No wonder why Fenerbahce did not look good in the Super League opening match!..
They had the CL in their minds!..
While Galatasaray lost out on the Europe's biggest tournamnet Fenerbahce surpases Last season Turkcell super league Champions to reach the CL.
That is bad news for Galatasaray fans but,it is good news for Fenerbahce fans, becasue, their team will be in the Champions League This season again.
Steaua Bucharest also upset Turkish giants Galatasaray as Banel Nicolita netted the only goal of the game to send the 1986 European Cup winners through, 3-2 on aggregate.
Rivals Fenerbahce also came into the second leg with the scores at 2-2, but they beat Partizan Belgrade 2-1 with Brazilian Alex de Souza's second goal proving crucial.
Guiza leads Fenerbahce to UCL win.....
Dani Guiza started the game with a mission: to be in charge of scoring every time he had a chance.
So, he made a soft kick at minute 3, easily saved by keeper Bozovic; at minute 12, he tried with a bicycle kick, but the ball went off target.
But he joined Semih Sentürk to create the playe before Fenerbahce's first goal: Guiza took the ball, sent a cross to Ugur Boral, who sent a longer cross in order for Sentürk to open the score.
In addition, Fenerbahce's defensive line seem to be more organized since Roberto Carlos returned to the team after an injury layoff; the counterattacks attempted by Lamine Diarra and Paunovic meant nothing to the Turkish team defenders.
In the second half, Guiza sent a cross to Alex to score the secong goal of the game. More than enough for the fans, who started chanting "Güiza, Güiza"; still, Zoran Tozic scored the goal for Partizan 15 minutes before the end of the game.
UEFA Champions League third stage results:
Slavia Prague (CZE) 0 - ACF Fiorentina (ITA) 0 (0-2)
Dynamo Kyiv (UKR) 4 - Spartak Moscow(RUS) 1 (4-1)
Bate Borisov (BLR) 1 - Levski Sofia(BUL) 1 (1-0)
Dynamo Zagreb (CRO) 1 - Shakhtar D.(UKR) 3 (0-2)
Olympiakos (GRE) 1 - Anorthosis (CYP) 0 (0-3)
Kaunas (LIT) 0 - Aalborg (DEN) 2 (0-2)
Steaua (ROM) 1 - Galatasaray (TUR) 0 (2-2)
Oympique Marseille (FRA) 2 - Brann (NOR) 1 (1-0)
Basel (SUI) 2 - Vitoria Guimaraes (POR) 1 (0-0)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
IT IS TO BE OR NOT TO BE IN THE CL FOR TURKISH TEAMS
Do or Die time for Turkish teams in Champions League!
Galatasaray will take on Steaua Bucharest in Romanian capital of Bucharest in the European Champions League third qualifying round second leg match on Wednesday.
Matteo Simone Trefoloni of Italy will be the referee of Steaua Bucharest-Galatasaray game which will kick-off at 20:45 Turkish local time at Steaua Stadium.
Galatasaray will leave for Romania at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday for the match.
Galatasaray and Steaua Bucharest drew 2-2 in the first leg in Istanbul.
Also, Fenerbahce will host FK Partizan of Serbia at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday.
Manuel Mejuto Gonzales of Spain will be the referee of Fenerbahce-FK Partizan match which will start at 21:00 Turkish local time.
FK Partizan will arrive in Istanbul at 10:35 a.m. today.
FK Partizan and Fenerbahce drew 2-2 in the first leg in Belgrade.
GALATASARAY GETS MILAN BOROS
Czech forward Milan Baros signed a three-year contract with Turkish soccer team Galatasaray, an official said on Tuesday.
Haldun Ustunel from Galatasaray said they reached agreement with Baros, the former Olympique Lyonnais forward, and he would be in Istanbul on Thursday.
"We achieved a significant success by transferring Baros to Galatasaray, a leading name in Turkish football," Ustunel said.
Milan Baros was born on October 28th, 1981.
He was the winner of the Golden Boot at Euro 2004, where he scored 5 goals, and he has previously played for clubs including Liverpool, Aston Villa, and FC Banik Ostrava, where he earned the nickname Ostrava's Maradona.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
TURKEY TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE SUNDAY RESULTS
WATCH ANTALYASPOR V BESIKTAS MATCH HIGHLIGHTS.....
Turkish Super League started with a bang on Saturday and ended with a bang on Sunday too!.
Eagles of Turkey, Besiktas, cameback from being down two goals to beat Leagues new promoted team Antalyaspor in Antalya,Turkey.
Here is the Sunday results at the Turkcell Super League....
Trabzonspor 2 - 0 Ankaraspor......
Genclerbirligi 1- 1 Kocaelispor.......
Konyaspor 3- 2 Ankaragucu.........
Antalyaspor 2- 3 Besiktas.............
Turkish Super League started with a bang on Saturday and ended with a bang on Sunday too!.
Eagles of Turkey, Besiktas, cameback from being down two goals to beat Leagues new promoted team Antalyaspor in Antalya,Turkey.
Here is the Sunday results at the Turkcell Super League....
Trabzonspor 2 - 0 Ankaraspor......
Genclerbirligi 1- 1 Kocaelispor.......
Konyaspor 3- 2 Ankaragucu.........
Antalyaspor 2- 3 Besiktas.............
Saturday, August 23, 2008
TURKEY TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE SATURDAY RESULTS
WATCH GALATASARAY V DENIZLISPOR HIGHLIGHTS.....................
WATCH GAZIANTEPSPOR V FENERBAHCE HIGLIGHTS...............
SUPRISE...SUPRISE.....FENERBAHCE GOES DOWN IN AWAY MATCH AGAINST GAZIANTEPSPOR!....
LAST SEASONS CHAMPIONS OF TURKEY GALATASARAY , THRASH DENIZLISPOR!................
The Turkcell Super League started with a bang on Saturday.
Here are the result from Saturday.
Gaziantepspor 1- 0 Fenerbahce
Galatasaray 4- 1 Denizlispor
Sivasspor 0- 0 Kayserispor
Hacettepe 1- 2 Bursaspor
Buyuksehir Bld. 0 - 0 Eskisehirspor
WATCH GAZIANTEPSPOR V FENERBAHCE HIGLIGHTS...............
SUPRISE...SUPRISE.....FENERBAHCE GOES DOWN IN AWAY MATCH AGAINST GAZIANTEPSPOR!....
LAST SEASONS CHAMPIONS OF TURKEY GALATASARAY , THRASH DENIZLISPOR!................
The Turkcell Super League started with a bang on Saturday.
Here are the result from Saturday.
Gaziantepspor 1- 0 Fenerbahce
Galatasaray 4- 1 Denizlispor
Sivasspor 0- 0 Kayserispor
Hacettepe 1- 2 Bursaspor
Buyuksehir Bld. 0 - 0 Eskisehirspor
Thursday, August 21, 2008
TURKISH TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE TAKES A START THIS WEEKEND!...
Turkey super league to launch at weekend.............
Turkey's premier soccer loop, is set to make a kick-off with games this weekend. Galatasaray will take on Denizlispor, for the starter on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. local time(12:Noon,ET) in Istanbul.
Turkcell Super League, Turkey's premier soccer loop, is set to make a kick-off with games this weekend.
Galatasaray, last year's champions, will take on Denizlispor, for the starter on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
There are three newcomers for 2008-2009 season from the second division: Kocaelispor, Eskisehirspor and Antalyaspor.
The Day-1 fixtures on August 23rd and 24th are as follows:
August 23rd
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Galatasaray-Denizlispor
Sivasspor-Kayserispor
Hacettepe-Bursaspor
Buyuksehir Bld.-Eskisehirspor
August 24th
-----------
Trabzonspor-Ankaraspor
Genclerbirligi-Kocaelispor
Konyaspor-Ankaragucu
Antalyaspor-Besiktas
Turkey's premier soccer loop, is set to make a kick-off with games this weekend. Galatasaray will take on Denizlispor, for the starter on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. local time(12:Noon,ET) in Istanbul.
Turkcell Super League, Turkey's premier soccer loop, is set to make a kick-off with games this weekend.
Galatasaray, last year's champions, will take on Denizlispor, for the starter on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. in Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium.
There are three newcomers for 2008-2009 season from the second division: Kocaelispor, Eskisehirspor and Antalyaspor.
The Day-1 fixtures on August 23rd and 24th are as follows:
August 23rd
-----------
Galatasaray-Denizlispor
Sivasspor-Kayserispor
Hacettepe-Bursaspor
Buyuksehir Bld.-Eskisehirspor
August 24th
-----------
Trabzonspor-Ankaraspor
Genclerbirligi-Kocaelispor
Konyaspor-Ankaragucu
Antalyaspor-Besiktas
Turkey defeats Chile with one goal!: 1 - 0
Euro-2008 semi-finalists Turkey beat Chile 1-0 in a hard-fought match that will raise their spirits before they start their campaign next month for a berth in the 2010 World Cup.
Halil Altintop scored the winning goal in the 74th minute as the Turks finally organized themselves against the Chileans who stretched their rival's defence with fast attacks led by striker Humberto Souza.
The result was a sigh of relief for Turkey coach Fatih Terim who was facing his first real test after his team made it to its first European championship semifinal this summer in Austria and Switzerland.
Although hit by a recent spate of injuries, Turkey took the field with the backbone of the team that played in the Euro 2008, with Semih Senturk and captain Tuncay Sanli leading the strike force. . Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa named a four-four-two starting formation that took the upper hand in the early stages of the game and taxed the Turks with runs from Souza.
Still, the Turkish side had the best chance of the opening exchanges when Senturk sent a header wide of the left post. Within seconds, the Chileans hit back after striker Mark Gonzales, coming in from the left, forced keeper Volkan Demirel to make the first save of the game.
In the 35th and 36th minute, Senturk could have set up two goals with his passes to Sanli and midfielder Mehmet Aurelio, but both men sent the ball over the crossbar as they were face to face with Chile captain Claudio Bravo in the goal.
In the second half, the Chilean side proved a real danger for the Turks with Souza making several forays into the box, ratcheting up the pressure on Demirel.
In the 59th minute, the Monterrey striker slid into the penalty area from the left and moved past Demirel only to have his shot saved by defender Gokhan Zan. Minutes later, he aimed a header that was saved by Demirel.
But the Turks were the ones to celebrate in the 74th minute when Altintop, who replaced Senturk in the second half, came into the penalty area from the left and slid the ball past Bravo into the goal. . In the 79th minute, Souza almost equalized for Chile with a header that slid past Demirel, but, luckily for the Turks, was turned off the line by defender Ibrahim Kas.
Turkey are set to start their battle for a place in the World Cup in September with a clash against Armenia followed by one with Belgium. Chile are currently fourth in their South America zone qualifiers.
Halil Altintop scored the winning goal in the 74th minute as the Turks finally organized themselves against the Chileans who stretched their rival's defence with fast attacks led by striker Humberto Souza.
The result was a sigh of relief for Turkey coach Fatih Terim who was facing his first real test after his team made it to its first European championship semifinal this summer in Austria and Switzerland.
Although hit by a recent spate of injuries, Turkey took the field with the backbone of the team that played in the Euro 2008, with Semih Senturk and captain Tuncay Sanli leading the strike force. . Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa named a four-four-two starting formation that took the upper hand in the early stages of the game and taxed the Turks with runs from Souza.
Still, the Turkish side had the best chance of the opening exchanges when Senturk sent a header wide of the left post. Within seconds, the Chileans hit back after striker Mark Gonzales, coming in from the left, forced keeper Volkan Demirel to make the first save of the game.
In the 35th and 36th minute, Senturk could have set up two goals with his passes to Sanli and midfielder Mehmet Aurelio, but both men sent the ball over the crossbar as they were face to face with Chile captain Claudio Bravo in the goal.
In the second half, the Chilean side proved a real danger for the Turks with Souza making several forays into the box, ratcheting up the pressure on Demirel.
In the 59th minute, the Monterrey striker slid into the penalty area from the left and moved past Demirel only to have his shot saved by defender Gokhan Zan. Minutes later, he aimed a header that was saved by Demirel.
But the Turks were the ones to celebrate in the 74th minute when Altintop, who replaced Senturk in the second half, came into the penalty area from the left and slid the ball past Bravo into the goal. . In the 79th minute, Souza almost equalized for Chile with a header that slid past Demirel, but, luckily for the Turks, was turned off the line by defender Ibrahim Kas.
Turkey are set to start their battle for a place in the World Cup in September with a clash against Armenia followed by one with Belgium. Chile are currently fourth in their South America zone qualifiers.
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