Vedat Muriqi scored the decisive 79th-minute goal to seal the 3-2 victory over the European giants on Wednesday. The triumph followed the recent resignation of Ismail Kartal, which had thrust Kuyt into the interim role only the previous week. Kuyt lauded his squad's fighting spirit and chance creation during the match he labeled a miracle. Fenerbahce now occupy 19th place in the overall standings with five points accumulated from four matches.
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Fenerbahce earned their first win of the Champions League campaign to move to five points.: Fenerbahce earned their first win of the Champions League campaign to move to five points.
Dirk Kuyt achieved the landmark victory just two matches into his role following Ismail K…: Dirk Kuyt achieved the landmark victory just two matches into his role following Ismail Kartal's resignation.
Sitting in 19th place, the club is now positioned in contention for the competition's pla…: Sitting in 19th place, the club is now positioned in contention for the competition's playoff stage.
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Nov 5 : Fenerbahce interim head coach Dirk Kuyt praised his side's intensity and fighting spirit after they twice came from behind to beat his former club Liverpool 3-2 at home in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Kuyt, who played more than 200 games for Liverpool between 2006 and 2012, was last week named interim coach of Fenerbahce while they search for a permanent manager following the resignation of Ismail Kartal.
Just two matches into the job, the Dutchman delivered Fenerbahce's first victory of their Champions League campaign, thanks to Vedat Muriqi's 79th-minute winner.
"I'm very happy with all the players, I'm very happy with all the people who were involved that we made a miracle tonight because I think not many people expected us to win (playing) Liverpool," Kuyt told reporters.
"But we said before the game to each other, 'we have a chance'... The win tonight was not an easy win, but it was not luck. At the end of the day we deserved it. We created many chances, we kept pushing and we keep fighting against one…
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