Papiss Cisse’s brace has put the Turkish Super Lig title beyond Galatasaray’s reach after Alanyaspor defeated the defending champions 4-1 on Wednesday.
The defeat left Fatih Terim's men 14 points behind league leaders Istanbul Basaksehir with three matches remaining, while Alanyaspor moved to fifth with a point behind their visitors.
Cisse started the party at the Bahcesehir Okullari Stadium in the 43rd minute to put the hosts ahead and he doubled their lead just a few minutes before the interval.
Still within the stoppage-time, Galatasaray were able to pull a goal back after Morocco's Younes Belhanda assisted Adem Buyuk to half the deficit.
In the closing minutes of the encounter, Alanyaspor stretched their goal margin with Anastasios Bakasetas making it 3-1 before Mustafa Pektemek who replaced Cisse in the 88th minute, and sealed victory in injury time.
DR Congo international Fabrice N'Sakala was also in action for Alanyasapor while Ivory Coast's Jean-Michael Seri featured for 90 minutes in Fatih Terim's team.
Since losing to Istanbul Basaksehir in their first outing after the Super Lig restart, Alanyaspor have maintained an impressive run of form by winning three and drawing two of their last five games.
Cisse, on his part, has been outstanding for Erol Bulut's side, scoring nine goals in their last five games with at least a goal in each game.
With 22 goals after 29 league appearances so far, the former Newcastle United striker is the leading top scorer in the Turkish top-flight this season.
He has matched his best goalscoring return in a league season when he scored 22 goals in 32 Bundesliga matches for Freiburg in the 2010-11 campaign.
Cisse will be hoping to help Alanyaspor continue their unbeaten streak when they visit Antalyaspor for the Antalya city derby on Sunday while Galatasaray will be focused on turning around their seven-game winless run against bottom-placed Ankaragucu on the same day.
