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Super Lig: Kasimpasa 0 Besiktas 3

The fixture had already been played back in December, with the hosts winning 2-1, but was marred by two bizarre incidents.

Kasimpasa's Dutch defender Ryan Donk threw a second ball into the penalty area to put off Besiktas forward Hugo Almeida as he prepared to take a shot on goal, and a home supporter also ran onto the field in an attempt to attack Besiktas midfielder Manuel Fernandes. 

Pedro Franco doubled the lead eight minutes later, poking the ball home from close range after Atiba Hutchinson's header from a corner rebounded kindly off the back of Veli Kavlak.

And it was Kavlak who put the result beyond doubt a minute before the interval, nodding home after Olcay Sahan's initial header had been blocked.

Serdar Kurtulus was dismissed four minutes into the second half for a second bookable offence but it mattered little as Besiktas comfortably held on, the result cementing Slaven Bilic's side's position in third place in the table, five points behind leaders Fenerbahce.