FENERBAHCE HAS TO WAIT UNTIL LAST MATCH !

Inter Milan 3-0 Fenerbahce
Julio Cruz, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Jimenez bagged second half goals as Internazionale booked their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a demolition of Fenerbahce on Tuesday. The Italian champions waited 55 minutes to make the breakthrough, Cruz tapping in the opener, but thereafter they were unstoppable.

Ibrahimovic made it two with an exquisite finish 25 minutes from time and following a flurry of chances substitute Jimenez wrapped up the rout in injury time. it takes Roberto Mancini`s side onto 12 points from five games - an insurmountable Group G lead of four points from Fenerbahce - while the Turks hold a slender one-point lead over PSV Eindhoven, who beat CSKA Moscow. Despite what lay ahead, Fenerbahce started brightly. Selcuk Sahin crashed a drive against the advertising hoardings after a minute, while Gokhan Gonul had Esteban Cambiasso scrambling to clear a cross five minutes later. Wayward efforts from Wederson, Sahin and Roberto Carlos followed as Zico`s midfield creators developed a rhythm, but ultimately it was Inter who had the better chances.

Dejan Stankovic set the trend in the 12th minute, heading over Maxwell`s cross when in front of goal, and Cruz emphasised the point by blasting inches wide 20 minutes later. In between, Cristian Chivu thought he had won a penalty when brought down by Diego Lugano, but the referee correctly waved away the appeals, and Ibrahimovic nearly coaxed an own goal from Gokhan when he fired a low cross in front of goal 10 minutes before half-time. Three more efforts came from the left shin of Ibrahimovic, the shoulder of Stankovic and right boot of Cambiasso, but Inter could not find a goal and Fenerbache still looked secure. Indeed, they were brightest at the onset of the second period. Deivid did the bulk of the damage, making incisive runs from the left, while Alex looked dangerous on the end of crosses. It was the latter who had the first meaningful chance of the half, side-footing wide from outside the area, but, like the first period, Inter were soon looking more dangerous and it paid off in the 55th minute. Maxwell was the architect of the opener, breaking down the left and firing a dangerous ball across the six-yard box, and Cruz claimed the goal after lunging past centre-half Edu. Ibrahimovic then skied a chance to double the lead, but he was back to his clinical best 25 minutes from time when he got Inter`s second of the game and his fifth of the campaign. Chivu supplied the cross, whipping a bouncing ball in from the left, and Ibrahimovic did the rest, trapping the ball before calmly squeezing his shot through the gap made by Roberto Carlos` thigh and the keeper`s left-hand post. Thereafter, Fenerbahce lost their spark and nearly fell three behind when Ibrahimovic`s 35-yard free-kick stung the fingertips of Volkan Demirel. It was a good save by Demirel, only bettered by that he made at the feet of David Suazo in the final five minutes, but it was scant consolation as the score was soon 3-0. Cambiasso was the creator, playing in Jimenez, a substitute for Maxwell, who used the outside of his boot to swerve the ball around Demirel in the 92nd minute.

GALATASARAY KEEPS THE TOP SPOT WITH LATE GOAL!.....

WEKEEND IN REVIEW: WEEK 13,
A last-minute goal from Serkan Calik was enough to secure Turkish Turkcell Super League leaders Galatasaray a 1-0 victory at Trabzonspor.With 25 goals, Gala have the best attack in the Turkcell Super League but could not find a way past Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ahmet Sahin until the 89th minute.A late goal for Sivasspor saw them remain joint top with a 1-0 triumph over seventh-placed Kayserispor who have yet to record a victory on their travels.Musa Aydin pounced in the 83rd minute for the hosts.Fourth-placed Ankaragucu also won 1-0 to keep themselves in the title race.
Giani Kirita's 54th-minute spot-kick was enough to secure victory over strugglers Manisaspor.
Substitute Ali Cansun Begecarslan's brace prevented Genclerbirligi from recording a vital win at Gaziantepspor.
Mehmet Cakir gave the visitors a sixth-minute lead before Begecarslan netted his first on 76 minutes - just three minutes after stepping onto the pitch.Erhan Guven thought he had taken all three points with a goal in the 85th minute, but Begecarslan pounced in injury-time to snatch a share of the spoils.
Kasimpasa remain rock-bottom of the table after falling to a 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Caykur Rizespor.
Kursat Duymus put the visitors ahead on the stroke of half-time but Omer Hacisalihoglu was sent off in the 56th minute and Gustavo Victoria added to their misery by firing home the resulting spot-kick.
Elsewhere, Bursaspor moved further away from the relegation zone thanks to a 1-0 win over Konyaspor with Mustafa Sarp grabbing the only goal of the game on 32 minutes.
FENERBAHCE AND ALEX SINKS ANKARASPOR......
Fenerbahce kept the third place with a 4-2 win over Ankaraspor.Alex and Semih Senturk put the home side two up at half-time but Mehmet Yilmaz pulled one back after the interval.
Alex completed his hat-trick with two goals in three minutes before Yilmaz notched a late consolation.
Besiktas sit fourth, four points off the pace, following a 1-0 win at Genclerbirligi OFTAS.
Deivson Bobo scored the game's only goal 10 minutes before half-time.
Denizlispor moved up to fifth with a 2-0 win at Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK.
Yusuf Simsek opened the scoring two minutes after the break before Hasan Yigit made the points safe seven minutes from time.

TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM TAKES A BIG JUMP IN FIFA RANKINGS!

Turkish National Soccer Team climbs up 12 spots in FIFA rankings

Two back to back wins in the EURO 2008 qualifiers last week helped Turkish National Team to climb a remarkable 12 places to 16th spot in the FIFA rankings for November that was released Friday. Turkey is on 924 points and became the second biggest mover in the top 25, following Bulgaria who soared 16 places to 18th.

Argentina remained No. 1 in the rankings with 1,523 points despite its surprise World Cup qualifying loss to Colombia, while Brazil and Italy made up ground. Brazil remained in second place but gained 43 points to reach 1,502 while world champion Italy was third with 1,498. Spain moved up two places to fourth. Germany stayed fifth with the Czech Republic jumping three spots to sixth and France, beaten finalist at the World Cup in Germany last year, falling three places to seventh. England, who failed to qualify for next summer's European Championships, slipped one place to 12th. The Netherlands' slide continued as well, with Marco van Basten's team slipping two spots for the second month in a row to ninth.

BACK TO THE TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE AGAIN!....

The Turkcell Super League will continue this weekend after a long break due to the Euro2008 matches played last week.

Istanbul BSB will play the first match of WEEK13 against Denizlispor at Istanbul's Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium on Saturday which will start at 2:00p.m..Local Time ( 07:00 ET )
Later newcomer, Genclerbirligi OFTAS will welcome Besiktas at Ankara's 19 Mayis Stadium which will start at 3:30p.m..Local Time (08:30 ET)

Saturday's last match will be between defending league champion Fenerbahce against another Ankara representative Ankaraspor at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium which will start at 7:00 p.m..(12:00 Noon,ET)
The league action goes on Sunday with Bursaspor against Konyaspor at Bursa's Ataturk stadium at 2:00 p.m..(07:00 ET) At the same time Ankaragucu welcomes Manisaspor at Ankara's 19 Mayis Stadium, and Black Sea representative Caykur Rizespor hosts Istanbul's Kasimpasa. Gaziantepspor takes on another capital representative Genclerbirligi at Gaziantep's Kamil Ocak Stadium. Later at 3:30p.m.,(08:30 ET) leagues second runner up Sivasspor welcomes Kayserispor at home.

The last match of WEEK 13 will be between Trabzonspor against league leader Galatasaray Lions at Trabzon's Avni Aker Stadium. The match will start at 7:00 p.m.(12:00 Noon,ET) .
Trabzonspor has been having hard times this season, as they are among the top 4 teams in the league, and is now on 10th place. On the other side, Galatasaray will try to defend their 1st spot in the league as the second runner up Sivasspor shares the same points but Galatasaray has the first spot due to a higher average of goals.
FOR LIVE SCORES CLICK ON THE BOTTOM LINK.....
http://www.soccerdb.com/SoccerDB.Web/live/live.aspx?gId=1

Turkey(Turkiye )1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina Higlights

TURKEY(TURKIYE) IS IN EURO 2008!

Turkey's head coach Fatih Terim celebrates his team's win over Bosnia in their Euro 2008 Group C qualifying soccer match
Turkish national soccer team defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 in the Group C of Euro 2008 qualifying round in Istanbul on Wednesday, securing a spot in the finals in next year's European Championship.


Nihat Kahveci score the only goal of the match in the 43rd minute when Hamit Altintop found him with a cross and the Villarreal striker fired beyond Bosnia keeper Adnan Guso into the corner of the net.

After creating a string of chances in the first half, the Turkish National Team, protected their lead against a Bosnian side who rarely looked likely to score.

Turkish National Team finished second in Group C, behind Greece who had already secured their place before Wednesday's final qualifying matches. Norway, who lost to Turkey 2-1 on Saturday, missed out by finishing third one point behind the Turkish National Team.
Fatih Terim and his boy's did it hard way, but ,They did it at the end...
Kudos to Fatih Terim and his crew!...It's well deserved day after crucial times!

Ahmet Turgut
www.turkishsoccer.com, Editor

THIS IS THE FATIH TERIM THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE!

Thank you Fatih Terim, giving interviews and opening the Turkish National Team to the press. This is how should it been... I am very glad to see you with come and cool and your players response after the big match.

Please watch the Interview done by NTV on Sunday ...
Here is the link...
http://www.ntvspor.net/Modules/Video/Videos/terim.wmv