The 1-0 victory was the Turkish side’s first win in this season’s UEFA Europa League (UEL) and brought an abrupt end to Lyon’s run of five consecutive wins in all competitions.
Les Gones dominated the opening 45 minutes at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, but failed to find the opening goal despite raining 15 shots at the away side’s goal.
It was midway through the first half when the match briefly became VAR v Alexandre Lacazette, with the former twice denying the latter.
At first a disallowed goal, later on, referee Harm Osmers pointed to the spot when Lacazette was felled by Tayyip Talha Sanuc in the Besiktas box, but the decision was changed to a free-kick ater VAR intervention.
Gedson Fernandes was able to score in final minutes and it was a goal that stunned Pierre Sage’s team, who left it too late to recover.