Winning against Kasimpasa put Besiktas in the title chase.....
With 39 points, Besiktas one point Behind Galatasaray and 5 points behind first place team Fenerbahce.
Besiktas finished the job early thanks to goals scored by Hugo Almeida, 22-year-old Colombian center-back Pedro Franco and Veli Kavlak.
In the previous match, Kasimpasa's Ryan Donk intercepted the ball off the pitch in the 30th minute, illegally nullifying a Besiktas attack.
The match ended 2-1 in favor of Kasimpasa.
Besiktas' board later appealed to the Turkish Football Federation for a rematch. The Turkish Football Federation decided ordered the match replayed as a result of the violation.
What coaches said.......
Bilic (Besiktas ) : “Winning is a wonderful feeling,” Besiktas's Croatian coach Slaven Bilic said after the match. “We have accomplished a great feat by beating Kasımpaşa and earning three points. Congratulations to our players. They did everything necessary in modern football, put up a good fight and earned three deserved points”
Shota Arveladze (Kasimpasa ) : “It is very difficult to speak after losing 3-0. We conceded a goal from a penalty-box scramble and thereafter things became more difficult. We tried to turn the tide in our favor after the break, but it was not to be"
After 20th weekend going in to 21th weekend, the tittle race will be three ways...
After Fenerbahce losing back to back three away matches, Galatasaray and Besiktas winning their matches, Ersun Yanal's Fenerbahce let Galatasaray and Besiktas closed the gap on top......
14 weeks to go, the race on top and at the bottom will get hotter,in the Turkish Super League....
For most of the teams, it will be clutch time in the league....
