Ankaraspor: 0 - Galatasaray: 2
Galatasaray won a difficult away match against Ankaraspor. The substitutions played the key role in the game and provided Galatasaray to win the match 2-0. Galatasaray couldn't play as effectively as they did in the last matches in the first three weeks because of Ankaraspor's defencing tactics and dangerous attacks. Harry Kewell who replaced Elano in the second half, scored the first goal with header in the 73th minute: 0-1. Then in the 83th minute Shabani Nonda who replaced Milan Baros scored the second goal of the game after Aydın Yılmaz who replaced Kader Keita played a superb ball to him: 0-2.
Ankaraspor was the most difficult team that Galatasaray has played with so far. Their defence didn't let Galatasaray players score easily and attacked very well, they were almost going to score a goal. But in a way, Frank Rijkaard saved Galatasaray! He made some critical changes and affected the score directly with his tactical change. The goals were scored by substitutions and this shows us that Galatasaray always have some key players who can affect the score easily. Maybe Galatasaray won the game with the help of their luck in a way, but they deserved to win the match more than Ankaraspor.
Fenerbahçe: 2 Manisaspor: 1
First of all I can say that the first 75 minutes and the last 15 minutes (plus the extra minutes) were completely different than each other. Until the 75th minute both teams were not so effective, Manisaspor was just a little bit better than Fenerbahçe. In the 75th minute Emre Belözoğlu was shown a red card and sent off(*). In the 79th minute, Daniel Güiza scored the first goal of the match: 1-0. Just 7 minutes later, Manisaspor scored their second goal with Ergin Keleş after one of their effective attacks and caused the fans to be silent. But then in the last minute of the extra time, Semih Şentürk scored the last goal and determined the score of the match: 2-1.
To be honest, as so many people say, I don't think that Fenerbahçe deserved to win the match. Even though Manisaspor seemed more defensive, they were the more effective side in attacks. Actually I liked their brave playing style; their only attacking way was not counter-attacking, they attacked with 5-6 players every time and wanted to keep the control of the ball. But they were a little bit unlucky, the goal that they scored in the was canceled, because of a wrong decision (offside).
*And Emre Belözoğlu... He totally deserved that red card and to be suspended for at least 2-3 matches. He swore at Manisaspor's player Nizamettin and then hit to the referee Tolga Özkalfa with his chest. Disgraceful behavior... In the last seasons, he also did some similar things. His wage is more than the other players in Fenerbahçe squad and was made Fenerbahçe captain before the season. And also fans accepted him even though he was one of the former legendary Galatasaray players. But he still insists on being aggressive and bother, threat the other people. I hope he will brake himself someday and just focus on his profession...
Beşiktaş: 0 - Gaziantepspor: 0
Another 0-0 draw for Beşiktaş. Without scoring, without conceding. This fact shows us that Beşiktaş have some very important problems with scoring, with their striker's form and capacity but their defence is good, they don't let other teams score easily. Beşiktaş tried to do all the things on the field to score a goal but they couldn't. Actually they were so unlucky, they hit the post for 2 times. But I think all their attacking variations are not enough to score, they seriously have to do something to solve this problem! Maybe their new midfielder Rodrigo Tabata who was recently transferred from Gaziantepspor can contribute to Beşiktaş's attacks in the next weeks. Gaziantepspor was also not so bad in the match, they bravely attacked and defenced very well. Actually Beşiktaş was more likely to deserve to win the match, but their play was not enough to make their aim successful.
Other Results:
Eskişehirspor - Antalyaspor: 2-1
Ankaragücü - İstanbul BB: 2-2
Kayserispor - Denizlispor: 3-0
Sivasspor - Diyarbakırspor: 0-2
Trabzonspor - Bursaspor: 1-1
Kasımpaşa - Gençlerbirliği : 0-4
Monday, 31 August 2009
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Results of the second-leg matches in UEFA Europa League
Fenerbahçe: 2 - F.C Sion: 2
Fenerbahçe had won the first leg match 2-0 against F.C Sion in Switzerland. With the ease and morale of that, Fenerbahçe didn't take the importance of the second leg match so seriously as much as they did in the first match. Fenerbahçe scored their first goal in the just 2nd minute with Dos Santos: 1-0. But in the 8th minute F.C Sion player Vanczak scored the equalising goal with header: 1-1. In the 29th minute, Dabo was made a foul inside the box. Chihab scored the goal from a penalty kick: 2-1. Now, it was the time to panic for Fenerbahçe, because if Sion had scored one more goal and the match had ended 3-1 then Fenerbahçe would be eliminated. They played just 10 minutes with stress and in the 40th minute, Andre Dos Santos scored his second goal from a penalty kick: 2-2. The first half ended 2-2. The second half was not so fast-paced. Both teams couldn't find so many scoring opportunities and finally the match ended 2-2, Fenerbahçe saw F.C Sion off and advanced to the UEFA Europa League group stages.
Levadia Tallinn: 1 - Galatasaray: 1
The second leg match; Levadia - Galatasaray ended 1-1. Galatasaray's coach Frank Rijkaard made some changes in team's squad; 9 different players started in the first eleven. Galatasaray was the attacking side even though the change in the team. Unlike people expected, Levadia kept on defencing and tried to score goals with counter attacks. Galatasaray's key player Elano was the best player on the pitch. He made some particular passes and was the leader of the team. Levadia Tallinn's goal was scored by Puri in the 52nd minute. But then Galatasaray made the score 1-1 with Nonda's goal. Even though Galatasaray was the dominant team in the whole game, they couldn't win the game and returned to Turkey with a draw. Next month, they will be playing in the group stages in UEFA Europa League and Levadia will be trying to win the championship in Estonia League. Good luck for both teams...
Toulouse F.C: 0 - Trabzonspor: 1
Trabzonspor won the second leg match 1-0 in France. Usually 1-0 away win is a good score for away team. But this time Trabzonspor were unluckily eliminated because of the result of the first leg match: 1-3 (Toulouse won in Turkey). The only goal was scored by Ceyhun Gülselam in the 56th minute. In the remaining minutes, Trabzonspor couldn't score more goals and eliminate Toulouse F.C. Toulouse F.C advanced to the group stages.
Shakhtar Donetsk: 2 Sivasspor: 0
Shaktar Donetsk won the second match 2-0 that they played against Sivasspor (the first match 3-0, aggregate 5-0). Shakhtar, generally, was the dominant side in the match. The goals were scored by Jadson (21th min, penalty) and Luiz Adriano (59th min, penalty). Sivasspor's goalkeeper Akın prevented Sivasspor from losing the match with more than two-goal-difference. In short it was an easy draw for Shakhtar Donetsk but an unlucky draw for Sivasspor.
Fenerbahçe had won the first leg match 2-0 against F.C Sion in Switzerland. With the ease and morale of that, Fenerbahçe didn't take the importance of the second leg match so seriously as much as they did in the first match. Fenerbahçe scored their first goal in the just 2nd minute with Dos Santos: 1-0. But in the 8th minute F.C Sion player Vanczak scored the equalising goal with header: 1-1. In the 29th minute, Dabo was made a foul inside the box. Chihab scored the goal from a penalty kick: 2-1. Now, it was the time to panic for Fenerbahçe, because if Sion had scored one more goal and the match had ended 3-1 then Fenerbahçe would be eliminated. They played just 10 minutes with stress and in the 40th minute, Andre Dos Santos scored his second goal from a penalty kick: 2-2. The first half ended 2-2. The second half was not so fast-paced. Both teams couldn't find so many scoring opportunities and finally the match ended 2-2, Fenerbahçe saw F.C Sion off and advanced to the UEFA Europa League group stages.
Levadia Tallinn: 1 - Galatasaray: 1
The second leg match; Levadia - Galatasaray ended 1-1. Galatasaray's coach Frank Rijkaard made some changes in team's squad; 9 different players started in the first eleven. Galatasaray was the attacking side even though the change in the team. Unlike people expected, Levadia kept on defencing and tried to score goals with counter attacks. Galatasaray's key player Elano was the best player on the pitch. He made some particular passes and was the leader of the team. Levadia Tallinn's goal was scored by Puri in the 52nd minute. But then Galatasaray made the score 1-1 with Nonda's goal. Even though Galatasaray was the dominant team in the whole game, they couldn't win the game and returned to Turkey with a draw. Next month, they will be playing in the group stages in UEFA Europa League and Levadia will be trying to win the championship in Estonia League. Good luck for both teams...
Toulouse F.C: 0 - Trabzonspor: 1
Trabzonspor won the second leg match 1-0 in France. Usually 1-0 away win is a good score for away team. But this time Trabzonspor were unluckily eliminated because of the result of the first leg match: 1-3 (Toulouse won in Turkey). The only goal was scored by Ceyhun Gülselam in the 56th minute. In the remaining minutes, Trabzonspor couldn't score more goals and eliminate Toulouse F.C. Toulouse F.C advanced to the group stages.
Shakhtar Donetsk: 2 Sivasspor: 0
Shaktar Donetsk won the second match 2-0 that they played against Sivasspor (the first match 3-0, aggregate 5-0). Shakhtar, generally, was the dominant side in the match. The goals were scored by Jadson (21th min, penalty) and Luiz Adriano (59th min, penalty). Sivasspor's goalkeeper Akın prevented Sivasspor from losing the match with more than two-goal-difference. In short it was an easy draw for Shakhtar Donetsk but an unlucky draw for Sivasspor.
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Diyarbakır: 1 Fenerbahçe: 3
(Fenerbahçe won a difficult away match in the third week of Turkish League. Actually they won the game at the second half but there was another fact made the match much more difficult for both teams: The violent Diyarbakırspor fans!!
Diyarbakır started so quickly to the match. They were the much more effective side at the beginning of the first half thanks to their defensive tactic: tight marking. Fenerbahçe players couldn't attack very well. So, Diyarbakır scored their first goal with Tazemeta in the 20th minute, after Bilica had made an important mistake. Then they kept their effective play until they conceded a goal in (almost) Fenerbahçe's first attack. They scored a wonderful goal in the 36th minute with Gökhan Gönül after 11 passes. The first half ended 1-1.
In the second half, we easily saw that Diyarbakırspor players' conditions started to get lower and they became physically tired. So, Fenerbahçe took the control of the game and scored their second goal in the 55th minute with Kazım after some good passes. After this goal, Diyarbakırspor fans became totally crazy and started to throw all the things that they thought they could throw to the pitch to Fenerbahçe players. (But the referee didn't stop the match!) Then in the 70th minute, Diyarbakırspor goalkeeper Espinoza pulled down Semih Şentürk in the box and Fenerbahçe won a penalty kick. Semih made it goal: 3-1.
Fenerbahçe won the match 3-1 easily thanks to their play in the second half. And the Diyarbakırspor fans... They made everything much harder for their team and affected their players' concentration. I think they should have controlled themselves. Hopefully, no one injured and got hurt but what if someone would be injured or hurt? I think they deserved to play behind closed doors for at least 5-6 matches. I wish all the fans to be calm and control themselves and not to interfere football being played on the pitch.
Monday, 24 August 2009
Galatasaray: 4 Kayserispor: 1
Another "4-1" for Galatasaray in Turkcell Süper Lig (Turkish League) ! Galatasaray won the match easily with their comfortable play after the 35th minute, the turning point of the match.
Kayserispor started very quickly to the match. They had some chances to score goals at the beginning of the match. But then, slowly, Galatasaray took the control and started to attack. In the 14th minute, Galatasaray scored the first goal with Milan Baros and made the score 1-0. Arda crossed the ball from the left and Baros touched the ball when the ball was in Suleymanou's, Kayserispor's goalkeeper, hands. First it was thought that the foul was made to Suleymanou but then referee accepted the goal. Then in the 31th minute Kayserispor won a corner kick and Ariza Makukula, Kayserispor's center forward, scored a goal with header: 1-1. But just 4 minutes later, the same player Makukula scored an own goal after Arda Turan crossed the ball from a corner kick and made the score 2-1. That moment was the turning point of the match. Later on, Galatasaray created a high pressure on Kayserispor with their attacks. The first half ended 2-1.
Galatasaray, again, was the controlling team at the beginning of the first half. But they couldn't score a goal until the 62th minute. Before the second half started, Kader Keita had made the bench and Elano come in. And in the 62th minute, he scored his first goal for Galatasaray. He shot the ball with 120 km/h with his left foot and scored a fantastic "welcome" goal: 3-1. Galatasaray kept on attacking until the end of the match and scored the final goal in the 88th minute again with Milan Baros: 4-1. The match ended 4-1.
Galatasaray won the game easily, even though Kayserispor were not as weak as the other teams that lost Galatasaray with at least three-goal difference. Usually Kayserispor are known as the most brutal and toughest team in Turkish League but Galatasaray won the match despite all the hard tackles Kayserispor made. And it was good for Elano to score his first goal for Galatasaray. So, Galatasaray scored 11 and conceded 4 goals in the first three weeks and made 3 out of 3 after they won this match.
Gençlerbirliği: 0 Beşiktaş: 0
Both teams; Gençlerbirliği SK and Beşiktaş JK lost won only one point in this match which no goals were scored. Beşiktaş had the possession but couldn't find scoring opportunities and attack very well. Gençlerbirliği was the more effective side in attacks even though their style was more likely to counter-attacking style. Kahe and Mustafa, Gençlerbirliği strikers, couldn't turn some scoring opportunities into goals, so did Beşikaş strikers and the match ended 0-0.
Actually the match was not so exciting. There were not so many scoring opportunities for both teams. Beşiktaş's strikers were so ineffective and the most part of the team (except some players) have condition problem. They're lack of form so they cannot play very well. I think Gençlerbirliği could've won the match if they would have played more offensively. A poor match for both teams' fans...
Friday, 21 August 2009
UEFA Europa League: Results of Turkish Teams
Galatasaray: 5 Levadia Tallinn: 0
Well done! Galatasaray won the match with the most impressive score of the night among the Turkish teams playing in UEFA Europa League. Galatasaray's five goals were scored by; Kader Keita (21th and 45th minutes), Milan Baros (56th minute, penalty kick), Harry Kewell (79th min.) and Leitan* (*own goal). Galatasaray was the dominant team in the whole match and they kept on pressuring and creating scoring opportunities, without stopping. Their talented and effective players were the most important fact that made GS won the game. Keita's perfect play was also very impressive, he pressured Levadia Tallinn defenders in the whole match. In short, I think that Galatasaray took a very important advantage to play in group stage. They'll probably eliminate Levadia Tallinn after the second match in Estonia with their effective squad full of dangerous players who can score goals easily.
F.C Sion: 0 Fenerbahçe: 2
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Fenerbahçe won an away match 2-0 in Switzerland against F.C Sion. Actually the game was not outstanding. Fenerbahçe deservedly won the match with Andre Santos' (45th min.) and Kazım's (85th min.) goals. F.C Sion was so ineffective and they couldn't create so many scoring opportunities. Fenerbahçe turned two of the scoring opportunities into goals and took a great advantage. I think the second leg match will be much easier for Fenerbahçe in Istanbul. A great advantage to advance the group stages.
Sivasspor: 0 Shakhtar Donetsk: 3
Sivasspor lost the first leg match of UEFA Europa League play-off round against FC Shakhtar Donetsk in Sivas. The result was 3-0 which is a very disappointing result for Sivasspor. Shakhtar Donetsk won an away match with 3 goals scored by Oleksiy Gai (6th min.), Ilsinho (76th min.) and Kobin (87th min.). Sivasspor became demoralized at the beginning of the match after they concede a goal in the 6th minute. But they still tried to score goals and get the advantage. But they wasted all the opportunities and lost the possesion. As the final whistle approached, Shakhtar took the control and scored two more goals. The result of this match basicly shows that Sivasspor lost their chance to play in group stage. What an unlucky draw for Sivasspor.
Trabzonspor: 1 Toulouse: 3
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A disappointing result for Turkish people... Before the match had started, Trabzonspor side were always saying that they had to win the match with two-goal difference. But the result of the match was not the thing that they expected: they lost the game with two-goal difference. Gignac, the top scorer of last season in Ligue 1, scored two goals (12th and 58th minutes) and Mansare scored the final goal (90th minute) for Toulouse. Rigobert Song's only goal (16th min.) for Trabzonspor was not enough. Trabzonspor was the attacking side in the first half, but in the second half they couldn't manage the attacks even though they didn't lose the possession. Afterwards, I think that Trabzonspor don't have the chance to eliminate the strong Toulouse F.C in France by scoring at least 3 goals. Unfortunately they'll have to look at the league and cup matches.
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Beşiktaş: 2 Antalyaspor: 0
(http://fotogaleri.ntvmsnbc.com/Assets/PhotoGallery/Pictures/Medium/0000025327.jpg)Beşiktaş won the second week match played behind closed doors 2-0 against Antalyaspor. Beşiktaş was the more attacking side and they won the game thanks to the goals scored in the 73th and 78th minutes.
Beşiktaş was the dominant team in the first half. They wasted so many scoring opportunities. They couldn't score a goal because of Antalyaspor's goalkeeper Ömer Çatkıç, even though they attacked well. Antalyaspor tried to score goals with counter attacks but they just had several scoring opportunities, they wasted all of them.
Beşiktaş couldn't start very well to the second half. At the beginning of the second half, they couldn't play effectively. But then Mert Nobre replaced with Filip Holosko and Michael Fink replaced with Uğur İnceman. That was the turning point of the match. Just 8 minutes later, Filip Holosko scored the first goal for Beşiktaş. Nihat Kahveci passed the ball inside the box, from left and Holosko scored: 1-0. Five minutes later, Rodrigo Tello scored the second goal of the game from a free kick with his left foot and made the score 2-0. Beşiktaş kept attacking until the end of the game and won the match.
Beşiktaş didn't seem very effective, I mean they seemed not to be better than they were in the last season, until they scored the first goal. Rodrigo Tello was the key player who contributed the most to Beşiktaş to win the match; created the first goal and scored the second by himself. Antalyaspor couldn't play as well as Beşiktaş did. Their defence had been good until they conceded the first goal. But they were not good enough in attacks. They couldn't score a goal in the first two matches they played but conceded just three (the same with the Galatasaray, the team in the second place). In short, Beşiktaş won their second match, after a draw against İBB and made their points 4.
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