Tümer secures Beşiktaş cup glory

Tümer Metin scored deep into extra time as Beşiktaş JK edged a thrilling 3-2 victory against ten-man Fenerbahçe SK to claim the Turkish Cup for the sixth time in their history.

Fenerbahçe fight
Fenerbahçe went into the game with aspirations of ending a 23-year wait in the competition, but those hopes looked in tatters by half-time as two goals in four minutes from Tümer and Gökhan Güleç gave Beşiktaş a deserved advantage. But Christoph Daum's team showed typical resolve, and Alex reduced the deficit ten minutes after the restart before Mehmet Yozgatli made it all-square with just eleven minutes remaining.

Pivotal dismissal
Languishing a massive 26 points behind the top two in the Turkish Superleague this season, Beşiktaş could have been expected to fold at the Atatürk Stadium in Izmir but instead they held firm as the game went into extra time. Midway through the second period their hope was renewed when Brazilian midfielder Marco Aurelio was dismissed and Jean Tigana's team quickly made their one-man advantage count. Tümer scored his second of the night with seven minutes remaining to spark delirious celebrations from the Beşiktaş support.