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Friday, May 2, 2014

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 .....






Sunday, April 27, 2014

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 !

Friday, April 25, 2014

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 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 !



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 ! IT could well be the week that Fenerbahce will claim the title

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 ?


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:
 TeamsPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1. Fenerbahce30 21 67 30 37 67 
2. Besiktas30 15 10 49 28 21 55 
3. Galatasaray30 14 11 49 28 21 53 
4. Trabzonspor30 12 10 46 34 12 46 
5. Sivasspor30 14 12 53 52 46 
6. Kasimpasa30 11 11 49 35 14 44 
7. Kardemir Karabukspor30 11 10 27 27 43 
8. Genclerbirligi30 12 13 34 37 -3 41 
9. Akhisar Belediyespor30 11 11 39 44 -5 41 
10. Bursaspor30 11 11 34 41 -7 41 
11. Eskisehirspor30 10 10 10 30 28 40 
12. Caykur Rizespor30 12 38 40 -2 36 
13. Gaziantepspor30 10 14 35 51 -16 36 
14. Torku Konyaspor30 14 38 42 -4 34 
15. Elazigspor30 17 35 56 -21 31 
16. Kayseri Erciyesspor30 16 30 47 -17 30 
17. Medical Park Antalyaspor30 13 12 31 40 -9 28 
18. Kayserispor30 16 25 49 -24 26 




Monday, April 21, 2014

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...

Thursday, April 17, 2014

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.














Galatasaray First Finalist in the Turkish Cup !

What a match in Bursa ,,,,,,,,,,

In first fifteen minutes ,Bursa shocked  ,Galatasaray team !

They scored two goals by  Brazilian forward Fernandao ....

In the very end of the first half , Galatasaray's workhorse the man who turn the electricity for Galatasaray

Dutch Wesley Sneijder  scored a goal and that fired up whole Galatasaray team....

After recouping at the half....

In the second half ,  Selcuk Inan , Burak Yilmaz (2)  and Melo scored unanswered four goals!

This time, Galatasaray shocked the Bursa fans and Bursa team in Bursa ....

Call it " what a come back " 

Call it " Clutch win "


Galatasaray really came hard in the second half and showed that  they wanted to play in the 

Turkish Cup Final ....


On Thursday,  Antalya vs Eskisehir  match will decide the other finalist...


Monday, April 7, 2014

Watch Galatasaray 1- Fenerbahce 0

Sources: Yahoo Sports ,EuroSport and LIG TV https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/video/watch-galatasaray-beat-fierce-rivals-122321923.html