Champions League Half-Time: Mahmoud Strikes with a Stunner – Fenerbahçe vs. Lugano

Key Events: In the 7th minute, Lugano took the lead! Mahmoud, lurking at the top of the arc, intercepted the ball and unleashed a spectacular volley that flew into the top corner. Fenerbahçe 0-1 Lugano.

Match Report: On July 31 at 1:00 AM, in the second leg of the second round of the 2024/25 Champions League qualifiers, Fenerbahçe hosted Lugano at their home stadium.

In the 12th minute, Džeko gained possession in the front third and, after evading Wafi, fired a shot from a tight angle that went high. In the 17th minute, Aliseda received a through ball inside the box, held off Dijiku, and blasted a right-footed shot that sailed over the crossbar. In the 25th minute, Bisslimi’s close-range shot was instinctively blocked by Livaković’s left hand and deflected out for a corner.

At half-time, Fenerbahçe are temporarily trailing Lugano 0-1 at home, with the aggregate score tied at 4-4.

Player Lineups:

Fenerbahçe starting lineup (4-3-3): 40-Livaković; 6-Dijiku; 2-Çetin; 21-Samuel; 24-Oestergaard; 33-Krunic; 35-Fred; 53-S. Śymanowski; 9-Džeko; 10-Tadić; 7-Karadeniz

Substitutes: 30-Orbayat; 54-Öztürk Seçkin; 16-Mirdal; 50-Bekao; 17-Kahveci; 8-Yanças; 5-Yukselik; 28-Ermaız; 23-Tosun; 97-Saint-Maximin; 11-Kent; 70-Aydın

Lugano starting lineup (3-4-2-1): 1-Sepe; 6-Papadopoulos; 5-Hajdari; 22-Wafi; 10-Bottani; 20-Usman; 23-Valenzuela; 25-Bisslimi; 29-Mahmoud; 46-Zanotti; 31-Aliseda

Substitutes: 58-Ossig; 99-Mina; 17-Mai; 2-Gulid; 26-Marcus; 8-Guridić; 7-Macheck; 18-Mahu; 21-Cimignani; 27-Daniel Dos Santos; 28-Ritter; 93-Puzbiś