Fenerbahçe Tarfin Wins the 39th Men's Presidential Cup
Fenerbahçe Tarfin defeated Beşiktaş in the 39th Men's Presidential Cup match played at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall, taking the cup to their museum.
Meeting Beşiktaş in the 39th Men's Presidential Cup match held at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall in basketball, Fenerbahçe Tarfin defeated its opponent 72-59 to reach the championship for the 2nd consecutive time and the 9th time in total.
First Period and Initial Minutes of the Match
The first five minutes of the match played at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall passed in a balanced manner with an eight-point tie each. Then, putting its weight on the game with an eleven-point difference it caught, Fenerbahçe Tarfin finished the first period leading twenty-one to eleven.
Superior Performance in the First Half
Continuing its effective game in the second quarter as well, the yellow-navy blue team increased the difference up to nineteen points and entered the locker room with a forty-six to twenty-seven superiority.
Second Half and the End of the Match
Although Beşiktaş responded with a five-to-zero run at the beginning of the second half of the contest, the third period ended with Fenerbahçe Tarfin's fifty-eight to forty-six superiority. Although Beşiktaş reduced the difference to eight points in the final quarter, Fenerbahçe Tarfin preserved its superiority and left the court victorious seventy-two to fifty-nine.
Cup and MVP Award
With this result, Fenerbahçe Tarfin achieved the success of winning the Presidential Cup for the second consecutive time and the ninth time in total. The most valuable player of the match was chosen as Shavon Shields, who played with ten points, six rebounds, and three assists.
Protocol and Participants
This important final match held at the Sinan Erdem Sports Hall was followed on-site by Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak, Turkish Basketball Federation President Hidayet Türkoğlu, and Istanbul Governor Davut Gül.