Turkish Cup Final : Galatasaray vs Eskisehir

 Galatasaray coach  Roberto Mancini and Eskisehirspor coach Ertugrul Saglam  

Ziraat Turkish Cup match Final will take place in Konya ,Turkey ....

Match will start at 20: 00 Local Turkey time (13:00 ET ) 

Galatasaray will miss Drogba while Muslera will be in goal.....

On the other hand, Eskisehirspor who won the Turkish Cup only one time in their history

 will be without  Ozgur Cek .

Galatasaray  won  the Turkish Cup 14 times and played in final match 19 times !

Eskisehirspor and Galatasaray will meet first time in the Turkish Cup match ....

If Galatasaray win the match it will  Mancini's first Cup in Turkey .....

On the other hand , Ertugrul Saglam, who coaches Eskisehirspor will be the coach who will  win the Cup for Eskisehir after 43 years !

Ertugrul Saglam former Turkish National team player and  Besiktas player  won the Turkish Super League title with Bursaspor back in 2010 season.

Good luck to both teams and both coaches.

 

Turkish Super Lig Wrap : The Battle Goes On !

Chase for Europe   is getting hotter in the Turkish Super League......

After Galatasaray and Besiktas win their match  on Saturday, second place still   up for grabs !

But, for now Galatasaray  one step ahead of Besiktas with one point lead.....

As we go into the last two weeks  in the Turkish Super League...

Going will get though !

For second place  , Galatasaray travels to Trabzon and Besiktas visits Elazig
In the last weekend, they are both home......

 Galatasaray will host Erciyes and Besiktas face Genclerbirligi !

One point, before this weekend Galatasaray will play in the Turkish Cup Final against

Eskisehirspor on Wednesday....

After that match they will Travel to Trabzon from Konya where the Turkish Cup Final will take place.

This will be huge burden on Galatasaray team.....

Their opponent  Trabzonspor are trying to finish the season in fourth place so they could play in the Europa League next season !

Along with Trabzon, Sivas, Kasimpasa and Karabuk still have chance to finish fourth place.....

On the other hand, Besiktas's  opponent Elazig  is trying to stay alive in the league !

It  is a do or die match for Elazig !

After Antalya and Kayseri relegated this past weekend , third team who will relegate is unknown for now


This will go down to the wire too....

Will it be Elazig ,Gaziantep , Erciyes, Rize or Konya ?

This past weekend , Erciyes, Konya, and Rize gain huge advantage......

Elazig with winning in Antalya  , send Antalya to lower division and kept their fight for staying alive!

In Rize , Godfrey Oboabona actually saved Rize in the very last seconds of the match by scoring the goal ...

Greek International player Gekas was also savior....

He scored  the equalizer goal against  Karabuk  in the last minutes of the match....

That was huge for Konya...

Gekas  saved Akhisar team before too !

Akhisar this weekend after they received Turkish Champions Fenerbahce with flowers beat them 3-1 !

Was this let down by Fenerbahce ....

After winning their 19th title last weekend ........

I don't thinks so !

They were not focused for this match....

Lastly,  few words to Galatasaray and Besiktas fans......

It was very funny to see while Galatasaray losing against Genclerbirligi, fans chanting "Mancini resign " in Arena !

And Besiktas fans using absurd chanting against team CEO !

While their team Besiktas was winning on the pitch.......

It is very difficult to understand Turkish Soccer fans,sometimes !

We welcome Balikesirspor to the Turkish Super League ...

Ghana goal keeper Richard Kingson  plays for Balikesirspor ....

After 38 years, Balikesirspor  moved up along with Istanbul B.B. to the Turkish Super League.

The third team will be known after the play-offs....

So, battle for second place, Europa League and staying alive , goes on !

It could well go down to the wire.....

Enjoy it .

AHMET B TURGUT 

Turkish Super Lig Preview : Battle for Europe and Staying Alive !

After Fenerbahce claim the Turkish Super League tittle last weekend , the heat is on week 32!

In the week 32 matches will be played on Saturday and Sunday.

There are six matches on Saturday  and three on Monday....

Battle for second  place and  Europe ....

It is  getting hotter  and it could well go down to the wire....

Galatasaray and Besiktas are in  neck and neck race for the second place.....

Galatasaray with 56  and Besiktas with 55 points !

Bothe play at home but, opponents could spell  danger for both of them.....

Galatasaray will host Genclerbirligi  and Besiktas will face Kasimpasa  on Saturday !

Kasimpasa is looking to finish fourth place , so they could go to Europa League ...

Genclerbirligi with a win against Galatasaray could get  that chance too !

Since , Fenerbahce can not represent Turkey because of UEFA's ban , second place finisher will go directly to Champions League !

That is why , finishing second place is very important this season...

It is like almost being  Champions !

Heated Relegation Zone..... 

Also on Saturday , there are four matches will  decide  who will bite the dust in the Turkish Super Lig !

All these matches will take place at  same time and will be during the day time( 3.30 PM, Turkey time )

Besiktas and Galatasaray matches will start at  19.00 PM ,Turkey time ....


Karabuk will host Konya , Eskisehir vs Kayseri , Antalya will face Elazig and  Erciyes at home against Gaziantep !


It is pretty much over for Kayserispor.....

For Antalya , it is do or die weekend !

They have to  beat Elazig at home....

Antalya with 28 points and Elazig 31 !

This match is huge for both team.....

Same with Erciyesspor ......

They  are facing do or die match against Gaziantep !

If they beat Gaziantep at home they will even the points with Gaziantep....

36 points !

Huge .....Huge matches on Saturday in the Turkish Super League.....

Former Gaziantep coach Hikmet Karaman  now coaches Erciyes !

Ever Since he took over the team , the team is been winning most of the matches ...

On Sunday, Rize will be at home against Sivas, Bursa will face Trabzon and Turkish Super Lig Champions Fenerbahce will travel to Manisa to play Akhisar .

Lastly,  as I  said before battle for second place  and fourth place could well go down to the wire !

We should find out after this weekend , who will be the the other two teams  say good bye ....

Enjoy it .....

Turkish Super Lig Title Goes to Fenerbahce

After ,  Besiktas lose at Sivas and Fenerbahce draw at home against Rize, Fenerbahce claimed the 19th Champions title in Turkey,

Fenerbahce perhaps was the best team of this season ....

And they showed that with playing as teams under the leadership of first year coach Ersun Yanal.

Ersun Yanal  won his first title in the Turkish Super League !


Last time Fenerbahce won the title was back in 2010-2011 season......

Ersun Yanal with trusting Dirk Kuyt  as a leader on the field , was huge factor fr winning the title this season.

Kuyt was  big factor in this long season for Fenerbahce....

Caner, Bruno was also big factor  for  Fenerbahce.....

Fenerbahce was  best attacker team on home and away matches in the Turkish Super League ..

67  goal in home matches......

42 goals in away matches....

In thirty matches 21 win 4 draw and 5 loss ....

Three weeks to go in the Turkish Super League Fenerbahce  earned the Championship ..

I congratulate the Fenerbahce team ,players and winning his first title Ersun Yanal...

 This shows , if you give Turkish coaches, good team with good players ....

They will produce better at this level....

 Ersun Yanal is another Turkish coach, got a chance with Istanbul's big three team

And  showed he could coach  this level.....

That's why, other Turkish coaches should get a chance to coach  Galatasaray and Besiktas !

Crunch Time for Fenerbahce !

 The first place team in the Turkish Super League, Fenerbahce, with a win against Rize at home on Sunday
could claim their 19th Turkish Super League title ....


 If they do, this will be Ersun Yanal's first Turkish Super League title  in his coaching career .



Week 31 in the #TurkishSuperLig #STSL will take a start with a one match today.... Genclerbirligi vs Bursa match.


On Saturday there is only one match also !The rest of the matches in this weekend will be payed on Sunday ! #TFF #STSL #TSL #TurkishSuperLig



While Besiktas and Galatasaray travels ,Turkish Super League almost Champs Fenerbahce will be at home against Rize !Rize in the danger zone.

Besiktas will travel to Sivas and Galatasaray will be in Elazig ! Elazig also is feeling the relegation heat ..

On the other hand Sivas is aiming for fourth place ! Trabzon and Sivas are neck and neck for the fourth place finish....

On Saturday only match, Trabzon host Gaziantep a win Trabzon on Saturday will put pressure on Sivas against Besiktas ...

It is very crucial week, in the #TurkishSuperLIg ! IT could well be the week that Fenerbahce will claim the #STSL title #titletalk

Here are the three question that is unknown before this weekend in the Turkish Super League

1- Who will finish second ? 2- Who will finish fourth ? 3- Who will relegate ? #STSL #TurkishSuperLig


Enjoy it......

WEEK 31,

April 25

Genclerbirligi vs Bursaspor at 20:00

April 26

Trabzonspor vs Gaziantepspor at 19:00

April 27

Elazigspor vs Galatasaray at 19:00

Kayserispor vs Kardemir Karabukspor at 19:00

Torku Konyaspor vs Akhisar Belediyespor at 19:00

Fenerbahce vs Caykur Rizespor at 19:00

Eskisehirspor vs Kayseri Erciyesspor at 19:00

Sivasspor vs Besiktas at 19:00

Kasimpasa vs Medical Park Antalyaspor at 19:00

Before matchday 31, the standings are as follows:

	Teams	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
1.	Fenerbahce	30	21	4	5	67	30	37	67
2.	Besiktas	30	15	10	5	49	28	21	55
3.	Galatasaray	30	14	11	5	49	28	21	53
4.	Trabzonspor	30	12	10	8	46	34	12	46
5.	Sivasspor	30	14	4	12	53	52	1	46
6.	Kasimpasa	30	11	11	8	49	35	14	44
7.	Kardemir Karabukspor	30	11	10	9	27	27	0	43
8.	Genclerbirligi	30	12	5	13	34	37	-3	41
9.	Akhisar Belediyespor	30	11	8	11	39	44	-5	41
10.	Bursaspor	30	11	8	11	34	41	-7	41
11.	Eskisehirspor	30	10	10	10	30	28	2	40
12.	Caykur Rizespor	30	9	9	12	38	40	-2	36
13.	Gaziantepspor	30	10	6	14	35	51	-16	36
14.	Torku Konyaspor	30	9	7	14	38	42	-4	34
15.	Elazigspor	30	9	4	17	35	56	-21	31
16.	Kayseri Erciyesspor	30	8	6	16	30	47	-17	30
17.	Medical Park Antalyaspor	30	5	13	12	31	40	-9	28
18.	Kayserispor	30	6	8	16	25	49	-24	26

Fenerbahce almost.... Besiktas 1- Fenerbahce 1

With a draw against Besiktas on Sunday , Fenerbahce very closer to capture the title..

On the other hand, race for second place between Besiktas and Galatasaray will go down to the wire

In relegation, zone, last four weeks will be very interesting too..

Both Kayseri teams along with Antalya are in  big trouble..

Antalya will face Sivas at home on Monday night...

This will be do or die match for Antalya////

Fenerbahce will claim the 19th tittle in Turkey...

They could do this this weekend  when they host Rize at home.....

Lastly, since Fenerbahce can not go to the UEFA's Champions League, second place finisher will go to Champions League directly !

That is why , finishing second is very important this season...

Fenerbahce very close to the title

Weather  you like it or not, Fenerbahce is the best team so far....

 With  winning games in away matches and winning games  in the last seconds of the matches..

 Fenerbahce surpassed  their opponents Besiktas and Galatasaray ....

Five weeks to go in the Turkish Super League, they  pretty much have the title in the bag !


First year coach with Fenerbahce , Ersun Yanal and his team, really played like a team this season.

Ersun Yanal's biggest weapon was  Dirk Kuyt ...

With his hardworkship ,  Kuyt was workhorse for Fenerbahce......


Defending champions Galatasaray   was no show in away matches this season.

With Fenerbahce on first place with 63 points, Besiktas on second place with 54 and Galatasaray
on third place with 53 points !

Fenerbahce  on top with clear 12 points  ....

Ersun Yanal's  man will face Besiktas in Ataturk Olympic Stadium on this coming Sunday ..

If Galatasaray  lose points against Kasimpasa this weekend ..

A draw for Fenerbahce against Besiktas, will make them Champions of Turkey.....

But, Besiktas is also desperate for points.

This season , second place finisher is very important !

Who ever  finishes second ,goes directly to Champions League next season....

Because of UEFA's ban on Fenerbahce.......

That is why, it is still unknown  who will finish in second place ...

Also, for  fourth place, there are at least four or five teams will  fight  down to wire to capture the
Fourth place in the Turkish Super League......

Fourth place team earns Europa League ticket.......

Lastly, bottom of the  league is getting hotter !

We know Kayserispor pretty much  done ......

The other two teams , the last five weeks will decide , who will bite the dust !

Five weeks to go, this could well go down to the wire too ...

In short, we know  who will be the champions ....

What we don't know is  who will finish second and fourth place !

And  what two teams will relegate.......


All the matches this weekend will be hard fought matches.....

Perhaps, Besiktas vs Fenerbahce match  will be "the match of the week !"

Week 30, will take a start on Friday with one match.....

Erciyes will host Trabzon ,who is fourth place ....

This is Erciyes's , do or die match......

On Saturday, there are two matches.....

Gaziantep vs Genclerbirligi and Akhisar vs Kayseri......

Two real good matches !


On Sunday ,along with Besiktas vs Fenerbahce derby match, there is Rize vs Konya match ...

Both should be very good matches......

On  Monday , there is also two matches....

Antalya vs Sivas and Karabuk vs Eskisehir.....


As you could see,  team who are desperate for points are playing each other this weekend !

And these is how will be, last four weeks, after this weekend.....

It  is do or die time....

Or should say, put  up or shut up time.....

Enjoy your Turkish Soccer weekend.