Trabzonspor beat Fenerbahce 2-1 with first-half goals

ANKARA

Trabzonspor managed to defeat Fenerbahce 2-1 as they jumped to third place in Turkey's top-tier football league on Saturday.

Playing at Senol Gunes Stadium in Turkey's Black Sea province of Trabzon, Fenerbahce's German forward Max Kruse beat Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir with a close-range shot in the first minute.

Fifteen minutes later, home team Trabzonspor equalized the score as Norwegian forward Alexander Sorloth put the ball into the Yellow-Navies' net for his team.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Trabzonspor managed to score with the help of Czech defender Filip Novak as they got three points at