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Samatta and Thiam lead Fenerbahce past Paintsil’s MKE Ankaragucu

Fenerbahce defeated MKE Ankaragucu 3-1 in Monday’s Super Lig game with Mbwana Samatta and Mame Thiam finding the net.

Coming into this encounter, the Yellow Canaries had gone on run of five consecutive wins in all competitions – with their last outing a 1-0 triumph over Kasu0131mpasa in a Turkish Cup game where Samatta scored the only goal.

Against the visitors struggling visitors, they extended their blistering form as they stepped up their bid for a 20th league diadem.

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Senegalese forward Thiam handed Erol Bulut’s men the lead at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium after 28 minutes with a simple tap in after goalkeeper Ricardo Friedrich had fumbled his first shot.