AFTER FENERBAHCE, GALATASARAY GOES DOWN IN THEIR HOME TURF!
I know one thing ,there is no consistency with our Turkish top teams!..
They cant just handle two matches in one week!...
Just because, you are playing in European competation ,that does not mean, that you have to lose your league matches.
First, Fenerbahce,after a big win against Sevilla in the mid-week , on Saturday, loss at home against Bursaspor, the team that is really struggling in the league!..
Bursaspor was the last team beat Fenerbahce at their home turf, 37 match before. and they beat them again on Saturday ,with the score 2-0 and both goals scored by Sinan.
On Sunday, the other team(Galatasaray), that played UEFA Cup match in Germany on Thursday and demolish by Lavernkusen, was on their home turf against the last team in the league Kasimpasaspor
They look like ,they were the one last place team!...
Galatasaray, just when they could open the gap between Fenerbahce ,they kept the the top spot with only one point difference (51).
Besiktas, the team who played on Friday and won, seem like, was the lucky one at the end of week 23Th.
After, Galatasaray and Fenerbahce not winning their match, and last week's third place team Sivaspor, drawing at home, made Besiktas, again top contender for the top spot.
Next weekend, will be another derby match between Galatasaray and Besiktas...the winner will gain a big advantage an route to the top spot.......
In the middle week, Galatasaray will face Fenerbahce in the Fortis Turkish Cup...
Here are the other scores from Sunday.....
Ankaraspor 0- 3 Kayserispor
Sivasspor 0-0 Caykur Rizespor
İstanbul Büyüksehir Belediyespor 1- 2 Ankaragücü
Trabzonspor 2- 2 Vestel Manisaspor
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE SATURDAY WRAP:
BURSASPOR UPSET FENERBAHACE AT HOME!...
Fenerbahce have failed to take their UEFA Champions League form into the domestic league as they fell 2-0 at home to mid-table Bursaspor.
The champions made several changes from the side which beat Sevilla in mid-week, and fell behind to a Sinan Kaloglu penalty after 28 minutes.
The first-half substitute grabbed his second with five minutes remaining, ending Fenerbahce's run of four wins and leaving them a point behind league leaders Galatasaray, who face Kasimpasa later this weekend.
Genclerbirligi continued their revival by trashing Konyaspor 6-1 in Ankara.
Mehmet Nas opened the scoring after only three minutes, before Okan Ozturk's brace after 19 and 39 minutes.
Yusuf Kurtulus pulled one back on the stroke of half-time, but further goals from Engin Baytar, Isaac Promise and Burhan Eser completed the rout.
In the day's other game, Genclerbirligi OFTAS recovered from two straight defeats to claim a draw at Gaziantepspor.
The visitors took the lead with a Ergun Penbe own goal after eight minutes, but da Silva Beto equalised from the penalty spot five minutes later.
Nikola Petkovic was sent off for Genclerbirligi OFTAS with 17 minutes remaining, but they held on for a 1-1 draw.
ON FRIDAY
Besiktas maintained their pressure on the top two after a comfortable win at Denizlispor on Saturday (AEDT).
Two goals in two first-half minutes from Filip Holosko (31) and Mert Nobre (33) ensured the points for the Istanbul side, who are now two points behind leaders Galatasaray and one behind second-placed Fenerbahce.
Serhat Gulpinar's 81st-minute reply was a mere consolation for the hosts, who remain seventh in the standings.
Besiktas midfielder Ali Tandogan was sent-off in the 62nd minute but Denizlispor could not capitalise on the numerical advantage.
Fenerbahce have failed to take their UEFA Champions League form into the domestic league as they fell 2-0 at home to mid-table Bursaspor.
The champions made several changes from the side which beat Sevilla in mid-week, and fell behind to a Sinan Kaloglu penalty after 28 minutes.
The first-half substitute grabbed his second with five minutes remaining, ending Fenerbahce's run of four wins and leaving them a point behind league leaders Galatasaray, who face Kasimpasa later this weekend.
Genclerbirligi continued their revival by trashing Konyaspor 6-1 in Ankara.
Mehmet Nas opened the scoring after only three minutes, before Okan Ozturk's brace after 19 and 39 minutes.
Yusuf Kurtulus pulled one back on the stroke of half-time, but further goals from Engin Baytar, Isaac Promise and Burhan Eser completed the rout.
In the day's other game, Genclerbirligi OFTAS recovered from two straight defeats to claim a draw at Gaziantepspor.
The visitors took the lead with a Ergun Penbe own goal after eight minutes, but da Silva Beto equalised from the penalty spot five minutes later.
Nikola Petkovic was sent off for Genclerbirligi OFTAS with 17 minutes remaining, but they held on for a 1-1 draw.
ON FRIDAY
Besiktas maintained their pressure on the top two after a comfortable win at Denizlispor on Saturday (AEDT).
Two goals in two first-half minutes from Filip Holosko (31) and Mert Nobre (33) ensured the points for the Istanbul side, who are now two points behind leaders Galatasaray and one behind second-placed Fenerbahce.
Serhat Gulpinar's 81st-minute reply was a mere consolation for the hosts, who remain seventh in the standings.
Besiktas midfielder Ali Tandogan was sent-off in the 62nd minute but Denizlispor could not capitalise on the numerical advantage.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
WORST DEFEAT FOR GALATASARAY IN UEFA CUP
Galatasaray's Hakan Sukur reacts during the UEFA Cup third round soccer match against Bayer Leverkusen in Leverkusen February 21, 2008.
Photo:REUTERS
The team we all came to love as a Turkish citizen in the mid 90's,who was know as lyons of Turkey, Galatasaray,was handed the worst defeat in the UEFA cup, by German team ,Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 5-1.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen defeated Galatasaray 5-1 on third round second leg match in Germany on Thursday. Galatasaray was disqualified from the cup.
Stadium: Bay Arena
Referees: Damir Skomina, Primoz Arhar, Marko Stancin (Slovakia)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen: Fernandez, Haggui, Friedrich, Cartro, Rolfes, Kiesling (mink. 73 Gekas), Vidal, Schneider (min. 76 Dum), Barbarez (min. 64 Schwegler), Barnetta, Sarpei.
Galatasaray: Orkun, Emre, Servet, Baris, Mehmet Topal (min. 46 Sabri), Ayhan (min. 68 Barusso), Serkan (min. 46 Lincoln), Arda, Volkan, Hakan Sukur, Umit.
Scorers: Barbarez (min. 11, 22), Kiesling (min. 13), Haggui (min. 55), Schneider (min. 60 penalty) (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Barusso (min. 87 penalty) (Galatasaray)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
WATCH FENERBAHCE V SEVILLA MATCH GOALS...
You will here great Turkish Football(soccer) play by play announcer, Halit Kivanc, as a Commentator along with another great of his time, Ilker Yasin, in this video.
FANTASTIC FINISH BY FENERBAHCE .....
Competition between Kezman and Semih for Fenerbahce Uniform paid off well for Fenerbahce.A lot of columnist in Turkey, had writing off Kezman but, Kezman proved them wrong again!....Kezman open the gate in the 17nth minute and super sub Semih Senturk who came in for Kezman in the 84nth minute of the match and scored the winning goal when the match was 2-2...
Mateja Kezman put the hosts ahead in the 17nth minute with a header off a cross from left winger Ugur Boral, but defender Edu Dracena scored an own-goal — his second in the Champions League — in the 23rd to even the score.
Fenerbahce again took the lead when center back Diego Lugano scored in the 57nth with a header off a corner kick by playmaker Alex de Souza.
Sevilla defender Julien Escude then equalized again from close range in the 66nth.
Super Sub Semih Senturk,scored the winning goal in the 87nth minute Wednesday, helping Fenerbahce beat Sevilla 3-2 in the first leg of the second round of the Champions League.
Fenerbahce vs Sevilla Line-ups
The probable starting line-ups are:
Fenerbahce (4-4-2)
1 V. Demirel
77 G. Gonul
2 D. Lugano
36 E. Dracena
3 R. Carlos
21 S. Selcuk
15 M. Aurelio
99 D. Deivid
25 U. Boral
20 Alex
9 M. Kezman
Sevilla (4-4-2)
1 A. Palop
4 D. Alves
6 A. Correira
14 J. Escudé
3 I. Dragutinovic
21 S. Keita
8 C. Poulsen
7 J. Navas
17 D. Capel
12 F. Kanoute
10 L. Fabiano
Fenerbahce (4-4-2)
1 V. Demirel
77 G. Gonul
2 D. Lugano
36 E. Dracena
3 R. Carlos
21 S. Selcuk
15 M. Aurelio
99 D. Deivid
25 U. Boral
20 Alex
9 M. Kezman
Sevilla (4-4-2)
1 A. Palop
4 D. Alves
6 A. Correira
14 J. Escudé
3 I. Dragutinovic
21 S. Keita
8 C. Poulsen
7 J. Navas
17 D. Capel
12 F. Kanoute
10 L. Fabiano
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