Five players were sent off, on Saturday, as Fenerbahce beat visiting Besiktas in an Istanbul derby which lived up to expectations of producing the unexpected.

The match which ended 2-1 featured two goals and three red cards in the final five minutes.

Giuliano gave the hosts the lead and Vincent Janssen —- on loan from Tottenham —- made it 2-0, before ex-Liverpool striker Ryan Babel pulled one back.

Besiktas’ Ricardo Quaresma was sent off for two yellows before Luis Neto was dismissed for bringing down a player through on goal just before half-time.

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The visitors had Atiba Hutchinson sent off with five minutes left, after two bookings.

Ismail Koybasi of Fenerbahce was then shown a red card for a dangerous tackle.

Moments later, Oguzhan Ozyakup’s second yellow card deep into injury time meant the visitors ended the match with eight players. (NAN)