CLUTCH WEEKEND WILL BRING OUT THE CLUTCH TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE..
As we get closer to the end of the rope, things are getting hotter in the Turkish Turkcell Super league.
In the 32th week, Top two team Besiktas and Sivasspor will put a fight against the lower teams in the league.
There will be only one match in Ankara on Saturday and rest of the seven matches will play on Sunday at same time (20:00 Turkish Local Time)
Once again, Sivaspor will play before Besiktas ..
Sivasspor will face last place team Hacettepe in Ankara on Saturday at 20:00 Turkish Time
This could be last chance for Sivaspor...
They have to win this match if they want to pressure league leader Besiktas.
A loss of points will end Sivasspor dreams in Ankara.....
On the other hand Leagues top team Besiktas, won't have easy night in Ankara on Sunday night.
They will play against the team who is desperate for points in the league.
Ankaragucu is feeling the heat from the bottom of the league...
That is why they will put up a bight fight against Besiktas , in my opinion.
Besikstas who thrashed Fenerbahce in the Fortis Turkish Cup, if they play like that again they will easily beat Ankaragucu..
Bobo and Holosko is very hot as far as scoring goals...
Holosko scored four goal in the last four matches and Bobo score two of the goal against Fenerbahce in the Turkish Cup match.
If Mustafa Denizli does not play with his line-up Besiktas will win this match..
Any good news from Sivasspor match will give them morale boost before this match too
If Sivasspor and Besiktas wins their matches the margin will stay at two points.
That is why both of these teams can't afford to lose points!...
The third place team Trabzonspor could move up if they win their home match against Bursaspor, in this case...
So, Besiktas at 62 Sivasspor at 60 and Trabzonspor at 59 ......
The thrill of the victory will go on in the league...
The Agony of defeat will be felted by a lot of teams in the mid bracket and the bottom too..
We all know,Hacettepe and Kocaelispor said good-by to the league....
We still don't know who will be the third team that will go down, yet!...
Just take a look at the standings....
A team who is on 10th place with 40 points Ankaraspor, if they lose all their three matches they could well go down too.
Ankaraspor will face all the teams who are in danger zone and desperate for points.
There a lot of team at 35 points and 36 and 38 points....
The clutch and cool and calm teams will win their matches..
In the last three weekends these team will have games against each other too..
If Konyaspor wins their two home matches they reach too 41 points and most likely will survive !..
We know one thing, out of these teams one of them will go down...
But, just now we don't know who is that team going to be yet...
So, after Super Saturday last week will call this Super Sunday in the Turkish League.
And good luck trying to watch all of the matches at the same time....
Here is the 32th weekend matches....
SATURDAY
Hacettepe V Sivasspor
SUNDAY
Antalyaspor V Fenerbahce
Denizlispor V Ankaraspor
Galatasaray V Gençlerbirlii
Gaziantepspor V Kocaelispor
İstanbul BB V Kayserispor
Konyaspor V Eskişehirspor
Ankaragücü V Besiktas
Trabzonspor V Bursaspor
AHMET TURGUT
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuncay Sanli, Boro's Player of the Year!
Tuncay Sanli, received "Player of the Year" award at the annual dinner a of the Middlesbrough Official Supporters Club at the Riverside Stadium last night, according to reports from England.
Tuncay Sanli , currently Boro’s joint top scorer, said: “I am happy because it is important that the supporters love me.
“I am here to be a good player and to make the supporters as happy as I possibly can.
“I have been here for two years. All the players have helped me and made it an easy path for me.
“Playing football is my job. I have to do that to the best of my ability.”
The awards night was attended by manager Gareth Southgate and a virtual full first team squad.
The evening arrived with Boro still not knowing which division they will be playing in next season, but Tuncay insisted to the fans that the battle would go on.
He said: “We have to fight as much as we can. We have to forget the past and look at the future. We want to get the club in a position it deserves.
“We still have a chance so we must win the last two games and get the points.”
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Besiktas Wins the Turkish Fortis Cup
Players of Besiktas lift the trophy at the end of the Turkish Cup Final at the Ataturk stadium in Izmir, western Turkey May 13, 2009. Besiktas won the Turkish Cup after defeating Fenerbahce.REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Besiktas won the Turkish Cup for the third time in four years on Wednesday, beating Fenerbahce 4-2 in Izmir with Brazilian Bobo scoring twice.
League leaders Besiktas went ahead against their Istanbul rivals after six minutes when Yusuf Simsek beat keeper Volkan Babacan with a shot from the edge of the area at the Ataturk Stadium.
Daniel Guiza equalised in the 27th, sidefooting home from close range after Deivid de Souza slid the ball across the penalty area.
Striker Bobo put Besiktas back in front with a powerful long-range shot before making it 3-1 with a header.
Filip Holosko added the fourth goal with 10 minutes left, firing in after a one-two with Bobo.
Alex scored Fenerbahce's second with a penalty in injury time. Fenerbahce, who have not won the Turkish Cup since 1983, are fifth in the league with three matches remaining.
Source: Reuters
Monday, May 11, 2009
Kewell: "Galatasaray Fans Are The Best"
Galatasaray's Australian player Harry Kewell spoke to FIFA>COM and talked about his new life in Turkey and Galatasaray fans and Glatasaray team in General.
In the Interview, he even said , there isn't much different between Turkcell Super League and Premier League in England.
As far as the question "What Do you think about Galatasaray fans" Kewell said,
"If anyone wants to say their fans are better (than Galatasaray's), I would bet money that they are not"
He went on to say,"The level of passion is like nothing I have ever experienced before. The support that we get is fantastic."
In this interview, Kewell talked about how he liked living Istanbul and Turkish people .
"Turkey is a very interesting place. If you had asked me two years ago would I be living in Istanbul, I would have said no. But I have to say it has grown on me. I think Istanbul is a fantastic city, probably one of the best cities I have been to and I'm not just saying that because I live there now. But the culture, the people... They are very respectful and have a way with the older people that you just don't see anymore. They have all the food, the nightlife, the clothes, everything that you would want - even the weather."
AHMET TURGUT
You could read the interview here....
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1056046.html#kewell+new+lease+life
In the Interview, he even said , there isn't much different between Turkcell Super League and Premier League in England.
As far as the question "What Do you think about Galatasaray fans" Kewell said,
"If anyone wants to say their fans are better (than Galatasaray's), I would bet money that they are not"
He went on to say,"The level of passion is like nothing I have ever experienced before. The support that we get is fantastic."
In this interview, Kewell talked about how he liked living Istanbul and Turkish people .
"Turkey is a very interesting place. If you had asked me two years ago would I be living in Istanbul, I would have said no. But I have to say it has grown on me. I think Istanbul is a fantastic city, probably one of the best cities I have been to and I'm not just saying that because I live there now. But the culture, the people... They are very respectful and have a way with the older people that you just don't see anymore. They have all the food, the nightlife, the clothes, everything that you would want - even the weather."
AHMET TURGUT
You could read the interview here....
http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1056046.html#kewell+new+lease+life
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Fenerbahce's Aragones To Belgium National Team?
Here we go again, another report and another flashing news from Spanish news paper Sport daily.
If this is correct again, Aragones will leave Fenerbahce to coach Belgium National team.
Another words, he will face Fatih Terim and his boys again this time with different team.
According to Sport, Aragones, who is currently coaching Fenerbahce, is Belgium's first choice, after Louis van Gaal turned down an approach.
Belgium National team's next match will be against Spain on September 9th,2009.
AHMET TURGUT
If this is correct again, Aragones will leave Fenerbahce to coach Belgium National team.
Another words, he will face Fatih Terim and his boys again this time with different team.
According to Sport, Aragones, who is currently coaching Fenerbahce, is Belgium's first choice, after Louis van Gaal turned down an approach.
Belgium National team's next match will be against Spain on September 9th,2009.
AHMET TURGUT
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Besiktas Captures the Top Spot in Turkey!
What a Saturday it was!...
There were eight matches and they all started at same time....
First bad news came from Sivas..
Istanbul Buyuksehir scored two goals in seventeen minutes and Sivasspor fans were stunned! And Sivasspor lost the match 2-1 at the end of the ninety minutes.
This was the first loss for Sivasspor at home.....
The Saturday night fever felt in all the matches that played on Saturday.
It felt it more on the bottom and middle of the league's table!...
Besiktas,after getting the good news from Sivas, after 17 minutes, Besiktas started to push more an scored the first goal in the 29th minute by Holosko .
This was the third back to back third goal for Holosko!...
Than Besiktas, put on the gear and scored three more goals to finish the match with 1-4.
This was a clutch match for Besiktas and for Mustafa Denizli...
And they won it, with four goals and they did it, in away match!....
After the match Mustafa Denizli said, "Now we capture the top spot and we wont let go"
I think, Besiktas has better chance finishing the season on top, now!..
Sivasspor, lost two last matches and draw one in the last three matches..
This showed , Sivasspor ran out of the gas in the league, again....
Last three weeks will be very difficult in the league.
The last team who will bite the dust in the league will probably won't be decided until last minutes of the league...
Here is the results from Saturday.....
Ankaraspor 1 : 4 Besiktas
Bursaspor 3 : 0 Konyaspor
Eskisehirspor 2 : 0 Antalyaspor
Fenerbahce 1 : 0 Denizlispor
Galatasaray 1 : 0 Ankaragucu
Genclerbirligi 3 : 1 Hacettepe
Kocaelispor 1 : 3 Trabzonspor
Sivasspor 1 : 2 Buyuksehir
STANDINGS...................
1 Besiktas 31 18 8 5 53-27 62
2 Sivasspor 31 17 9 5 48-23 60
3 Trabzonspor 31 17 8 6 47-30 59
4 Galatasaray 31 16 7 8 52-35 55
5 Fenerbahce 31 16 6 9 53-32 54
6 Bursaspor 31 15 9 7 44-33 54
7 Gaziantepspor 30 11 9 10 38-40 42
8 Kayserispor 30 10 11 9 30-25 41
9 Ankaraspor 31 11 7 13 36-37 40
10 Genclerbirligi 31 10 8 13 35-41 38
11 Eskisehirspor 31 9 9 13 40-42 36
12 Buyuksehir 31 10 6 15 33-43 36
13 Ankaragucu 31 10 6 15 32-43 36
14 Antalyaspor 31 9 8 14 32-41 35
15 Denizlispor 31 10 5 16 36-47 35
16 Konyaspor 31 9 8 14 29-40 35
17 Kocaelispor 31 7 5 19 39-65 26
18 Hacettepe Spor 31 5 7 19 23-56 22
AHMET TURGUT
There were eight matches and they all started at same time....
First bad news came from Sivas..
Istanbul Buyuksehir scored two goals in seventeen minutes and Sivasspor fans were stunned! And Sivasspor lost the match 2-1 at the end of the ninety minutes.
This was the first loss for Sivasspor at home.....
The Saturday night fever felt in all the matches that played on Saturday.
It felt it more on the bottom and middle of the league's table!...
Besiktas,after getting the good news from Sivas, after 17 minutes, Besiktas started to push more an scored the first goal in the 29th minute by Holosko .
This was the third back to back third goal for Holosko!...
Than Besiktas, put on the gear and scored three more goals to finish the match with 1-4.
This was a clutch match for Besiktas and for Mustafa Denizli...
And they won it, with four goals and they did it, in away match!....
After the match Mustafa Denizli said, "Now we capture the top spot and we wont let go"
I think, Besiktas has better chance finishing the season on top, now!..
Sivasspor, lost two last matches and draw one in the last three matches..
This showed , Sivasspor ran out of the gas in the league, again....
Last three weeks will be very difficult in the league.
The last team who will bite the dust in the league will probably won't be decided until last minutes of the league...
Here is the results from Saturday.....
Ankaraspor 1 : 4 Besiktas
Bursaspor 3 : 0 Konyaspor
Eskisehirspor 2 : 0 Antalyaspor
Fenerbahce 1 : 0 Denizlispor
Galatasaray 1 : 0 Ankaragucu
Genclerbirligi 3 : 1 Hacettepe
Kocaelispor 1 : 3 Trabzonspor
Sivasspor 1 : 2 Buyuksehir
STANDINGS...................
1 Besiktas 31 18 8 5 53-27 62
2 Sivasspor 31 17 9 5 48-23 60
3 Trabzonspor 31 17 8 6 47-30 59
4 Galatasaray 31 16 7 8 52-35 55
5 Fenerbahce 31 16 6 9 53-32 54
6 Bursaspor 31 15 9 7 44-33 54
7 Gaziantepspor 30 11 9 10 38-40 42
8 Kayserispor 30 10 11 9 30-25 41
9 Ankaraspor 31 11 7 13 36-37 40
10 Genclerbirligi 31 10 8 13 35-41 38
11 Eskisehirspor 31 9 9 13 40-42 36
12 Buyuksehir 31 10 6 15 33-43 36
13 Ankaragucu 31 10 6 15 32-43 36
14 Antalyaspor 31 9 8 14 32-41 35
15 Denizlispor 31 10 5 16 36-47 35
16 Konyaspor 31 9 8 14 29-40 35
17 Kocaelispor 31 7 5 19 39-65 26
18 Hacettepe Spor 31 5 7 19 23-56 22
AHMET TURGUT
Friday, May 8, 2009
FIFA.COM: "Thrilling climax in Turkey"
Thrilling climax in Turkey
Bulent Uygun is much in demand these days. The former Turkey international is currently the man in charge at Sivasspor, where his methods are producing remarkable results. The club from Sivas, a town of 300,000 in central Anatolia and something of a footballing backwater until recently, are top of the Super Lig with just four games to go.
A relative novice at just 37, Uygun is poised to lead his club to their first-ever domestic crown. Even in the oft-times hyperbolic and bloated world of football reporting, that would rate as sensational: Sivasspor, promoted to the top flight for the first time just four years ago, could become only the second Turkish champions from outside Istanbul. The only club to have broken the country's biggest city's stranglehold on the title so far is Trabzonspor, top dogs an impressive six times between 1976 and 1984.
Three steps to success for Sivasspor
The success achieved by Uygun and his men this term is firmly based on exceptional form at home. The leaders are unbeaten at their 15,000-seat Sivas 4 Eylul Stadi home ground. They also boast far and away the best defence in the league, with just 21 goals conceded. And at the opposite end of the park, Turkey international Mehmez Yildiz has been banging in the necessary goals, a total of 14 so far. The marksman is second only to Milan Baros of top Istanbul outfit Galatasaray in the goalscoring charts this season.
However, with the finishing line in sight, Sivasspor are showing signs of running out of steam. The leaders won neither of their last two away fixtures. Relegation-threatened Konyaspor held the high-fliers to a scoreless draw, and the men from Sivas slumped to a 2-1 defeat away to Gaziantepspor last weekend. A win is a must this Saturday when third-from bottom Istanbul BB come to visit.
Istanbul giants in the thick of it
Besiktas, the second of the big three from Istanbul, are ideally placed to capitalise on any Sivasspor slip-up. The men from the Bosporus are just a point off the leaders, although their confidence and pride took a dent last week in a painful 2-1 home defeat to Fenerbahce, the third of the powerful Istanbul triumvirate. Third-placed Trabzonspor are by no means out of it either, for despite a sobering 3-0 defeat away to Sivasspor two weeks ago, the former champions remain just four points off top spot.
The stage is well and truly set for a thrilling end to the season in Turkey, with the race very probably going down to the last day. Should that be the case, the fixture computer has come up with a truly mouth-watering combination of matches on 31 May: Trabzonspor entertain Fenerbahce, with Sivasspor away to Galatasaray. Could it be that Gala and Fener, out of the running this season in fourth and fifth, open the door for bitter local rivals Besiktas to snatch the title? Or are the men coached by the youthful Bulent Uygun destined to land a historic blow to the pride of the Istanbul big three?
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Source:FIFA.com
Bulent Uygun is much in demand these days. The former Turkey international is currently the man in charge at Sivasspor, where his methods are producing remarkable results. The club from Sivas, a town of 300,000 in central Anatolia and something of a footballing backwater until recently, are top of the Super Lig with just four games to go.
A relative novice at just 37, Uygun is poised to lead his club to their first-ever domestic crown. Even in the oft-times hyperbolic and bloated world of football reporting, that would rate as sensational: Sivasspor, promoted to the top flight for the first time just four years ago, could become only the second Turkish champions from outside Istanbul. The only club to have broken the country's biggest city's stranglehold on the title so far is Trabzonspor, top dogs an impressive six times between 1976 and 1984.
Three steps to success for Sivasspor
The success achieved by Uygun and his men this term is firmly based on exceptional form at home. The leaders are unbeaten at their 15,000-seat Sivas 4 Eylul Stadi home ground. They also boast far and away the best defence in the league, with just 21 goals conceded. And at the opposite end of the park, Turkey international Mehmez Yildiz has been banging in the necessary goals, a total of 14 so far. The marksman is second only to Milan Baros of top Istanbul outfit Galatasaray in the goalscoring charts this season.
However, with the finishing line in sight, Sivasspor are showing signs of running out of steam. The leaders won neither of their last two away fixtures. Relegation-threatened Konyaspor held the high-fliers to a scoreless draw, and the men from Sivas slumped to a 2-1 defeat away to Gaziantepspor last weekend. A win is a must this Saturday when third-from bottom Istanbul BB come to visit.
Istanbul giants in the thick of it
Besiktas, the second of the big three from Istanbul, are ideally placed to capitalise on any Sivasspor slip-up. The men from the Bosporus are just a point off the leaders, although their confidence and pride took a dent last week in a painful 2-1 home defeat to Fenerbahce, the third of the powerful Istanbul triumvirate. Third-placed Trabzonspor are by no means out of it either, for despite a sobering 3-0 defeat away to Sivasspor two weeks ago, the former champions remain just four points off top spot.
The stage is well and truly set for a thrilling end to the season in Turkey, with the race very probably going down to the last day. Should that be the case, the fixture computer has come up with a truly mouth-watering combination of matches on 31 May: Trabzonspor entertain Fenerbahce, with Sivasspor away to Galatasaray. Could it be that Gala and Fener, out of the running this season in fourth and fifth, open the door for bitter local rivals Besiktas to snatch the title? Or are the men coached by the youthful Bulent Uygun destined to land a historic blow to the pride of the Istanbul big three?
Have your say
Who do you think will win the league in Turkey? Click on 'Add your comment' to send us your opinions – we look forward to reading them.
Source:FIFA.com
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