Black Eagles climb to top of Super League table

Besiktas rose to the top of the Turkish football league Sunday after defeating Balikesirspor 1-0 away from home.

The Black Eagles secured three points when Mustafa Pektemek found the net in 57th minute, giving the undefeated Istanbul side 11 points from five matches.

Rivals Galatasaray defeated SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor 2-1 Saturday with goals from Burak Yilmaz and Wesley Sneijder for Galatasaray and a conciliation goal from Caner Osmanpasa in the 81st minute.

Fenerbahce beat Torku Konyaspor 2-1 in Istanbul thanks to Pierre Webo and Moussa Sow. Konyaspor's goal came from a Dimitar Rangelov penalty. Fenerbahce's Bekir Irtegun was red-carded at the end of the first half.

The weekend's results were as follows:

Mersin Idmanyurdu 2-1 Bursaspor

Kasimpasa 4-2 Gaziantepspor

Sivasspor 1-0 Genclerbirligi

SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor 1-2 Galatasaray

Fenerbahce 2-1 Torku Konyaspor

Istanbul Basaksehir 4-0 Akhisar Belediyespor

Kardemir Karabukspor 3-0 Trabzonspor

Eskisehirspor 1-2 Caykur Rizespor

Balikesirspor 0-1 Besiktas