Panionios 0 Galatasaray 3 Hakan Sukur breathed new life into Galatasaray's UEFA Cup campaign with a virtuoso display as the Turkish giants claimed victory over 10-man Panionios in Athens.
The veteran Turkey striker came off the bench at half-time to inspire his team and rounded off the scoring with a superb header to earn Karl-Heinz Feldkamp's side their first points of their Group H bid following two straight defeats.
Serkan Calik's strike after a Sukur flick put Gala ahead five minutes after half time and Rigobert Song's penalty in the 63rd minute put the visitors in firm control.
Grigoris Makos was shown a yellow card for the challenge that led to the penalty and was sent off seconds later after his complaints earned him a second booking.
Panionios were up against it from them on in and Sukur capped Gala's first away victory in UEFA competition for 12 matches with eight minutes left.
Neither side was willing to take risks in a cagey opening 45 minutes.
Panionios, for whom winger Dario Fernandez was a constant threat with his trickery and direct running, looked dangerous whenever they broke forward but their final ball let them down and their only opportunities came from distance with defender Yiannis Maniatis and Fernandez both trying their luck without success.
Sukur came on after half-time and his introduction proved the catalyst for Gala as two goals in 13 minutes saw them move into a 2-0 lead.
The first came five minutes after the break when Calik sprang the hosts' offside trap to latch on to Sukur's flick, keeping his composure brilliantly to round home keeper Charalampos Tambasis before slotting home from an acute angle.
Then Sukur's superb slide rule path sent Calik scampering clear and, when was felled by Makos, Spanish referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco pointed to the spot.
Song kept a cool head to side-foot home into the top right hand corner from 12 yards with Makos duly sent off.
Sukur then put the icing on the victory, starting a move by spreading the ball out wide on the left to substitute Mehmet Guven. His cross was inch perfect for Sukur, who arrived perfectly to head home.
Teams:
Panionios Tambasis, Maniatis, Pletsch, Spyropoulos, Fernandez,Makos, Kumordzi (Skoufalis 65), Majstorovic,Goundoulakis (Kondis 80), Djebbour, Aravidis (Koutsopoulos 66).
Subs Not Used: Konig, Berthe, Kapetanos, Wagner.
Sent Off: Makos (64).
Booked: Makos, Pletsch, Djebbour.
Galatasaray Usak, Song, Cetin, Yaman, Linderoth (Sukur 46),Topal, Ucar, Turan (Guven 80), Lincoln, Sas,Calik (Sarioglu 86).
Subs Not Used: Ercetin, Nonda, Ozcan, Karan.
Booked: Topal.
Goals: Calik 50, Song 63 pen, Sukur 82.
Att: 7,500
Ref: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain).
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
BESIKTAS STILL ALIVE!....
Brazilian Bobo's late goal earned Besiktas a 2-1 win over Olympique Marseille in their Champions League Group A match on Wednesday to keep alive the Turkish team's hopes of reaching the last 16.
Besiktas remain bottom but now have six points and trail Marseille and Liverpool by just a point after the English side thrashed group leaders Porto 4-1 at Anfield.
The Turks visit the Portuguese, who have eight points, in their final group match while Liverpool travel to Marseille.
With the Turkish side on the verge of elimination, striker Bobo sprinted on to a pass in the 88th minute and slotted the ball under Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.
Still smarting from an 8-0 thrashing at Liverpool in their previous fixture, Besiktas were fired up for the match.
"Unfortunately, we saddened everyone in the last game and we had to win to ease that sadness," said coach Ertugrul Saglam. "Now it is down to the last match and every team can advance."
"We can beat Porto. We will do what we can to win the game and advance to the next round," he said.
The home side attacked straight from the kickoff with midfielder Rodrigo Tello firing a long-range shot just over the bar in the second minute.
With Marseille failing to impose themselves in the early stages, Besiktas continued to exert pressure culminating with Tello opening the scoring in the 27th minute.
The Chilean curled a freekick over the wall and into the right-hand corner, leaving Mandanda helpless.
Marseille emerged in the second half with more purpose and got their reward in the 65th minute when Nigerian substitute Taye Taiwo drove in a powerful long-range shot to beat Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber.
Marseille's equaliser shook Besiktas back into life and with two minutes of normal time remaining, Bobo revived the Turkish side's hopes of advancing to the knockout phase.
Source:Reuters
U-16 TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM COMING TO FLORIDA
U-16 Turkish National team will participate in Nike Friendlies at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
The 2007 Nike Friendlies will take place from Dec. 6-9 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
The tourmanent will feature U.S.,Brazil, Russia and Turkey .
Scouts from top European clubs, including Barcelona, Arsenal, Manchester United, Celtic and PSV Eindhoven will be on hand, along with college coaches from across the country.
U.S. Soccer’s Nike Friendlies is an annual competition in which the best youth soccer clubs around the United States are invited to play high-level games that stress quality soccer and player development over wins and losses.
During the tournament, www.ussoccer.com will provide comprehensive coverage of the event including mini-match reports from every game played, photos and video.
Full Schedule of Matches
International Schedule
Time (ET) Match Location
Thursday, Dec. 6
9 a.m. U.S. U-17 '91s vs. U-17/18 FC Delco Field 1
11:30 a.m. U-15/16 Irvine Strikers vs. U.S. U-15 BNT White Field 4
12 p.m. Brazil '92s vs. Turkey '92s Field 1 1:30 p.m. U-15/16 Arsenal vs. U.S. U-15 BNT Blue Field 4
3 p.m. U.S. U-17 '92s vs. Russia '92s (LIVE on FSC) Field 1
Friday, Dec. 7
9 a.m. U.S. U-17 '01s vs. U-17/18 Real Colorado Field 1
11:30 a.m. Turkey '92s vs. Russia '92s Field 1
2 p.m. U.S. U-15 BNT White vs. U-15/16 FC Portland Field 5
Saturday, Dec. 8
11:30 a.m. U.S. U-15 YNT vs. U-15/16 Surf Field 7
2:30 p.m. U.S. U-17 '92s vs. Brazil '92s (LIVE on FSC) Field 1
Sunday, Dec. 9
9 a.m. U.S. U-17 '91s vs. U-17/18 Vardar Field 1
12 p.m. U-15/16 Real So Cal vs. U.S. U-15 BNT Blue Field 5
1 p.m. Russia '92s vs. Brazil '92s Field 1
1 p.m. U-15/16 Crossfire vs. U.S. U-15 BNT White Field 4
3 p.m. U.S. U-17 '92s vs. Turkey '92s (8 p.m. ET on FSC) Field 1 ( This match will be on Fox Soccer Tv live...)
U-16 TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER:
Orhan GÜLLE Furkan ŞEKER, Sercan HACIOĞLU, Ömer KARANCI (Besiktas) Aykut KIRATLI, Gökay IRAVUL, Barış YARDIMCI (Fenerbahce), İlhan DEPE (Bursaspor)Berkin Kamil ARSLAN (Galatasaray ), Umutcan YÜKSEL (MKE Ankaragücü), Hasan Ahmet SARI (Trabzonspor) Ferhat KARAKAYA (Vestel Manisaspor), Ogulcan GOKCE (Altay), Onur KARAKABAK (Sakaryaspor ), Armagan KUS (Samsunspor), Selçuk EVCİM (Akhisar Belediye Genclik ve Spor), GOkhan TORE (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Kamil TEVFİK (Fulham FC), Gokay ISITAN (Hamburger SV).
U-16's coached by Ferhat Sudogan.
AHMET TURGUT
www.turkishsoccer.com ,Editor
FENERBAHCE HAS TO WAIT UNTIL LAST MATCH !
Inter Milan 3-0 Fenerbahce
Julio Cruz, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Jimenez bagged second half goals as Internazionale booked their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a demolition of Fenerbahce on Tuesday. The Italian champions waited 55 minutes to make the breakthrough, Cruz tapping in the opener, but thereafter they were unstoppable.
Ibrahimovic made it two with an exquisite finish 25 minutes from time and following a flurry of chances substitute Jimenez wrapped up the rout in injury time. it takes Roberto Mancini`s side onto 12 points from five games - an insurmountable Group G lead of four points from Fenerbahce - while the Turks hold a slender one-point lead over PSV Eindhoven, who beat CSKA Moscow. Despite what lay ahead, Fenerbahce started brightly. Selcuk Sahin crashed a drive against the advertising hoardings after a minute, while Gokhan Gonul had Esteban Cambiasso scrambling to clear a cross five minutes later. Wayward efforts from Wederson, Sahin and Roberto Carlos followed as Zico`s midfield creators developed a rhythm, but ultimately it was Inter who had the better chances.
Dejan Stankovic set the trend in the 12th minute, heading over Maxwell`s cross when in front of goal, and Cruz emphasised the point by blasting inches wide 20 minutes later. In between, Cristian Chivu thought he had won a penalty when brought down by Diego Lugano, but the referee correctly waved away the appeals, and Ibrahimovic nearly coaxed an own goal from Gokhan when he fired a low cross in front of goal 10 minutes before half-time. Three more efforts came from the left shin of Ibrahimovic, the shoulder of Stankovic and right boot of Cambiasso, but Inter could not find a goal and Fenerbache still looked secure. Indeed, they were brightest at the onset of the second period. Deivid did the bulk of the damage, making incisive runs from the left, while Alex looked dangerous on the end of crosses. It was the latter who had the first meaningful chance of the half, side-footing wide from outside the area, but, like the first period, Inter were soon looking more dangerous and it paid off in the 55th minute. Maxwell was the architect of the opener, breaking down the left and firing a dangerous ball across the six-yard box, and Cruz claimed the goal after lunging past centre-half Edu. Ibrahimovic then skied a chance to double the lead, but he was back to his clinical best 25 minutes from time when he got Inter`s second of the game and his fifth of the campaign. Chivu supplied the cross, whipping a bouncing ball in from the left, and Ibrahimovic did the rest, trapping the ball before calmly squeezing his shot through the gap made by Roberto Carlos` thigh and the keeper`s left-hand post. Thereafter, Fenerbahce lost their spark and nearly fell three behind when Ibrahimovic`s 35-yard free-kick stung the fingertips of Volkan Demirel. It was a good save by Demirel, only bettered by that he made at the feet of David Suazo in the final five minutes, but it was scant consolation as the score was soon 3-0. Cambiasso was the creator, playing in Jimenez, a substitute for Maxwell, who used the outside of his boot to swerve the ball around Demirel in the 92nd minute.
Julio Cruz, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Luis Jimenez bagged second half goals as Internazionale booked their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League with a demolition of Fenerbahce on Tuesday. The Italian champions waited 55 minutes to make the breakthrough, Cruz tapping in the opener, but thereafter they were unstoppable.
Ibrahimovic made it two with an exquisite finish 25 minutes from time and following a flurry of chances substitute Jimenez wrapped up the rout in injury time. it takes Roberto Mancini`s side onto 12 points from five games - an insurmountable Group G lead of four points from Fenerbahce - while the Turks hold a slender one-point lead over PSV Eindhoven, who beat CSKA Moscow. Despite what lay ahead, Fenerbahce started brightly. Selcuk Sahin crashed a drive against the advertising hoardings after a minute, while Gokhan Gonul had Esteban Cambiasso scrambling to clear a cross five minutes later. Wayward efforts from Wederson, Sahin and Roberto Carlos followed as Zico`s midfield creators developed a rhythm, but ultimately it was Inter who had the better chances.
Dejan Stankovic set the trend in the 12th minute, heading over Maxwell`s cross when in front of goal, and Cruz emphasised the point by blasting inches wide 20 minutes later. In between, Cristian Chivu thought he had won a penalty when brought down by Diego Lugano, but the referee correctly waved away the appeals, and Ibrahimovic nearly coaxed an own goal from Gokhan when he fired a low cross in front of goal 10 minutes before half-time. Three more efforts came from the left shin of Ibrahimovic, the shoulder of Stankovic and right boot of Cambiasso, but Inter could not find a goal and Fenerbache still looked secure. Indeed, they were brightest at the onset of the second period. Deivid did the bulk of the damage, making incisive runs from the left, while Alex looked dangerous on the end of crosses. It was the latter who had the first meaningful chance of the half, side-footing wide from outside the area, but, like the first period, Inter were soon looking more dangerous and it paid off in the 55th minute. Maxwell was the architect of the opener, breaking down the left and firing a dangerous ball across the six-yard box, and Cruz claimed the goal after lunging past centre-half Edu. Ibrahimovic then skied a chance to double the lead, but he was back to his clinical best 25 minutes from time when he got Inter`s second of the game and his fifth of the campaign. Chivu supplied the cross, whipping a bouncing ball in from the left, and Ibrahimovic did the rest, trapping the ball before calmly squeezing his shot through the gap made by Roberto Carlos` thigh and the keeper`s left-hand post. Thereafter, Fenerbahce lost their spark and nearly fell three behind when Ibrahimovic`s 35-yard free-kick stung the fingertips of Volkan Demirel. It was a good save by Demirel, only bettered by that he made at the feet of David Suazo in the final five minutes, but it was scant consolation as the score was soon 3-0. Cambiasso was the creator, playing in Jimenez, a substitute for Maxwell, who used the outside of his boot to swerve the ball around Demirel in the 92nd minute.
GALATASARAY KEEPS THE TOP SPOT WITH LATE GOAL!.....
WEKEEND IN REVIEW: WEEK 13,
A last-minute goal from Serkan Calik was enough to secure Turkish Turkcell Super League leaders Galatasaray a 1-0 victory at Trabzonspor.With 25 goals, Gala have the best attack in the Turkcell Super League but could not find a way past Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ahmet Sahin until the 89th minute.A late goal for Sivasspor saw them remain joint top with a 1-0 triumph over seventh-placed Kayserispor who have yet to record a victory on their travels.Musa Aydin pounced in the 83rd minute for the hosts.Fourth-placed Ankaragucu also won 1-0 to keep themselves in the title race.
Giani Kirita's 54th-minute spot-kick was enough to secure victory over strugglers Manisaspor.
Substitute Ali Cansun Begecarslan's brace prevented Genclerbirligi from recording a vital win at Gaziantepspor.
Mehmet Cakir gave the visitors a sixth-minute lead before Begecarslan netted his first on 76 minutes - just three minutes after stepping onto the pitch.Erhan Guven thought he had taken all three points with a goal in the 85th minute, but Begecarslan pounced in injury-time to snatch a share of the spoils.
Kasimpasa remain rock-bottom of the table after falling to a 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Caykur Rizespor.
Kursat Duymus put the visitors ahead on the stroke of half-time but Omer Hacisalihoglu was sent off in the 56th minute and Gustavo Victoria added to their misery by firing home the resulting spot-kick.
Elsewhere, Bursaspor moved further away from the relegation zone thanks to a 1-0 win over Konyaspor with Mustafa Sarp grabbing the only goal of the game on 32 minutes.
FENERBAHCE AND ALEX SINKS ANKARASPOR......
Fenerbahce kept the third place with a 4-2 win over Ankaraspor.Alex and Semih Senturk put the home side two up at half-time but Mehmet Yilmaz pulled one back after the interval.
Alex completed his hat-trick with two goals in three minutes before Yilmaz notched a late consolation.
Besiktas sit fourth, four points off the pace, following a 1-0 win at Genclerbirligi OFTAS.
Deivson Bobo scored the game's only goal 10 minutes before half-time.
Denizlispor moved up to fifth with a 2-0 win at Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK.
Yusuf Simsek opened the scoring two minutes after the break before Hasan Yigit made the points safe seven minutes from time.
A last-minute goal from Serkan Calik was enough to secure Turkish Turkcell Super League leaders Galatasaray a 1-0 victory at Trabzonspor.With 25 goals, Gala have the best attack in the Turkcell Super League but could not find a way past Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ahmet Sahin until the 89th minute.A late goal for Sivasspor saw them remain joint top with a 1-0 triumph over seventh-placed Kayserispor who have yet to record a victory on their travels.Musa Aydin pounced in the 83rd minute for the hosts.Fourth-placed Ankaragucu also won 1-0 to keep themselves in the title race.
Giani Kirita's 54th-minute spot-kick was enough to secure victory over strugglers Manisaspor.
Substitute Ali Cansun Begecarslan's brace prevented Genclerbirligi from recording a vital win at Gaziantepspor.
Mehmet Cakir gave the visitors a sixth-minute lead before Begecarslan netted his first on 76 minutes - just three minutes after stepping onto the pitch.Erhan Guven thought he had taken all three points with a goal in the 85th minute, but Begecarslan pounced in injury-time to snatch a share of the spoils.
Kasimpasa remain rock-bottom of the table after falling to a 2-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Caykur Rizespor.
Kursat Duymus put the visitors ahead on the stroke of half-time but Omer Hacisalihoglu was sent off in the 56th minute and Gustavo Victoria added to their misery by firing home the resulting spot-kick.
Elsewhere, Bursaspor moved further away from the relegation zone thanks to a 1-0 win over Konyaspor with Mustafa Sarp grabbing the only goal of the game on 32 minutes.
FENERBAHCE AND ALEX SINKS ANKARASPOR......
Fenerbahce kept the third place with a 4-2 win over Ankaraspor.Alex and Semih Senturk put the home side two up at half-time but Mehmet Yilmaz pulled one back after the interval.
Alex completed his hat-trick with two goals in three minutes before Yilmaz notched a late consolation.
Besiktas sit fourth, four points off the pace, following a 1-0 win at Genclerbirligi OFTAS.
Deivson Bobo scored the game's only goal 10 minutes before half-time.
Denizlispor moved up to fifth with a 2-0 win at Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK.
Yusuf Simsek opened the scoring two minutes after the break before Hasan Yigit made the points safe seven minutes from time.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
TURKISH NATIONAL TEAM TAKES A BIG JUMP IN FIFA RANKINGS!
Turkish National Soccer Team climbs up 12 spots in FIFA rankings
Two back to back wins in the EURO 2008 qualifiers last week helped Turkish National Team to climb a remarkable 12 places to 16th spot in the FIFA rankings for November that was released Friday. Turkey is on 924 points and became the second biggest mover in the top 25, following Bulgaria who soared 16 places to 18th.
Argentina remained No. 1 in the rankings with 1,523 points despite its surprise World Cup qualifying loss to Colombia, while Brazil and Italy made up ground. Brazil remained in second place but gained 43 points to reach 1,502 while world champion Italy was third with 1,498. Spain moved up two places to fourth. Germany stayed fifth with the Czech Republic jumping three spots to sixth and France, beaten finalist at the World Cup in Germany last year, falling three places to seventh. England, who failed to qualify for next summer's European Championships, slipped one place to 12th. The Netherlands' slide continued as well, with Marco van Basten's team slipping two spots for the second month in a row to ninth.
BACK TO THE TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE AGAIN!....
The Turkcell Super League will continue this weekend after a long break due to the Euro2008 matches played last week.
Istanbul BSB will play the first match of WEEK13 against Denizlispor at Istanbul's Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium on Saturday which will start at 2:00p.m..Local Time ( 07:00 ET )
Later newcomer, Genclerbirligi OFTAS will welcome Besiktas at Ankara's 19 Mayis Stadium which will start at 3:30p.m..Local Time (08:30 ET)
Saturday's last match will be between defending league champion Fenerbahce against another Ankara representative Ankaraspor at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium which will start at 7:00 p.m..(12:00 Noon,ET)
The league action goes on Sunday with Bursaspor against Konyaspor at Bursa's Ataturk stadium at 2:00 p.m..(07:00 ET) At the same time Ankaragucu welcomes Manisaspor at Ankara's 19 Mayis Stadium, and Black Sea representative Caykur Rizespor hosts Istanbul's Kasimpasa. Gaziantepspor takes on another capital representative Genclerbirligi at Gaziantep's Kamil Ocak Stadium. Later at 3:30p.m.,(08:30 ET) leagues second runner up Sivasspor welcomes Kayserispor at home.
The last match of WEEK 13 will be between Trabzonspor against league leader Galatasaray Lions at Trabzon's Avni Aker Stadium. The match will start at 7:00 p.m.(12:00 Noon,ET) .
Trabzonspor has been having hard times this season, as they are among the top 4 teams in the league, and is now on 10th place. On the other side, Galatasaray will try to defend their 1st spot in the league as the second runner up Sivasspor shares the same points but Galatasaray has the first spot due to a higher average of goals.
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Istanbul BSB will play the first match of WEEK13 against Denizlispor at Istanbul's Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium on Saturday which will start at 2:00p.m..Local Time ( 07:00 ET )
Later newcomer, Genclerbirligi OFTAS will welcome Besiktas at Ankara's 19 Mayis Stadium which will start at 3:30p.m..Local Time (08:30 ET)
Saturday's last match will be between defending league champion Fenerbahce against another Ankara representative Ankaraspor at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium which will start at 7:00 p.m..(12:00 Noon,ET)
The league action goes on Sunday with Bursaspor against Konyaspor at Bursa's Ataturk stadium at 2:00 p.m..(07:00 ET) At the same time Ankaragucu welcomes Manisaspor at Ankara's 19 Mayis Stadium, and Black Sea representative Caykur Rizespor hosts Istanbul's Kasimpasa. Gaziantepspor takes on another capital representative Genclerbirligi at Gaziantep's Kamil Ocak Stadium. Later at 3:30p.m.,(08:30 ET) leagues second runner up Sivasspor welcomes Kayserispor at home.
The last match of WEEK 13 will be between Trabzonspor against league leader Galatasaray Lions at Trabzon's Avni Aker Stadium. The match will start at 7:00 p.m.(12:00 Noon,ET) .
Trabzonspor has been having hard times this season, as they are among the top 4 teams in the league, and is now on 10th place. On the other side, Galatasaray will try to defend their 1st spot in the league as the second runner up Sivasspor shares the same points but Galatasaray has the first spot due to a higher average of goals.
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