TURKISH TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE WEEK 8,RESULTS AND STANDINGS!

ALL THE BIG GUNS IN THE LEAGUE BESIDES FENERBAHCE, LOST MATCHES OR POINTS!...

BESIKTAS, DRAW AT HOME AGAINST SIVASSPOR, TRABZONSPOR ALSO DRAW AT HOME IN FRONT OF THEIR FANS........ TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE BIGGEST SURPRISE CAME ON SUNDAY WHEN GALATASARAY LOST IN AWAY MATCH IN ESKISESHIR AGAINST ESKISEHIRSPOR WITH A HUGE SCORE 4-2. THE NEWCOMERS TO THE LEAGUE ESKISEHIRSPOR SURPRISE THE TURKISH GIANTS GALATASARAY TEAM!....

THIS WEEK'S BIGGEST MOVER ON THE LEAGUE LADDER WAS ANKARASPOR . THEY JUMPED TO THE THIRD PLACE ....

UNPREDICTABLE TURKISH TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE ,SAW SOME STRANGE GAMES THIS WEEKEND!....

THE MISTAKES BY REFEREES, WILL BE THE TALK OF THE TOWN ON THE TV AND RADIO SHOW THIS WEEK ,IN MY OPINION.

LASTLY, LAST WEEK'S MOST TALK TEAM FENERBAHCE AND THEIR COACH ARAGONES AT LEAST GOT OUT OF THE HOT SEAT FOR NOW!....

THEY ARE ONLY 2 POINTS BEHIND GALATASARAY AND 6 POINTS BEHIND THE LEAGUE LEADER..

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT OF THE WEEK FOR ME WAS, ON SATURDAY DURING THE FENERBAHCE SIVASPOR MATCH DEIVID'D COMEBACK FROM INJURIES AND SCORING HIS FIRST GOAL..

VERY EMOTIONAL DEIVID AFTER SCORING THE GOAL WENT TO ROBERTO CARLOS AND HUGGED HIM AND STARTED TO CRY.... AND HIS WIFE AT THE STANDS DID THE SAME THING...

THAT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL FOR ME AS A SOCCER FAN TOO!...

After the match this is what he said ,After my leg had got broken, I also lost my mother. It was a really hard time for me, so I am very very happy about being finally able to play again. I feel like my mother is still here with me. I think she watched my goal from where she is. As for scoring a goal, it was not unexpected, as I have been working and training really hard for the last couple of weeks. I knew that my comeback would be that fantastic. I also want to thank my friends and trainers for their endless support.',

HERE ARE THE RESULTS AND THE STANDINGS.....


Ankaragucu 1 Kayserispor 3
Antalyaspor 1 Hacettepe 1
Eskisehirspor 4 Galatasaray 2
Konyaspor 1 Buyuksehir Bld. Spor 2
Trabzonspor 1 Gaziantepspor 1

Played on Saturday
Ankaraspor 4 Kocaelispor 0
Denizlispor 2 Genclerbirligi 2
Fenerbahce 5 Bursaspor 2

Played on Friday
Besiktas 1 Sivasspor 1

Standings P W D L F A Pts
1 Besiktas 8 5 3 0 15 6 18
2 Trabzonspor 8 5 2 1 12 9 17
3 Ankaraspor 8 5 1 2 15 7 16
4 Sivasspor 8 4 3 1 13 7 15
5 Bursaspor 8 5 0 3 14 14 15
6 Galatasaray 8 4 2 2 19 10 14
7 Kayserispor 8 4 2 2 10 5 14
8 Gaziantepspor 8 4 2 2 12 9 14
9 Fenerbahce 8 4 0 4 16 13 12
10 Eskisehirspor 8 3 3 2 11 10 12
11 Konyaspor 8 3 1 4 10 14 10
12 Buyuksehir Bld. Spor 8 2 3 3 7 9 9
13 Genclerbirligi 8 2 3 3 10 13 9
14 Denizlispor 8 2 2 4 10 14 8
15 Hacettepe 8 2 2 4 6 11 8
16 Ankaragucu 8 1 2 5 7 15 5
17 Antalyaspor 8 0 2 6 10 18 2
18 Kocaelispor 8 0 1 7 7 20 1

BESIKTAS JUST CAN'T WIN AGAINST SIVASSPOR

Besiktas might be the only undefeated team team in the Turkish Super league, but, They just can't beat Sivasspor in Istanbul.

BESIKTAS passed up the chance to go four points clear at the Turkcell Super League summit on Friday night but have extended their advantage to two points following a 1-1 home draw against Sivasspor.
Mehmet Yildiz opened the scoring for the visitors in the fourth minute, but Matias Delgado restored parity for the leaders just nine minutes later and that is how it remained.

Sivasspor climb a place to third courtesy of the draw, moving to within a point of second-spotted Trabzonspor

TURKEY'S TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE "ROUND 8", WILL START WITH A BANG!.....

CLASH FOR THE TOP SPOT!.....

League leaders Besiktaş will be hosting 5th placed Sivasspor who has 14 points at İstanbul İnönü Stadium. Besiktas has 17 points going in to this match.

Besiktas has changed their coach during the national matches break. Manager Ertugrul Saglam is replaced by experienced coach Mustafa Denizli. Mustafa Denizli has declared that the team will play in a more offensive fashion and their aim will be scoring more than they concede. In his first match as Besiktas coach.

Sivasspor is also a very powerful team. They have started this season with a very nice form and proved that their success in the last season has nothing to do with luck. Especially their offensive line is great with the presence of powerhouse striker Mehmet Yildiz and pacey Israeli Pini Balili. Sivasspor has beaten Ankaragucu 3-0 at their last match.

Sivasspor will be playing without their first choice goalkeeper Petkovic. The replacement Akin is also a good keeper but the atmosphere at İstanbul may be too much for him.

Besiktas will also be missing Gökhan Zan, Batuhan Karadeniz, Aydın Karabulut and Seric.

Here is the round 8th fixture at TSL......( All Times are local Turkey times)

Follow all the Turkcell Super league matches live on www.turkishsoccer.com

Friday, 24 October 2008
Besiktas v Sivasspor, 20:00

Saturday, 25 October 2008
Ankaraspor v Kocaelispor, 14:00
Denizlispor v Genclerbirligi, 14:00
Fenerbahce v Bursaspor, 19:00

Sunday, 26 October 2008
Ankaragucu v Kayserispor, 14:00
Antalyaspor v Hacettepe, 14:00
Eskisehirspor v Galatasaray, 19:00
Konyaspor v Istanbul BB, 14:00
Trabzonspor v Gaziantepspor, 16:00

GALATASARAY MAKES A GOOD START IN UEFA CUP GROUP MATCHES!

Galatasaray's Harry Kewell (C) celebrates his goal against Olympiacos Piraeus with team mates Arda Turan (L) and Emre Asik (R) during their UEFA Cup soccer match at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium in Istanbul, October 23, 2008.
REUTERS/Fatih Saribas (TURKEY)





Galatasaray got their UEFA Cup group stage campaign off to a winning start with a narrow 1-0 victory over Olympiacos in a closely-contested clash in Istanbul.

Harry Kewell's glancing header was enough to give Michael Skibbe's Turkish champions all three points against Ernesto Valverde's Greek title-holders at a packed Ali Sami Yen Stadium.

Both teams went into the Group B fixture desperate to make amends for recent European disappointment - having lost in the Champions League qualifiers - and it was the hosts who took the early initiative, pressing and probing with former Leeds man Kewell prominent.

The first clear chance of the game came after 20 minutes when Arda Turan headed wide from Lincoln's left-wing corner. Then, two minutes later Kewell dragged a snapshot wide when well placed inside the penalty area.

The Turks continued to press and Sabri Sarioglu tested Nikopolidis with a powerful long-range drive which the visiting keeper parried for a corner.

The deadlock was then broken from the resulting corner in the 26th minute and Kewell was the man on target, evading his marker Didier Domi at the near post before glancing a downward header past Nikopolidis from another Lincoln corner.

Despite the occasional rampaging run from Vasilis Torosidis down the right, Olympiacos struggled to gain meaningful possession and Diogo looked an isolated figure with little service coming from Argentinian duo Luciano Galletti and Fernando Belluschi.

Galletti had a decent opportunity to get his team back into the game on the stroke of half-time but he fired his free-kick into the wall.

The hosts continued to threaten the Olympiacos goal in the second half, with Anastasios Pantos clearing off the line from Baros before Lincoln blasted the rebound over the crossbar from close range.

Lincoln should have added to the scoreline but was thwarted by Nikopolidis and then the crossbar.

Olympiacos substitute Darko Kovacevic had a golden chance to equalise for the Greeks but he headed Fernando Belluschi's free-kick inches wide.

It was then Diogo's turn to miss as the Brazilian headed agonisingly wide from a Torosidis long ball as Galatasaray held to to claim the win.

FATIH TERIM SIGNS A NEW DEAL!.....

Photo courtesy of TFF


Fatih Terim has signed a two-year extension to his contract as Turkey coach.

The deal had been agreed with former Turkish Football Federation (TFF) president Hasan Doğan on 2 July, but Dogan's untimely death three days later delayed its signing. Turkey enjoyed a surprise run to the semi-finals of EURO 2008 and are undefeated after four matches in qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, though they trail Spain by four points in Group 5. "The Turkish national team has big aspirations to reach the finals of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and EURO 2012," TFF president Mahmut Ozgener said. "We think our coach Fatih Terim is the right person to help us reach those targets."

Ozgener also praised the efforts of Terim. "Thanks to their brilliant displays, courage and determination, Turkey were one of the most discussed teams of the tournament," he said. Terim began his second spell in charge of Turkey in 2005 having also led his country from 1993 to 1996.. The 55-year-old, who took Galatasaray to victory in the UEFA Cup in 2000 and has also coached ACF Fiorentina and AC Milan, has said he regards the post as a "national calling".

Galatasaray to face Olympiakos in UEFA cup group stage

Galatasaray are set face Greece's Olympiakos in their first game in UEFA Cup group stage campaign to start on Thursday.

The game will kick off at 9:15 p.m. local time(2:15 ET). Spanish Eduardo Iturralde Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Yuste Jimenez and Jon Nunez Fernandez will referee the match.

Portugal's Benfica, Germany's Hertha Berlin and Ukraine's Metalist Kharkiv are Galatasaray's other rivals in Group B.

UEFA Cup group stage will end on December 18th. Three teams from each group will advance to the knockout stages.

FENERBAHCE V ARSENAL MATCH ON ESPN360.COM LIVE!...

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