Fenerbahçe lost a match for the first time in 2024.
The Istanbul team had 10 wins and 2 draws in 12 official matches in the new year. Colorstone gave the yellow-dark blue team their first defeat of the year.
The yellow-dark blue team also could not celebrate a goal after 12 official matches. In its last league match against Galatasaray on December 24, Fenerbahçe left the field with a 0-0 draw and could not get into the opponent’s net.
THERE WAS NO SUCCESS IN THE CUP WITH İSMAİL KARTAL
Fenerbahçe was eliminated from the Turkish Cup for the 3rd time with İsmail Kartal.
Kartal, who was eliminated by Bursaspor in the semi-finals of the 2014-2015 season under Fenerbahçe and by Kayserispor in the last 16 rounds in 2021-2022, said goodbye to the cup this season against MKE Ankaragücü in the quarter-finals.
MKE ANKARAGÜCÜ AGAIN IN THE SEMI-FINAL
MKE Ankaragücü reached the semi-finals of the cup, just like last season.
The capital team, which reached the semi-finals last season and achieved this after 23 years, managed to reach the semi-finals this season as well.
EMRE BELÖZOĞLU HAD HIS REmatch OF THE FINAL IN THE QUARTER FINAL
MKE Ankaragücü Coach Emre Belözoğlu pushed Fenerbahçe out of the cup in the quarter-finals this season, after losing in the final last year when he was the manager of Başakşehir.
Fenerbahçe, which won the cup by beating Belözoğlu’s Başakşehir 2-0 in the final in Izmir last year, could not avoid being eliminated by the team of its former player and coach this time.
ANKARAGÜCÜ’S BAD STAGE STOP IN THE CUP
MKE Ankaragücü, who could not win the last 5 matches in the Super League, gained great morale with the victory in the cup.
The yellow-dark blue team, which is only 1 point ahead of the relegation zone in the league, put an end to the bad trend by beating Fenerbahçe in the cup.
GOALS OF THE MATCH