Turkey against Estonia

TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM COACH ABDULLAH AVCI . (photo by TFF )



After losing first match in the group against Holland on Friday, Turkish National team will face Estonia in Istanbul,Turkey on Tuesday, September 11th,2012 at 21.00 local Turkey time(2:00 PM<ET )

At the press conference today, Turkish National team coach Abdullah Avci said, they respect Estonia team but they want to win  against Estonia....

He also said , he wants to see every fan who is coming to Sukru Saracoglu Stadium to wear Turkish National team uniform , red and white colors  ...

Abdullah Avci was under-fire  by Turkish press ,not playing Gokhan Gonul and master brain of the Turkish National team Selcuk Inan, after losing to Holland....


In that matter he said, "All the players in the Turkish National team are valuable players, he would play Selcuk Inan , when the time is right !"

I still, think it was a huge mistake by him not playing Selcuk Inan....

I think, he knows he was wrong but just won't admit, he made mistake...

Instead , the reason for not playing him, is nonsense......

So, I think, against Estonia, he will start with Selcuk Inan, in the midfield ...


Lastly, if  Turkey comes up with a win on Tuesday against Esttonia ,( They should win) ,month of  October  is very important for Abdullah Avci and Turkish National team...

October 12th, Turkey will face Romania in Istanbul then  four days later October 16th, they will travel to Hungary to face Hungary national team.

Starting tomorrow, Turkey has three very important matches before 2013 comes around...

So, if Abdullah Avci want to show Turkish fans, he is a clutch coach, he has to proof him self with his realistic tactics and basic play of football!

That is smart football.... not changing teams line-up every match..

Because, football is simple....

He has to make it simple for Turkish National team players...

And be more realistic....

(The match will be broadcast by ESPN3 in the United States on line.

Game time is at 2:00 ET, ....)

Turkey loses opening World Cup qualifier to Holland

Netherlands 2-0 Turkey

Two new coaches and two young team....

Louis van Gaal, for Dutch team.......

And, Abdullah Avci , for Turkey.....

One, former World class player and second time  with Dutch National team ......

The other one, made his name in Turkish football with U-17 National team and Municipal Istanbul team , Buyuk Sehir in the Turkish Super League.....

Fresh start for both of them....

First match for both of them with their teams in this qualification group..

This was the team , Turkey  could beat or at least get a draw!

Because, Dutch had a very young team  on the pitch.....

On the other hand ,Abdullah Avci, shoot him self  in the leg, with not playing the  brain of the team, Selcuk Inan!

His reason was , he did not play him because of  His tactic against Holland team!

Do you buy that?

I dont.....

Any way not starting with Selcuk Inan  in the midfield and Gokhan Gonul on the right full back was big wrong..

Instead , He played , Hamit Altintop on right full back instead of right midfield...

That is why, whole match ,Turkey's right side was like a big hole.....

They could  not stop Holland  from right side....

 Turkish National team , started with a loss in the WC qualifier...

Next Tuesday they face Estonia at home in Istanbul...



Match  Report......


Robin Van Persie opened the scoring in the 16th minute and Luciano Narsingh added a second in stoppage time as the Dutch registered a morale-boosting victory following their poor Euro 2012 showing.     Turkey posed a threat to the Dutch goal from the very first whistle, and inside a minute had forced a corner from which Omar Toprak flashed a header just wide.   Turkish National team continued to press and in the fifth minute Emre Belozoglu's low drive was charged down by Johnny Heitinga.   Toprak was again in the thick of the action from another corner in the 14th minute but this time directed his header straight at Tim Krul in the Holland goal.   Given all of their early pressure Turkish National team  will have been frustrated to fall behind against the run of play in the 16th minute.   United new boy Van Persie has started the new season like a train for the Old Trafford club with four goals in three league games, and he transferred that form to the international stage tonight with his 30th goal for the Oranje.   Van Persie   nodded home with a header  Wesley Sneijder's set-piece.   Sneijder stung the palms of Tolga Zengin in the 23rd minute as the hosts looked to doubled their lead, but Turkey fired a warning of their threat within a minute as Arda Turan twice fired just wide.   And the Dutch had a lucky escape in the 40th minute when Tunay Torun's free-kick was met by the head of Umut Bulut but the ball came back off the crossbar.   Turkey continued to press after the break and in the 57th minute Hamit Altintop's powerful effort from 25 yards produced a superb save from Krul.   Leroy Fer eased the pressure on the Dutch goal with a hopeful effort in the 62nd minute that was always rising, but within three minutes Turkey were on the attack again, Sercan Sararer heading just over from six yards.   Mehmet Topal also went close for the visitors in what time remained, but try as they might the equaliser just would not come.   And that allowed the Dutch to add a rather flattering gloss to the scoreline in the third minute of injury time as Narsingh picked the ball up on the edge of the Turkey area and netted with a cute lofted finish.   There was still time for the hosts to threaten a third, but Van Persie blazed over after connecting with Sneijder's centre.

Turkish National Team Holland Bound

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Turkish Airlines signed a new deal with Turkish National Team...

Turkish national football team traveled to Netherlands on Monday for their World Cup qualification first game against Holland.

Turkey will play their first match in Group D against Holland on Friday in 2014 World Cup qualification.

The match will kick off at 21:30 Turkish local time at Amsterdam Arena stadium.

The Turkey squad:

Bekir Irtegun, Caner Erkin, Egemen Korkmaz, Fehmi Mert Gunok, Gokhan Gonul, Hasan Ali Kaldirim, Mehmet Topal (Fenerbahce), Burak Yilmaz, Hamit Altintop, Selcuk Inan, Semih Kaya, Umut Bulut, Hakan Kadir Balta (Galatasaray), Cenk Gonen (Besiktas), Tolga Zengin (Trabzonspor), Arda Turan, Emre Belezoglu (Atletico Madrid), Omer Toprak (Bayer Leverkusen), Gokhan Tore (Rubin Kazan), Nuri Sahin (Liverpool), Sercan Sararer (Greuther Furth), Mevlut Erdinc (Rennais), Tunay Torun (Stuttgart), Mehmet Ekici (Werder Bremen).

Bursaspor Win,Trabzonspor Draw in Europe

Bursaspor beat the Netherlands’ Twente 3-1 in its first-leg game of the Europa League.


Twente's Chadli put his team ahead with a goal in the first 30 minutes of the game. 

Batalla and Sestak scored goals for Bursapor to give the team a home victory over Twente.

Stadium: Ataturk

Referees: Davit Fernandez Borbalan, Raul Cabanero Martinez, Jorge Canelo Prieto (Spain)

Bursaspor: Carson, Basser, Serdar (min. 9 Omer), Ibrahim, Vederson, Sestak (min. 69 Forsell), N'Diaye, Musa, Ozan, Batalla (min. 90+1 Ferhat), Pinto

Twente: Nikolay, Bjelland, Schilder, Brama (min. 62 Gutierrez), Fer, Tadic, Janssen, Rosales, Franco, Chadli (min. 80 Bulykin), Castaignos (min. 71 Verhoek)Scorers: min. 39 and 81 Batalla, min. 53 Sestak (Bursaspor), min. 31 Chadli (Twente)

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NO SHOW IN TRABZON.......

Trabzonspor and Hungary's Videoton drew 0-0 in UEFA Europa League play-off round first leg.

Trabzonspor fans were upset with score after the match.....

The second match will be very interesting for Trabzonspor....

Stadium: Huseyin Avni Aker

Referees: Euan Norris, Alan Mulvanny, Graham Chambers (Scotland)

Trabzonspor: Onur, Serkan, Bamba, Giray (min. 73 Mustafa Yumlu), Celustka, Zokora, Sapara, Colman (min. 46 Alanzinho), Volkan Sen (min. 42 Yasin), Olcan, Halil Altintop

Videoton: Bozovic, Brachi, Vinicius, Caneira, Tavares, Blazs Toth, Mitravic, Balufo, Sandor (min. 81 Neto), Oliveira (min. 87 Uros Nikolic), Torghelle (min. 74 Nemanja Nikolic)

Spartak Moscow Beat Fenerbahce 2-1

 Three goals in 10 minutes saw Spartak Moscow beat Fenerbahce 2-1 at home in a first-leg playoff match, with striker Emmanuel Emenike on target against his former club.

Emenike, who joined Spartak last year after just two months at Fenerbahce, scored on 59 minutes Tuesday, hammering the ball into the net after pouncing on a low left-wing cross from Dmitry Kombarov.

Fenerbahce levelled the score and grabbed an important away goal six minutes later as ex-Liverpool striker Kuyt struck from a narrow angle into the empty net after Saw set him up with a cushioned header in the penalty area.

Spartak restored their lead within four minutes as Kombarov lashed the ball into the net off a corner from ex-Celtic midfielder Aiden McGeady.

"We controlled the game the whole 90 minutes, although we allowed our opponents to convert one of the two dangerous chances they managed to create," Spartak coach Emery said.

"Of course, it is painful that we lost, but the second game is in seven days, so we have to show the result at home, supported by our fans," Fenerbahce midfielder Krosic said.

Spartak started the first half brightly, keeping Fenerbahce's occasional attacking thrusts under control, but missed several good chances.

Former Diniyar Bilyaletdinov could have headed in an opener three minutes after kickoff, but the ball whizzed past the post.

Fenerbahce goalkeeper Mert Gunok saved his team from a bouncing header by Brazilian striker Ari that threatened to loop in under the crossbar as Gunok hurried back to tip it over.

A minute later Ari, attempted another header but this time it was blocked.

On 24 minutes Bilyaletdinov tried to volley the ball into the net from the cross by midfielder Evgeni Makeev, but his powerful kick went wide.

Sow missed Fenerbahce's only clear-cut chance on the first half on 35 minutes as he sent the ball far above the bar from inside the penalty area.

Early in the second half, Fenerbahce the chance to open the scoring, but Spartak goalkeeper Andriy Dikan saved Brazilian midfielder Cristian's header.

Spartak could have extended their lead at 82 minutes, but McGeady scooped the ball over the bar from four yards after connecting with a pass from striker Artem Dzyuba.

Spartak fans celebrated the start of the second half with flares, which led to smoke floating around the stadium for much of the half. Use of pyrotechnics regularly attracts UEFA sanctions in European competition.

The second leg will take place August 29 in Istanbul.

Turkish Super League First Week Results

Turkish  Super League First Week  Results

Besiktas - Istanbul B. Belediyespor:         1-1
Kayserispor - Bursaspor:                     0-1
Mersin Idmanyurdu - Orduspor:                0-0
Kardemir Karabukspor - Trabzonspor:          1-1
Elazigspor - Fenerbahce:                     1-1
Gaziantepspor - Sivasspor:                   0-1
Eskisehirspor - Akhisar Belediyespor:        0-1
Genclerbirligi - Medical Park Antalyaspor:   3-1
Galatasaray - Kasimpasa:                     2-1

Standings.....

TEAMS                       P   W   D   L   F   A   Av     P
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1. GENCLERBIRLIGI           1   1   0   0   3   1    2     3
2. GALATASARAY              1   1   0   0   2   1    1     3
3. AKHISAR BELEDIYESPOR     1   1   0   0   1   0    1     3
4. BURSASPOR                1   1   0   0   1   0    1     3
5. SIVASSPOR                1   1   0   0   1   0    1     3
6. BESIKTAS                 1   0   1   0   1   1    0     1
7. ELAZIGSPOR               1   0   1   0   1   1    0     1
8. FENERBAHCE               1   0   1   0   1   1    0     1
9. ISTANBUL BBS             1   0   1   0   1   1    0     1
10. KARDEMIR KARABUKSPOR    1   0   1   0   1   1    0     1
11. TRABZONSPOR             1   0   1   0   1   1    0     1
12. MERSIN IDMANYURDU       1   0   1   0   0   0    0     1
13. ORDUSPOR                1   0   1   0   0   0    0     1
14. KASIMPASA               1   0   0   1   1   2   -1     0
15. ESKISEHIRSPOR           1   0   0   1   0   1   -1     0
16. GAZIANTEPSPOR           1   0   0   1   0   1   -1     0
17. KAYSERISPOR             1   0   0   1   0   1   -1     0
18. MEDICAL PARK ANTALYASPOR1   0   0   1   1   3   -2     0

WEEK 2 MATCHES...

Kasimpasa-Kardemir Karabukspor

Orduspor-Eskisehirspor

Akhisar Belediyespor-Genclerbirligi, 

Sivasspor-Mersin Idmanyurdu,

 Fenerbahce-Gaziantepspor,

 Besiktas-Galatasaray, 

Trabzonspor-Sanica Boru Elazigspor,

 Bursaspor-Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyespor, 

Medical Park Antalyaspor-Kayserispor.

Turkish Super League to kick off on Friday

Turkish Super League 2012/2013 season will kick off with Eskisehirspor and newly promoted Akhisar Belediyespor match on Friday.

Defending  champions Galatasaray will begin the season at home against newly promoted Kasimpasa next Monday.

Runners-up Fenerbahce starts their new season battle in eastern province of Elazig against Sanica Boru Elazigspor on Saturday.

While Trabzonspor will play their first match against Kardemir Karabukspor, Besiktas will try to gain their first points in a derby game against Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyespor.

Friday, Aug. 17 :

Eskisehirspor vs Akhisar Belediyespor

Saturday, Aug. 18 :

Kardemir Karabukspor vs Trabzonspor

Sanica Boru Elazigspor vs Fenerbahce

Gaziantepspor vs Sivasspor

Sunday, Aug. 19 :

Kayserispor vs Bursaspor

Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyespor vs Besiktas

Mersin Idmanyurdu vs Orduspor

Monday, Aug. 20 :

Genclerbirligi vs Medical Park Antalyaspor