Besiktas beat second string Stoke

by Tony Cuddihy , 14 December 2011

Stoke City lost for the first time in the Europa League and were forced to settle for second place in Group E, as Besiktas triumphed 3-1 in Turkey.


The Premier League side took an unlikely lead in the first half.

With Besiktas having dominated the early proceedings against a Potters side who made 11 changes from the win over Spurs, Richardo Fuller took advantage of some poor defending to shoot home from 25 yards, via a deflection off Egemen Korkmaz.

The Jamaican almost doubled Stoke's lead shortly after the restart but he failed to get the final touch he needed after charging down Rustu Recber's kick.

The match turned with the sending off of Matthew Upson, with Manuel Fernandes stepping up to slot home the resulting penalty.

The home side took the lead when Fernandes fed substitute Mustafa Pektemek, before his fellow replacement Edu's fierce strike sealed the victory.

Stoke's qualification for the last 32 had already been sealed.

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Pos
Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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