Fenerbahce beat Kayserispor 1-0 at the Kadir Has stadium thanks to a stunning free-kick goal from Robin van Persie.
The Dutch star started for the Yellow Canaries and it took him just half an hour to make all the difference.
The former Manchester United striker curled the ball around the keeper giving Kayacan Erdogan no chance from his free-kick effort.
Van Persie now has five goals and an assist in all competitions for the Istanbul giants.
The win took Fenerbahce into second place on goal difference behind leaders Galatasaray however, Besiktas could move into first position with a victory over Rizespor today.
Kayserispor: 0 – Fenerbahçe: 1
Stadium: Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kadir Has
Referee: Mete Kalkavan, Serkan Ok, Ceyhun Sesigüzel
Kayserispor: Kayacan Erdoğan, Zeki Yavru, Mabiala, Mustafa Akbaş, Ömer Bayram, Sow, Mijailovic (min. 17 Furkan Özçal), Oğulcan Çağlayan (min. 55 Derley), Deniz Türüç, Biseswar, Yakubu (min. 71 Sinan Bakış)
Fenerbahçe: Volkan Demirel, Şener Özbayraklı, Ba, Kjaer, Hasan Ali Kaldırım, Mehmet Topal, De Souza, Markovic (min. 63 Alper Potuk), Nani (min. 48 Diego), Van Persie (min. 79 Ozan Tufan), Fernandao
Goal: min. 29 Van Persie (Fenerbahçe)
Red Card: min. 82 Mustafa Akbaş (Kayserispor)
Yellow Cards: min. 35 Şener Özbayraklı, min. 41 De Souza, min. 66 Ba, min. 67 Van Persie, min. 75 Diego, min. 89 Alper Potuk, min. 90 Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahçe), min. 47 Yakubu, min. 85 Furkan Özçal (Kayserispor)
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