Kennya Cordner's Fenerbahce into Turkish Super League final

Trinidad and Tobago's Kennya Cordner  -
Trinidad and Tobago's Kennya Cordner -

Kennya “Yaya” Cordner’s Fenerbache advanced to the finals of the Turkish Women’s Super League when they defeated Galatasaray 4-2 on aggregate, after a 2-2 result at the end of regulation time, in the second leg of their semi-final playoff match on Saturday.

Fenerbahce women had a strong start and opened the scoring through American left-winger Danielle Marcano in the first minute. Cordner’s team maintained the advantage heading into halftime.

But nine minutes into the second period, Galatasaray’s Ebru Topcy (Turkey) successfully converted a penalty to level the score.

In the 84th minute, Galatasaray took the lead courtesy a Berna Yenceri strike. However, four minutes into extra time, Fenerbahce’s Zenatha Coleman also converted a penalty to tie things up before the final whistle.

Fenerbahce had won the first leg 2-0 on May 13.

They go up against Fomget FSK in the final.

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