Fethiyespor gave it a good go against top of the table Istanbulspor this afternoon but still went down 2-1 to make it 9 games without a win. For the first 50 mins it looked like Fethiye were the league leaders with the visitors kept in their own half and Fethiye having several corners and free kicks.However Fethiye lacked the killer pass or cross and were made to pay twice when their defence was split open to allow Ibrahim Yilmaz to score after 56 and 69 mins.
Cemre Atmaca pulled one back for the hosts on 76 mins but the Istanbul defence held firm for the last 14 mins to take home the 3 points.
Fethiye remain 14th but with Fatih Karagumruk, the only team in the bottom 5 to win, they are now just 1 point above the bottom 3.
Fethiye are away to Tepecikspor from Istanbul next weekend, who are 2nd from bottom and 4 points behind Fethiye. Earlier in the season Fethiye won 1-0, which was also the same result when the teams last met in Istanbul 4 years ago.