Fenerbahçe defeated Uniao de Leiria in a friendly match

The yellow-dark blue team faced Uniao de Leiria in its second friendly match in Portugal, where it held a training camp before the 2025-26 season.

The yellow-dark blue team started the match at Albufeira Stadium with the first 11 consisting of Dominik Livakovic, Mert Müldür, Diego Carlos, Jayden Oosterwolde, Archie Brown, Bartuğ Elmaz, Fred Rodrigues, Sebastian Szymanski, Cengz Ünder, Oğuz Aydın and Youssef En-Nesyri.

Fenerbahçe's İrfan Can Eğribayat, Tarık Çetin, Ognjen Mimovic, Çağlar Söyüncü, Alexander Djiku, Yusuf Akçiçek, Yiğit Efe Demir, Levent Mercan, Sofyan Amrabat, İrfan Can Kahveci, Abdou Aziz Fall and Cenk Tosun were on the bench.

The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw.

Jose Mourinho started the second half by substituting Dominik Livakovic-İrfan Can Eğribayat, Jayden Oosterwolde-Alexander Djiku and Diego Carlos-Çağlar Söyüncü.

Fenerbahçe took a 1-0 lead in the 57th minute with Ze Vitor scoring an own goal from Oğuz Aydın's cross.

For the Yellow Canaries, Cengiz Ünder, Mert Müldür, Fred Rodrigues, and Archie Brown were substituted in the 61st minute, with Sofyan Amrabat, İrfan Can Kahveci, Yusuf Akçiçek, and Ognjen Mimovic replacing them. The Portuguese manager then made substitutions for Youssef En-Nesyri, Cenk Tosun, Oğuz Aydın, and Levent Mercan in the 68th minute. Yiğit Efe Demir replaced Sebastian Szymanski in the 79th minute.

Fenerbahçe left the field with a 2-0 victory thanks to a goal scored by İrfan Can Kahveci in the 90+3rd minute.

The Yellow-Navy Blues beat Portimonense, who play in the Portuguese second division, 2-1 in their first pre-season friendly.

Before the match, Uniao de Leiria Club presented Fenerbahçe Coach Jose Mourinho with a jersey.

Fenerbahçe's new transfer Jhon Duran did not take part in the match against Uniao de Leiria.

The young striker, who just joined the training camp and worked with the team in the last two training sessions, was not included in the squad.

Fenerbahçe's newest signing, 18-year-old Senegalese midfielder Abdou Aziz Fall, made his debut in the yellow-navy blue jersey.

The young player started the match as a substitute.

Fenerbahçe's strikers Youssef En-Nesyri and Cenk Tosun returned to their jerseys against Uniao de Leiria.

Two players who were training individually due to injuries and were not included in the squad for the match against Portimonense were included in the squad for the match after their treatment.

En-Nesyri started the match in the first 11, while Cenk Tosun was substituted.

Fenerbahçe was unable to use 4 of its players against Uniao de Leiria.

In addition to Jhon Duran, İsmail Yüksek, Rodrigo Becao and Mert Hakan Yandaş, who are still undergoing treatment, did not play in the match.

Speaking after their 2-0 win against Uniao de Leiria, a Portuguese second division team, Fred stated that the friendly matches were a good rehearsal before the Champions League qualifiers.

Fred, stating that the increased difficulty level was valuable for them, said, "The first two matches we played were good for us. We must always strive to maintain our level at the highest level. We continue our individual training during the holiday, and that's what I did. The holiday is a chance to rest, but we need to start training towards the end. We need to come to training camp prepared. That's what I did."

When asked about Bartuğ Elmaz, who was not substituted in the match, Fred said, "We already know Bartuğ's quality. He went on loan to another team last season. He performed well there as well. As older players, we're trying to help him. I hope he continues to develop. We always want to help them develop."