Dele Alli has had a positive start to his loan spell at Besiktas as he's already off the mark for his new club.
The Everton midfielder has made two appearances for the Turkish Super Lig side and scored in their 3-2 victory over Ankaragucu on Sunday. However, the win wasn't without controversy after a supporter ran onto the pitch and attacked a Besiktas player.
The home side took the lead just before the half-hour mark but the league leaders were quick to respond with an equaliser a few minutes later. Before half-time, Alli got on the scoresheet to put his side in front, although Ankaragucu found an equaliser of their own shortly after the break.
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Alli was later withdrawn in the 66th minute for Josef de Souza and Besiktas went on to score the winner a few minutes later from the penalty spot. Former Blue Cenk Tosun, who joined the Turkish side on a free transfer this summer, was brought on with less than 10 minutes to play.
However, the 31-year-old was caught up in the unsavoury scenes after the full-time whistle as a supporter ran onto the pitch and kicked Tosun in the back. The pitch invader was then thrown to the ground by De Souza, the Besiktas man received a red card for his retaliation.
De Souza later questioned the decision of the referee to send him off, insisting he was only defending his teammates. He said : “The attack was aimed at where we were collectively. We don't know if he has a knife or what. If Cenk had not returned, the attacker would have broken his back. We do not know for what purpose he attacked.
"I have no intention of attacking. I'm just defending it. I ran to the side and immediately tried to call security, the police. This is also seen in the images. I wouldn't have called the police and security if my intentions were bad. The referee asked me and I helped the referee throughout the match.
"I'm having trouble understanding why I'm getting a card. It is my greatest regret that such events occur in the field. I hope it doesn't happen again. We should only have football in our minds, the rest is not our concern.”
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