A BORING SATURDAY IN THE TURKISH SUPER LEAGUE!..............

A BORING SATURDAY IN THE TURKISH SUPER LEAGUE!..............


Well, I was wrong!....

I thought , it would be huge Saturday in the TSL......

Neither , Fenerbahce and Galatasaray stepped-up and won their away match.

Instead of Galatasaray , Ankaraspor, after a draw captured the second place from Besiktas at least until Sunday.

There were four matches played on Saturday and out of those four matches three matches ended with nil nil score, accept Gaziantepspor scored two goals and beat Genclerbirligi at home 2-0.

This was bad football(soccer) what I witness on Saturday!...

It is shame we call this league Super league!.....

What is so Super about it?......................

This week ,could it have been, the turning point, for Galatasaray and Fenerbahce...

Instead, they played boring soccer!.....


AHMET TURGUT


Ankaragucu 0 : 0 Fenerbahce
Ankaraspor 0 : 0 Galatasaray
Antalyaspor 0 : 0 Kocaelispor
Gaziantepspor 2 : 0 Genclerbirligi

A HUGE WEEKEND IN THE TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE!..

Week 12, in the Turkcell Super league could be huge in my opinion!....

Here is why......................

There will be a lot of changes in top three ,if there is surprise scores!...

On Saturday, If Galatasaray and Fenerbahce wins their away matches in Ankara we could see Galatasaray and Fenerbahce on top four at the end of Saturday.

Fenerbahce in early match will play against Ankaragucu, the team who is desperate for points .....

On the other hand Fenerbahce with a win could bring their points to 22 points....

If Ankaragucu lose this match it would be disaster for them!....


Later on the night match Galatasaray will take on strong Ankara team Ankaraspor.

With a win,Galatasaray could surpass Ankaraspor and Besiktas in the standings and will capture the second place!....

There is if Galatasaray wins the match...

So, We could call this a huge Saturday in the league!...

I think , week 12th, will be turning point for a teams on top and bottom too.

Also on Saturday, Antalyaspor will host Kocaelispor ...

Antalyaspor with nine points and Kocaelispor with 5 points at the rock-bottom!..

Look for a surprise score here too!....

A win for Kocaelispor, will bring bottom three really close !.........

Another match on Saturday will be between Gaziantepspor and Genclerbirligi in Gaziantep.

COULD SIVASPOR AND BESIKTAS CLOSE THE GAP ON TOP?........

This could be a huge Sunday as far as closing on the leader!...

The top team of the Turkish Super League Trabzonspor will be tested again!...

This time at home against the team that is in fourth place with 21 points,Sivasspor.

Trabzonspor have 26 points......

Sivaspor is not the only team could close the gap .....

The second place team Besiktas who has 22 points could be the most beneficiary team of the week 12, if they beet Eskisheirspor at home!...

That is why Turkcell Super league week 12, matches, will be huge and will be deceive!...

The winners will gain a lot.....

In the other matches on Sunday, Istanbul Buyuksehir will host Hacettepe in empty Ataturk Stadium....

I bet you, you wont find 100 fans in this match!.....

We could witness a record in the Turkcell Super League if the weather is bad in Istanbul on Sunday...

I still don't understand why teams like Istanbul Butyuksehir and others who does not have a fan base could play in this league!....

Also on Sunday, Denizlispor will face Bursaspor in Denizli and Konyaspor will be at home against Kayserispor.

A win for both home teams , would mean moving- up in the standings!...

Week 12, in the Turkish Super League could be really crucial for a lot of teams!..

Like I said, Winners will smile all the way to the bank, losers will suffer big time!..

Look for, Sivaspor, Besiktas, Glatasaray and Fenerbahce to gain grounds in the league..



AHMET TURGUT/www.turkishsoccer.com/editor



Teams Matches
1 Trabzonspor 11 8 2 1 18-9 26
2 Besiktas 11 6 4 1 20-9 22
3 Ankaraspor 11 7 1 3 18-9 22
4 Sivasspor 11 6 3 2 18-10 21
5 Galatasaray 11 6 2 3 25-15 20
6 Fenerbahce 11 6 1 4 24-16 19
7 Kayserispor 11 5 3 3 11-6 18
8 Bursaspor 11 5 2 4 15-16 17
9 Gaziantepspor 11 4 3 4 14-16 15
10 Konyaspor 11 4 2 5 14-18 14
11 Eskisehirspor 11 3 4 4 14-17 13
12 Buyuksehir 11 3 3 5 11-16 12
13 Denizlispor 11 3 2 6 14-20 11
14 Genclerbirligi 11 2 4 5 13-18 10
15 Ankaragucu 11 2 4 5 12-18 10
16 Antalyaspor 11 2 3 6 14-20 9
17 Hacettepe Spo 11 2 3 6 7-14 9
18 Kocaelispor 11 1 2 8 13-28 5

WEEK 12:

22 Nov 2008
13:00 CET Antalyaspor Kocaelispor
13:00 CET Gaziantepspor Genclerbirligi
14:00 CET Ankaragucu Fenerbahce
18:00 CET Ankaraspor Galatasaray
23 Nov 2008
13:00 CET Buyuksehir Hacettepe Spor
13:00 CET Denizlispor Bursaspor
13:00 CET Konyaspor Kayserispor
14:00 CET Trabzonspor Sivasspor
18:00 CET Besiktas Eskisehirspor

Hat trick for Tuncay Sanli as Turkey beats Austria 4-2

Turkey's Tuncay Sanli (R) celebrates after scoring his teams fourth goal during their friendly soccer match in Vienna November 19, 2008.
( Photo:REUTERS)


A hat trick by attacking midfielder Tuncay Sanli powered Turkey to a 4-2 comeback win over Austria in a friendly match Wednesday.

Andreas Hoelzl score both goals for the hosts, who looked good for much of the first half before gradually losing control of the game to the European Championship semifinalists.

Hoelzl headed in his first goal in the 28th minute after Austria worked the ball forward from deep inside its own half. But Turkey leveled when Mehmet Aurelio collected a pass and beat Austria goalkeeper Michael Gspurning from 10 meters (yards) in the 37th, and Tuncay made it 2-1 just four minutes later.

Tuncay extended Turkey's lead in the 47th, lifting the ball over Gspurning.

Hoelzl pulled a goal back for Austria in the 53rd minute with a powerful shot into the top corner, but Tuncay put the result beyond doubt with a lob eight minutes later.


WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS............AUSTRIA V TURKEY....

FATIH TERIM WILL TAKE RISK AGAINST AUSTRIA!..

Turkey's coach Fatih Terim said on Tuesday his team would take risk to see weaknesses against Austria in Wednesday's international friendly in Vienna.

"We have respect to Austria," Terim told reporters before the match in Ernst Happel Stadium where Turkey had a quarterfinal victory over Croatia in Euro 2008 this summer.

However, Terim complained about injuries but said his team was one of the unusual national teams that all players could replace each other without any problems.

He also named his starting line-up against Austria as Volkan Demirel (goalkeeper), Gokhan Gonul, Gokhan Zan, Eren Gungor, Hakan Balta, Sabri Sarioglu (defenders), Mehmet Aurelio, Kazim Kazim, Ayhan Akman, Tuncay Sanli (midfielders) and Mehmet Yildiz (striker).

Main strikers Nihat Kahveci and Mevlut Erdinc were already out while midfielder Arda Turan and attacker Semih Senturk will miss Wednesday's game due to recent injuries.

Austria team was announced as Gspurning, Garics, Scharner, Ibertsberger, Stranzl, Holzl, Leitgeb, Saumel, Stankovic, Ivanschitz, Okotie.

Turkey and Austria played eleven times so far. Austria defeated Turkey seven times and Turkey won four times.

The match will kick off at 9:30 p.m. Turkish time. German's Manuel Grafe will referee the match.

TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM OFF TO AUSTRIA...

Turkey coach Fatih Terim has named a 20-team for Wednesday’s away friendly against Austria. The match, to be played in Vienna’s Ernst-Happel Stadium, will serve as a warm-up game for the two teams in their 2010 World Cup qualifiers. The Turkish National team fly to Vienna today.

The players invited to the national team squad are as follows: Goalkeepers: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahçe), Cenk Gönen (Denizlispor).
Defenders:
Gökhan Gönül (Fenerbahçe), Sabri Sarıoğlu (Galatasaray), Ceyhun Gülselam (Trabzonspor), Eren Güngör (Kayserispor), Gökhan Zan (Beşiktaş), Hakan Kadir Balta (Galatasaray), Caner Erkin (CSKA Moscow).
Midfielders: Serkan Balcı (Trabzonspor), Kazım Kazım (Fenerbahçe), Ayhan Akman (Galatasaray), Mehmet Aurelio (Real Betis), Nuri Şahin (Borussia Dortmund), Tuncay Şanlı (Middlesbrough), Selcuk Sahin(Fenerbahce).
Forwards: Halil Altıntop (Schalke 04), Sinan Kaloğlu (Bochum), Semih Şentürk(Fenerbahçe), Mehmet Yıldız (Sivasspor).

SUNDAY RECAP ....

BESIKTAS STALL AND GALATASARAY MOVED -UP......
Bursaspor stoped Besiktas to a goalless draw in Turkcell Super League but Besiktas still climb to second place in the Turkcell Super League standings.

Despite high tension before the game, Both teams were aiming to stop the opposing team instead of attacking, so the game was as dull as a goalless draw can get.

GALATASARAY MOVES UP!.......
Galatasaray moved in to fith place after winning against Istanbul Buyuksehir.
Kewell and Lincolin scored for Galatasaray as they win the match 2-0.

In Sunday’s other games, Ankaragücü won 3-1 at Eskisehirspor, Sivasspor beat visiting Konyaspor 1-0, and two games ended in goalless draws; Kayserispor against Antalyaspor in Kayseri and Hacettepe, Gaziantepspor in the capital.

FENERBAHCE IS IN THE TOP FOUR FOR THE FIRST TIME!.......

That is correct, it took Fenerbahce, get to top four, 11 weeks!........


For now, until Sunday matches , Fenerbahce could enjoy the forth place in the Turkcell Super League for the first time this season, after beating high-flying Ankaraspor 2- 0.



If Sivasspor, Galatasaray and Kayserispor does not win on Sunday, Fenerbahce will close the week 11, on forth place. But, their chances are very slim !...................



All of those teams are playing at home on Sunday...



It is nice to see Fenerbahce back and strong again....

When Roberto Carlos plays good , Fenerbahce wins the matches, in my opinion..



That was the case on Saturday again!....

He score the first goal on 33th minute of the match and assist on Lugano's 55th minute goal.

Actually , Roberto Carlos took the shot, the ball hit both goal post and came out the feet of Lugano!..

All he had to do is kick the ball in!...



Ankaraspor needed to win this match to order to stay on second place but, If Besiktas wins in Bursa on Sunday , they could lose the spot to Besiktas .

Also on Saturday , Kocaelispor first time this season won a match . They beat young Denizlispor at home 3-2. but, Theye are still the last team in the league!.....


There are bunch of important matches in the league on Sunday..



Here is the matches that will be play on Sunday......

07:00 ET Eskisehirspor v Ankaragucu

07:00 ET Hacettepe Spor Kulubu v Gaziantepspor

07:00 ET Kayserispor v Antalyaspor

07:00 ET Sivasspor v Konyaspor

08:00 ET Bursaspor v Besiktas ....LIve on LIGTV

12:00 NOON,ET Galatasaray v Buyuksehir ......Live on LIGTV

WATCH FENERBAHCE 2- 0 ANKARASPOR GOALS ......