WEEK 24: REWIEW
PRESSURE IS ON!.....
Besiktas and Galatasaray secured Turkcell Super League wins on Sunday evening to keep up the pressure on Turkish leaders Fenerbahce.
Second-placed Besiktas left it late before securing a 1-0 triumph at Ankaragucu courtesy of an 84th-minute strike from Matias Delgado. Burssaspor fans came to Ankara to cause some trouble in this match. Read the blog by "Kartal'in Gunlugu" in Turkish for more details!.... http://beshiktas.blogspot.com/
Oh,since we are in Ankara,my good friend Oz Kanka and his lovely son Matthew die-hard Genlerbirligi fans were on Telelig program on TRT TV.
Telelig program, will re-air on TRT-3 channel on Tuesday again......
Matthew becoming a Gencler star ............
Gala climbed to third following a 2-1 home victory over Trabzonspor.
Arda Turan put the hosts ahead in the 17th minute and Sasa Ilic grabbed the winner midway through the second half after Erdinc Yavuz (51) had briefly restored parity. In this match, Trabzonspor player Musa brohe his leg, during the match. You could read more about this, on Galatasaray Fan, Gulay's Galatasaray Blog....
http://bestgulay.blogspot.com/
VESTEL MANISASPOR JUST CAN'T WIN!.....
At the other end of the table, Caykur Rizespor put some daylight between themselves and the drop zone thanks to a 3-1 win over Manisaspor.Manispor have only one point in the last seven games.that is disaster!
First-half strikes from Ibrahim Said (8) and Altan Aksoy (36) put the home side in command at the break, with Filip Holosko (52) giving the visitors some hope before substitute Anderson Dos Santos sealed matters on the stroke of full-time. Erciyesspor remain in the relegation zone but leapfrog second-bottom Denizlispor after a 2-0 win over their fellow strugglers. Zdravko Lazarov set Erciyesspor on their way with a 34th-minute penalty and substitute Daouda Jabi made sure of the points 12 minutes from time.
The mid-table battle between Antalyaspor and Ankaraspor ended in a 1-1 draw.
Coskun Birdal gave the home team a 36th-minute lead only for substitute Murat Tosun to earn his side a share of the spoils 14 minutes from time.
FENERBAHCE SMILING ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK?
"SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER" IS GOOD FOR FENERBAHCE!
Fenerbahce has defeated Konyaspor by 3-0 on Saturday night. Goals scored by Aurelio (46'), Kezman(54') and Alex(59').After weeks of disappointment, Fenerbahce, put a smile, on their fans ......
Also on Saturday, Gencler, lost a big chance, to grab the third place . They played scoreless match against Gaziantepspor at home. My good friend ,Oz Kanka(The round ball in Ankara ), was at the match and filed this report after the match ... His heading of the article is "Yawn ",...... he is trying to tell us something!....
Please read his great article......http://ankarafootball.blogspot.com/2007/03/yawn.html#links
Also on Saturday, the team that draw with Fenerbahce, last week in Istanbul , beat Bursaspor at home 3-1, and moved to the sixth place .
KAYSERISPOR BLEW THEIR CHANCE!...
Kayserispor draw against League's last place team Sakaryaspor in Sakarya ,3-3.
Kayseri spor closed the 24th week with 39 points and lost a great chance to capture the second place in the Turkcell Super League. On the other hand Sakaryspor put up great fight against Kayserispor.
But, one point will not give them high hopes!...
"FENERBAHCE FAMILY FUED" ON LIVE TV PROGRAM!..
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.....
On Wednesday night Fenerbahce Chairman Aziz Yıldırım was making a series of interesting remarks during a live broadcast on ATV's "Center Circle Special" program, but tensions rose when former executive board member Sadettin Saran called the program in response to Yıldırım's statements about him.
During the program, after Aziz Yildirim, mentioned Sadettin Saran's name("I could have changed 120 administrators if I so desired. No one who left has said anything that has tainted our club, with the exception of Sadettin Saran and Tahir Kılan -- they have hurt our club."), Saran, after calling the program to respond to Yıldırım's statements, said: "Aziz Yıldırım can't respond to a question about the Spartak Moscow chairman receiving money from Fenerbahce. The chairman of a club has to be able to give an account of everything. He's making me a target of accusations as well remaining silent on this matter. The Spartak chairman admitted that he received money; however, the signature didn't belong to him. … I was sent to the disciplinary committee based on the statement of an employee who had been working with us for nine months -- Aziz Yıldırım should have an have to answer for all this ..."
Also, during the program, Aziz Yildirim had harsh words to Turkish Soccer Federation chief Haluk Ulusoy.
"We had decided [among Trabzonspor's Atay Aktug, Besiktas' Yıldırım Demiroren, Galatasaray's Ozhan Canaydın and myself] that we would not sign players from Anatolian clubs and openly stated this to the public. They chose to renege on their promises, which made me look like the bad guy -- but I have the full intention of serving my term until the congress in 2009."
Drawing attention the double standards implemented by the Turkish Soccer Federation (TFF), Yıldırım commented: "Because [federation chief Haluk] Ulusoy and I are at loggerheads, people who have ties with him are being influenced by our conflict. Ulusoy had said that once elected he would only perform his duties, without fear or favor, and stay out of everything else. However, the last six weeks witnessed late-night negotiations about the fate of the upcoming league matches."