Fethiyespor put in a rousing performance yesterday as they held league leaders Tuzlaspor to a 0-0 draw, the second time this season Fethiye have grabbed a point off the Istanbul side. The first half saw the Fethiye defence,missing the influential Erdi Bakirci keep the front two of Tuzla quiet. The big No.9 Yilmaz is the league's top scorer with 14 goals, and his partner in attack Ozdiriz has 10 which together is only 1 goal less than the entire Fethiyespor side has scored this season. Not only did Fethiye defend well they had the better chances in the first half, captain Alican Karadag crashing a shot off the inside of the Tuzla post and then seeing his volley from a corner saved by the keeper and in injury time Ramazan Zorlu narrowly missing with a flying header. Also Fethiye had valid very valid claims for a penalty turned down after a cross into the box hit a Tuzla defenders arm, with the referee only a matter of feet away.
The second half was much the same as the first until the 67th minute when Tuzla went down to 10 men after Zengin received a 2nd yellow card. After that Tuzla shut up shop and settled for a point which keeps them top. Fethiye remain 14th with 23 points. A mid-week away game for Fethiye next as they travel to Tarsus, who are in free-fall at the moment with only 1 point from their last 5 games and are only 2 places and 6 points above Fethiye. Earlier in the season the teams drew 1-1 at Fethiye.