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.
Sunday, 16 August 2009
Fenerbahçe: 3 Sivasspor:0
(Fenerbahçe won the first match that they played in their stadium Şükrü Saraçoğlu 3-0 against Sivasspor. They won the second match they played as well; scored 5 goals in two games and didn't concede a goal.
The beginning of the match was not so fast-paced. Fenerbahçe was the attacking and effective side but they couldn't score a goal. Sivasspor also tried to score a goal with counter-attacks but they couldn't do what they aimed too.
Fenerbahçe was again the more attacking and controlling side. They kept on attacking in the second half too and finally scored the first goal of the game in the 70th minute. Emre crossed the ball and Kazım shot and made the score 1-0. Then in the 81th minute, Emre scored a goal from corner kick thanks to Sivasspor's goalkeeper Michael Petkoviç's big mistake. And finally in the extra time, Dos Santos took the ball in the middle of the pitch, skipped three Sivasspor players and scored a fantastic goal with his left foot. The final result of the match was 3-0.
Fenerbahçe won the match in the last 20 minutes. Sivasspor seemed too weak compared to the last season. They lost the first two games in this season and didn't seeme to be effective in these matches. They need their injured players to recover again or maybe transfer some players. Otherwise they'll be in trouble, won't score so many goals but concede very easily. Fenerbahçe's playing style is also enough to win the games without having troubles. They seem comfortable after winning the first two games of 2009-2010 season. We'll see how these two teams' playing styles will change in the next weeks.
Saturday, 15 August 2009
Galatasaray:4 - Denizlispor:1
Galatasaray won their second match 4-1 in Turkish League against Denizlispor. There's something interesting: The first match of the last season (2008-2009) was played between Galatasaray and Denizlispor in Ali Sami Yen stadium and Galatasaray won the match 4-1 as they did in their second match in this season.
After the match beginned, Galatasaray took the control and the possession, Denizlispor was the more defensive side. Galatasaray wasted some scoring opportunities and in the 39th minute, Bangoura crossed the ball from the right wing and Emil Angelov, Denizlispor's Bulgarian striker, scored a goal with header. But six minutes later, in the 45th minute Galatasaray won a penalty kick and Harry Kewell scored the first goal for Galatasaray and made the score 1-1. The first half ended 1-1.
In the second half, Galatasaray kept on attacking and pressuring and finally scored a goal with Arda Turan's header in the 59th minute. Then they relaxed and in the 67th minute they scored one more goal from again a penalty kick with Harry Kewell. And finally in the 74th minute Kader Keita dribbled with the ball into the box and tried to pass the ball to Milan Baros, but Burak Akyıldız (Denizlispor's center-back) scored an own goal and made the score 4-1. In the remaining minutes Galatasaray's goal attempts failed and match ended 4-1.
Galatasaray won the match with their effective play, even though they played with substitutes, not with the ideal players, (I mean the first eleven). They kept controlling the game until it finished. Kader Keita seemed to be one of the most effective players on the field and attacked very well from the right wing. Poor Denizlispor couldn't stand against Galatasaray's attacks and be effective in attacks. They lost two games in a row against first Fenerbahçe and then Galatasaray. What a difficult fixture for the first two weeks!
Monday, 10 August 2009
General Overview: The First Week of Turkish League
The first week of Turkish league finished. It's too early to make a comment yet about how the 2009-2010 season will be. In the first week, 20 goals were scored by 18 teams in 9 matches.
The new season beginned with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor-Beşiktaş match. The last champions, Beşiktaş, couldn't win the match and the match ended as a draw: 1-1. Michael Fink, Beşiktaş's midfielder scored a goal in the 29th minute with a long-distance shot. But just after 2 minutes, İbrahim Akın who was a former Beşiktaş player scored a goal for İBB. He skipped past 3 players and shot the ball with his left foot. In the rest of the match, Beşiktaş played with the ball and attacked more than İBB but couldn't score one more goal and win the game.
One of the other important matches was played between Gaziantepspor and Galatasaray SK. Galatasaray SK won the match 3-2 with captain Arda Turan, Mustafa Sarp and Shabani Nonda's goals. Gaziantepspor's goals were scored by Julio Cesar and Rodrigo Tabat (penalty kick). Galatasaray won a very difficult match against a strong team, the temperature was too hot and it was too hard to play with those conditions.
In the last match of the week, Fenerbahçe played against Denizlispor in Denizli and won the match 2-0 thanks to Daniel Guiza's strikes in 1st and 87th minutes. The match was stopped about 40 minutes because of the electricity problem in the stadium. It beginned on Sunday but ended on Monday :) ! Fenerbahçe was more effective in attacks and that was how they won the match.
The results of the other matches:
Antalyaspor:0 Ankaraspor:1
Diyarbakırspor:2 Ankaragücü:2
Sivasspor:1 Trabzonspor:2
Gençlerbirliği:0 Kayserispor:0
Bursaspor:2 Kasımpaşa:1
Manisaspor:0 Eskişehirspor:0
The new season beginned with İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor-Beşiktaş match. The last champions, Beşiktaş, couldn't win the match and the match ended as a draw: 1-1. Michael Fink, Beşiktaş's midfielder scored a goal in the 29th minute with a long-distance shot. But just after 2 minutes, İbrahim Akın who was a former Beşiktaş player scored a goal for İBB. He skipped past 3 players and shot the ball with his left foot. In the rest of the match, Beşiktaş played with the ball and attacked more than İBB but couldn't score one more goal and win the game.
One of the other important matches was played between Gaziantepspor and Galatasaray SK. Galatasaray SK won the match 3-2 with captain Arda Turan, Mustafa Sarp and Shabani Nonda's goals. Gaziantepspor's goals were scored by Julio Cesar and Rodrigo Tabat (penalty kick). Galatasaray won a very difficult match against a strong team, the temperature was too hot and it was too hard to play with those conditions.
In the last match of the week, Fenerbahçe played against Denizlispor in Denizli and won the match 2-0 thanks to Daniel Guiza's strikes in 1st and 87th minutes. The match was stopped about 40 minutes because of the electricity problem in the stadium. It beginned on Sunday but ended on Monday :) ! Fenerbahçe was more effective in attacks and that was how they won the match.
The results of the other matches:
Antalyaspor:0 Ankaraspor:1
Diyarbakırspor:2 Ankaragücü:2
Sivasspor:1 Trabzonspor:2
Gençlerbirliği:0 Kayserispor:0
Bursaspor:2 Kasımpaşa:1
Manisaspor:0 Eskişehirspor:0
Friday, 7 August 2009
Honved: 1 Fenerbahçe:1
The second-leg match played between Honved F.C and Fenerbahçe SK ended 1-1 in Hungary. (The score of the first match was 5-1. It was played in Turkey and Fenerbahçe won). After these two matches, Fenerbahçe eliminated Honved F.C and participated to play-offs.
Fenerbahçe started to the match so quickly and effectively. Fenerbahçe's left winger, Dos Santos, scored a goal in the 7th minute and with this goal Fenerbahçe made the score 1-0. Until the 30th minute they kept their effective play but in the 30th minute, Fenerbahçe's central defender Bilica was shown red card and sent off. In the rest of the first half, Fenerbahçe kept on attacking, even though they played one missing player.
In the second half, Honved F.C started to attack and pressured on Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe was the more defensive side. In the 86th minute, Fritz from Honved F.C scored a goal (with his hand!!) and made the score 1-1. The match ended 1-1 and Fenerbahçe eliminated Honved.
The match, generally, was not so fast-paced. Fenerbahçe played effectively until the 30th minute but they couldn't win the game with 10 players after the 30th minute. They expected to win the match but they didn't need because they had (logically) already eliminated Honved F.C in the first-leg match with 5-1. In short, a slow-paced match ended as 1-1 and it was a normal result that people could easily accept.
Fenerbahçe started to the match so quickly and effectively. Fenerbahçe's left winger, Dos Santos, scored a goal in the 7th minute and with this goal Fenerbahçe made the score 1-0. Until the 30th minute they kept their effective play but in the 30th minute, Fenerbahçe's central defender Bilica was shown red card and sent off. In the rest of the first half, Fenerbahçe kept on attacking, even though they played one missing player.
In the second half, Honved F.C started to attack and pressured on Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe was the more defensive side. In the 86th minute, Fritz from Honved F.C scored a goal (with his hand!!) and made the score 1-1. The match ended 1-1 and Fenerbahçe eliminated Honved.
The match, generally, was not so fast-paced. Fenerbahçe played effectively until the 30th minute but they couldn't win the game with 10 players after the 30th minute. They expected to win the match but they didn't need because they had (logically) already eliminated Honved F.C in the first-leg match with 5-1. In short, a slow-paced match ended as 1-1 and it was a normal result that people could easily accept.
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Galatasaray: 6 Maccabi Netanya: 0
(http://spor.mynet.com/haber/aydin-ortaladi-nonda-atti/15760)In UEFA Europa League third qualifying round in the second leg match, Galatasaray defeated M.Netanya by scoring 6 goals with their superb play and they eliminated M.Netanya.
Galatasaray started to the match very quickly. In the second minute Aydın Yılmaz crossed from the left and Barış Özbek scored a goal with header. Then in the sixth minute, Aydın Yılmaz crossed from the left again but this time Kader Keita scored the second goal with a half-volley. *This goal was very important for Galatasaray because it was the 300th goal of Galatasaray in European competitions. Galatasaray was very effective and didn't let M.Netanya to find opportunities to score a goal. The first half ended 2-0.
At the beginning of the second half, in the 51th minute, Barış Özbek's header made the score 3-0. Five minutes later, Shabani Nonda, Galatasaray's striker scored with header. Aydın crossed from the right, Harry Kewell passed the ball to Nonda with head and then Nonda scored. In the 60th minute, Aydın Yılmaz dribbled with the ball from the right wing and passed the ball to Nonda. Nonda just touched the ball and scored his second, team's fifth goal. At the end of the match, in the 90th minute, this time Shabani Nonda scored the last goal of the match from free kick and made a hat-trick. The match ended 6-0.
Even though Galatasaray played with their substitutes, almost all the players were so effective and contributed to the team. They seemed very ready for the season. Actually M.Netanya was too weak and it was normal for Galatasaray to score goals very easily, but the players also played very well and dominated the whole match. Now, Galatasaray's squad has so many talented and utility players who have no adaptation problem and affect the score very easily. Of course some important players such as new transfer Elano, injured Mehmet Topal and other defence players will be playing in the next weeks as well. Galatasaray break a new record too. Once they won a match 5-0 against Neuchatel Xamax in a European competition in Ali Sami Yen (Galatasaray's stadium). Their record was that match that they won with 5-goal-difference. But the new record became this score, 6-0, against M.Netanya. Afterwards, Galatasaray will be participating the play-off rounds and Maccabi will be playing only in Israel League and Israel Cup.
Turkish League: Transfer Guide
Transfer Guide (Turkcell Superlig)
Beşiktaş
In: Michael Fink (E.Frankfurt), Erhan Güven (Ankaraspor), İsmail Köybaşı (G.Antep), Nihat Kahveci (Villareal), Rıdvan Şimşek (Karşıyaka), Matteo Ferrari (Genoa), Onur Bayramoğlu (Bozuyük)
Out: Aydın Karabulut (Ankaraspor), Gordon Schildenfeld (S.Graz - loan), Gökhan Zan (G.Saray), Serdar Kurtuluş (G.Antep), E.Cissé (Marsilya), Bülent Uzun (Karşıyaka), Zapotocny (Bursa - loan), Erdem Köse (Giresunspor), Sezer Sezgin (Gaziantepspor), Kenan Özer (Çaykur Rizespor)
Sivasspor
In: Yasin Çakmak (F.Bahçe), Erman Kılıç (İBB), Uğur Kavuk (Antalya), Kerim Baş (Ü.Anadolu), Ferhat Yayla (Ü.Anadolu), Ferhat Bıkmaz (Hannover 96), İbrahim Ülüm (Vanspor), Akeem Agbetu (Kocaeli), Ersen Martin (Recreativo Huelva), Pieter Mbemba (FC Eindhoven), Cihan Yılmaz (Karşıyaka), Razak Omotoyossi (Metz), Kadir Bekmezci (Hacettepe), İbrahim Şahin (Hacettepe)
Out: Mamadou Diallo (Diyarbakırspor - loan), Da Silva Bilica (Fenerbahçe), Herve Tum (İBB), Kanfory Sylla (İBB), Pini Felix Balili (Antalyaspor), Sergio Pacheco Oliviera (Bakü), Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş (Out of Contract), Cemal Şahin (Out of Contract), Eyüp Kadri Ataoğlu (Ç.Rizespor), Emre Efe (Out of Contract), Tayfun Emre Yılmaz (Sakaryaspor), Murat Yılmaz (Out of Contract), Ilgar Gurbanov (Out of Contract), Ahmet Turan (Out of Contract), Şamil Ünal (Kocaelispor)
Trabzonspor
In: Ferhat Öztorun (Manisa), Zafer Yelen (H.Rostock), Tjikuzu (İBB), Hugo Broos (Panserraikos - Coach), Engin Baytar (G.Birliği), Christian Brüls (loan finished), Drago Gabric (Hajduk Split)
Out: Yakup Bugün (Altay), Hüseyin Çimşir (Bursa), Isaac Promise (Manisa - loan), Ferhat Çökmüş (Manisa)
Fenerbahçe
In: Christoph Daum (FC Köln - Coach), Aykut Kocaman (Ankara - Manager), Bekir İrtegün (G.Antep), Bilica (Sivas), Mehmet Topuz (Kayseri), Özer Hurmacı (Ankara), André Santos (Corinthians), Cristian (Corinthians)
Out: Luis Aragones (Out of Contract - Coach), Yasin Çakmak (Sivas), İlhan Parlak (Ankara), Özgür Çek (Ankara), Mateja Kezman (PSG), Gökhan Emreciksin (Kayseri), Can Arat (İBB), Mahir Aydın (İBB), Burak Yılmaz (Eskişehir - loan), Josico (Out of Contract), Maldonado (Out of Contract), Gürhan Gürsoy (Antalya – loan), Diego Lugano (Out of Contract)
Galatasaray
In: Frank Rijkaard (Coach), Leo Franco (Atl.Madrid), Mustafa Sarp (Bursa), Gökhan Zan (Beşiktaş), Kader Keita (Lyon), Elano (M.City)
Out: Bülent Korkmaz (Out of Contract - Coach), De Sanctis (loan finished - Napoli), Hasan Şaş (Out of Contract), Gökhan Öztürk (G.Antep), Ferdi Elmas (Out of Contract), Erkan Ferin (Kasımpaşa), Anıl Karaer (Adana), Ümit Karan (Eskişehir), Zafer Şakar (Boluspor), İrfan Başaran (Orduspor), Mehmet Düz (Mersin İdman Yurdu)
Bursaspor
In: Ramazan Sal (Pendik), Turgay Bahadır (Kayseri), Pablo Batalla (Deportivo Cali), Hüseyin Çimşir (Trabzon), Ivan Ergic (Basel), Zapotocny (Beşiktaş - loan)
Out: Mustafa Sarp (G.Saray), Romaschenko (Out of Contract), Yavuz Eraydın (Out of Contract), Volkan Bekiroğlu (Çaykur Rizespor), Emrah Kiraz (Out of Contract), İsmail Özgür Göktaş (Tarsus İdman Yurdu)
Kayserispor
In: Merter Yüce (Altay), Gökhan Değirmenci (Altay), Hakan Aslantaş (G.Birliği), Yaser H.Mustafaoğlu (Kartal), Serdar Kesimal (Köln II), Gökhan Emreciksin (F.Bahçe), Ömer Şişmanoğlu (St-Pauli), Emrah Bayram (Erzurum), James Troisi (G.Birliği), Semih Aydilek (Birmingham)
Out: Mehmet Topuz (F.Bahçe), Milan Purovic (loan finished), Ragıp Başdağ (Eskişehir), Salomon Olembe (Out of Contract), Fatih Ceylan (Antalya), Koray Çölgeçen (Out of Contract), Turgay Bahadır (Bursa), Kemal Okyay (Manisa), Aghahowa (Shakhtar), Ali Üçkulak (K.Erciyes), Tayfun Yanar (K.Erciyes), Orkun Bal (K.Erciyes), Ekrem Turhan (K.Erciyes), Ersoy Yılmaz (K.Erciyes), Rıdvan Koçer (K.Erciyes), Durmuş Bayram (Out of Contract)
Gaziantepspor
In: Ertan Koç (Sarıyer), Julio Cesar (R.Bükreş), Gökhan Ünver (Sarıyer), Gökhan Öztürk (G.Saray), Ümit Tütünci (Hacettepe), Serdar Kurtuluş (Beşiktaş), Recep Biler (Hacettepe), Tolga Seyhan (Hacettepe), Caner Bulut (Hatayspor), Sezer Sezgin (Beşiktaş)
Out: Eduardo Pacheco (Out of Contract), Bekir İrtegün (F.Bahçe), İsmail Köybaşı (Beşiktaş), Emrah Eren (Giresun)
İstanbul BB SK
In: Taner Gülleri (Kocaeli), Herve Tum (Sivas), Kanfory Sylla (Sivas), Mahir Aydın (F.Bahçe), Can Arat (F.Bahçe), Oğuzhan Bahadır (Konya), Emmanuel Nsumbu (Kocaeli)
Out: Kerim Zengin (Antalya), Adriano Naschimento (Out of Contract), Erman Kılıç (Sivas), Tjikuzu (Trabzon), Sancak Kaplan (Kasımpaşa)
Ankaraspor
In: Aydın Karabulut (Beşiktaş), Jürgen Röber (Coach), İlhan Parlak (F.Bahçe), Özgür Çek (F.Bahçe), Erich Brabec (S.Prag), Bülent Bölükbaşı (Konya), Gökhan Tokgöz (Kayseri Erciyes)
Out: Aykut Kocaman (F.Bahçe-Coach), Murat Akyüz (Out of Contract), Radoslav Batak (Antalya), Ramazan Kurşunlu (Karşıyaka), Erhan Güven (Beşiktaş), Özer Hurmacı (F.Bahçe), Ramazan Kahya (Konyaspor), Tonia Tisdell (Karşıyaka), Caner Ağca (Out of Contract), Anıl Taşdemir (Out of Contract)
Eskişehirspor
In: Ragıp Başdağ (Kayseri), Souleymane Youla (Lille), Adem Sarı (Pfullendorf), El Saka (G.Birliği), Ümit Karan (G.Saray), Veysel Sarı (Beylerbeyi), Burak Yılmaz (F.Bahçe - loan), Mehmet Yılmaz (Ankaragücü)
Out: Tayfun Türkmen (Diyarbakır), Emre Toraman (Diyarbakır), Ahmet Sağlam (Göztepe - loan), Selçuk Alibaz (Göztepe - loan), Ömer Yalçın (Bolu), Anderson (F.C. Seoul), Poljak (Out of Contract), Lovrek (Out of Contract)
Antalyaspor
In: Kerim Zengin (İBB), Pini Balili (Sivas), Fatih Ceylan (Kayseri), Veysel Cihan (Konya), Gürhan Gürsoy (F.Bahçe - loan), Radoslav Batak (Ankara)
Out: Mustafa Özkan (Diyarbakır), Kamber Arslan (Out of Contract), Abdullah Çetin (Ankaragücü), Volkan Arslan (Out of Conract), Burak Tok (Out of Contract), Fatih Arat (Out of Contract), Uğur Kavuk (Sivas)
Ankaragücü
In: Abdullah Çetin (Antalya), Emre Aygün (Sebat), Cihan Haspolatlı (Konya), Suat Baş (A.Bielefeld), Calvin Sosiba (Bidwest Wits), Kagiso Senamela (Golden Arrows), Emre Aktaş (Adana), Murat Yılmaz (H.Rostock), Darius Vassell (M.City), Koray Çölgeçen (Kayseri), Ian Henderson (Luton Town)
Out: Onur Acar (Adana), Mehmet Yılmaz (Eskişehir), Burak Özsaraç (Manisa), Mustafa Aydın (Karşıyaka), Hasan Üçüncü (Giresun), Burak Karaduman (Karşıyaka), Ismail Bouzid (Hearts)
Denizlispor
In: Erhan Altın (Kocaeli-Coach), Ahmet Cebe (F.Düsseldorf), Özden Öngün (Ç.Rize), Adem Çalık (Kocaeli), İsmail Şahmalı (D.Belediye), Ahmet B. Solakel (Karşıyaka), Murat Hacıoğlu (Kocaeli), Branimir Bajic (Koblenz), Norman Sylla (FCV Dender), Fahri Tatan (Konya), David Durmaz (Malmö), Damien Koffi Chrysostome (Metz)
Out: Mesut Bakkal (Manisa-Coach), Carlos Alberto (Out of Contract), Couto (Out of Contract), Murat Karakoç (Out of Contract), Selahattin Kınalı (Out of Contract), Feridun Sungur (Out of Contract), İlkay Demir (Out of Contract), Ali Bayhan (Out of Contract), Halil Arslan (Out of Contract), Sinan Yılmazer (Altay), Şener Aşkaroğlu (Diyarbakır), Okan Karabulut (Out of Contract), Wescley (Out of Contract)
Gençlerbirliği
In: Serdar Kulbilge (Kocaeli), Thomas Doll (Coach), Ulaş Güler (loan finished), Orhan Şam (Hacettepe), Murat Kalkan (Hacettepe), Tozo (Hacettepe), Sandro (Hacettepe), Olgay Coşkun (Hacettepe), Patiyo Tambwe (Hacettepe), Sinan Ayrancı (B.Apojkarna), Aykut Demir (NAC Breda), Sezai Sarıoğlu (Hoffenheim), Mihajlovic (Jagodina), Serkan Atak (Hacettepe), Ante Kulusic (Hacettepe)
Out: Lamine Traore (Out of Contract), Samet Aybaba (Out of Contract - Coach), Hakan Aslantaş (Kayseri), Daniel Addo (Hacettepe), Soner Aydoğdu (Hacettepe), Emre Balak (Hacettepe), Uğur Kapısız (Hacettepe), Kemal Akbaba (Hacettepe), Mustafa Kayabaşı (Hacettepe), Recep Öztürk (Out of Conract), Mehmet Nas (Manisa), Koray Avcı (Out of Contract), Mehmet Polat (Out of Contract), Erkan Özbey (Out of Contract), El Saka (Eskişehir), Eren Aydın (Manisa), Engin Baytar (Trabzon), James Troisi (Kayseri), Yasir Elmacı (D.Bakır)
Kasımpaşa
In: Christian Keller (Stabaek), Sancak Kaplan (İBB), Erkan Ferin (G.Saray), Barış Başdaş (A.Aachen), Martin Hudec (S.Olomouc), Şahin Aygüneş (Karlsruhe), Martin Baran (Presov), Petr Bolek (S.Liberec), Galiassi de Souza (Cluj), Ali Güneş (Freiburg), Nourdin Boukhari (NAC Breda), Diego Ruiz (Cluj), Petr Pavlik (Banik Ostrava)
Out: Batista (Mersin İY), Evren Kürkçü (Ç.Rize)
Manisaspor
In: Mesut Bakkal (Denizli - Coach), Joshua Simpson (Kaiserslautern), Vlastimir Jovanovic (Slavija), Burak Özsaraç (Ankaragücü), Kemal Okyay (Kayseri), Dilaver Güçlü (Bochum), Eren Aydın (G.Birliği), Mehmet Nas (G.Birliği), Isaac Promise (Trabzon - loan), Ferhat Çökmüş (Trabzon), Jimmy Dixon (Malmö), İlker Avcıbay (Konyaspor), Rahim Ouedraogo (Emmen)
Out: Ferhat Öztorun (Trabzon), Levent Eriş (Out of Contract - Coach), Borbiconi (Metz), Erman Güraçar (Bucaspor), Ufukhan Bayraktar (Konyaspor), Cenk İşler (Out of Contract)
Diyarbakırspor
In: Ziya Doğan (Coach), Tayfun Türkmen (Eskişehir), Erdal Güneş (Altay), Emre Toraman (Eskişehir), Diallo (Sivas - loan), Jusema Delo (Újpest), Gábor Bori (MTK Budapest), Musa Büyük (Konya), Adnan Güngör (Hacettepe), Yasir Elmacı (G.Birliği), Tazemeta (Maccabi Netanya), Erdinç Yavuz (K.Erciyes), Eren Şen (Konya), Andres Mendoza (Morelia), Abdelaziz Ayman (Zamelek - loan), Besim Abbas (Al Talaba), Şener Aşkaroğlu (Denizli), Aragones Espinoza (S.Liege), Mustafa Özkan (Antalyaspor), Ümit Bozkurt (Hacettepe), İbrahim Ege (Ankaragücü)Tolga Doğantez (Manisaspor), Mikkel Rask (Viborg)
Out: Coşkun Demirbakan (Bolu - Coach), Birol Hikmet (Karabük), Şenol Demirci (Giresun), Zafer Şahin (Mersin İY), Ulaş Ortakaya (Ç.Rize), Nurullah Sağlam (Coach), Mutlu Kızıltan (Karşıyaka), Erhan Çatalçam (Boluspor), Ceyhun Yelkenci (Out of Contract), Volkan Özcan (Karşıyaka), Emrah Bozkurt (Karşıyaka), Aytaç Ak (Out of Contract), Engin Öztonga (Ç.Rize), Mithat Yaşar (Out of Contract), Ercan Ağaçe (Out of Contract)
Beşiktaş
In: Michael Fink (E.Frankfurt), Erhan Güven (Ankaraspor), İsmail Köybaşı (G.Antep), Nihat Kahveci (Villareal), Rıdvan Şimşek (Karşıyaka), Matteo Ferrari (Genoa), Onur Bayramoğlu (Bozuyük)
Out: Aydın Karabulut (Ankaraspor), Gordon Schildenfeld (S.Graz - loan), Gökhan Zan (G.Saray), Serdar Kurtuluş (G.Antep), E.Cissé (Marsilya), Bülent Uzun (Karşıyaka), Zapotocny (Bursa - loan), Erdem Köse (Giresunspor), Sezer Sezgin (Gaziantepspor), Kenan Özer (Çaykur Rizespor)
Sivasspor
In: Yasin Çakmak (F.Bahçe), Erman Kılıç (İBB), Uğur Kavuk (Antalya), Kerim Baş (Ü.Anadolu), Ferhat Yayla (Ü.Anadolu), Ferhat Bıkmaz (Hannover 96), İbrahim Ülüm (Vanspor), Akeem Agbetu (Kocaeli), Ersen Martin (Recreativo Huelva), Pieter Mbemba (FC Eindhoven), Cihan Yılmaz (Karşıyaka), Razak Omotoyossi (Metz), Kadir Bekmezci (Hacettepe), İbrahim Şahin (Hacettepe)
Out: Mamadou Diallo (Diyarbakırspor - loan), Da Silva Bilica (Fenerbahçe), Herve Tum (İBB), Kanfory Sylla (İBB), Pini Felix Balili (Antalyaspor), Sergio Pacheco Oliviera (Bakü), Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş (Out of Contract), Cemal Şahin (Out of Contract), Eyüp Kadri Ataoğlu (Ç.Rizespor), Emre Efe (Out of Contract), Tayfun Emre Yılmaz (Sakaryaspor), Murat Yılmaz (Out of Contract), Ilgar Gurbanov (Out of Contract), Ahmet Turan (Out of Contract), Şamil Ünal (Kocaelispor)
Trabzonspor
In: Ferhat Öztorun (Manisa), Zafer Yelen (H.Rostock), Tjikuzu (İBB), Hugo Broos (Panserraikos - Coach), Engin Baytar (G.Birliği), Christian Brüls (loan finished), Drago Gabric (Hajduk Split)
Out: Yakup Bugün (Altay), Hüseyin Çimşir (Bursa), Isaac Promise (Manisa - loan), Ferhat Çökmüş (Manisa)
Fenerbahçe
In: Christoph Daum (FC Köln - Coach), Aykut Kocaman (Ankara - Manager), Bekir İrtegün (G.Antep), Bilica (Sivas), Mehmet Topuz (Kayseri), Özer Hurmacı (Ankara), André Santos (Corinthians), Cristian (Corinthians)
Out: Luis Aragones (Out of Contract - Coach), Yasin Çakmak (Sivas), İlhan Parlak (Ankara), Özgür Çek (Ankara), Mateja Kezman (PSG), Gökhan Emreciksin (Kayseri), Can Arat (İBB), Mahir Aydın (İBB), Burak Yılmaz (Eskişehir - loan), Josico (Out of Contract), Maldonado (Out of Contract), Gürhan Gürsoy (Antalya – loan), Diego Lugano (Out of Contract)
Galatasaray
In: Frank Rijkaard (Coach), Leo Franco (Atl.Madrid), Mustafa Sarp (Bursa), Gökhan Zan (Beşiktaş), Kader Keita (Lyon), Elano (M.City)
Out: Bülent Korkmaz (Out of Contract - Coach), De Sanctis (loan finished - Napoli), Hasan Şaş (Out of Contract), Gökhan Öztürk (G.Antep), Ferdi Elmas (Out of Contract), Erkan Ferin (Kasımpaşa), Anıl Karaer (Adana), Ümit Karan (Eskişehir), Zafer Şakar (Boluspor), İrfan Başaran (Orduspor), Mehmet Düz (Mersin İdman Yurdu)
Bursaspor
In: Ramazan Sal (Pendik), Turgay Bahadır (Kayseri), Pablo Batalla (Deportivo Cali), Hüseyin Çimşir (Trabzon), Ivan Ergic (Basel), Zapotocny (Beşiktaş - loan)
Out: Mustafa Sarp (G.Saray), Romaschenko (Out of Contract), Yavuz Eraydın (Out of Contract), Volkan Bekiroğlu (Çaykur Rizespor), Emrah Kiraz (Out of Contract), İsmail Özgür Göktaş (Tarsus İdman Yurdu)
Kayserispor
In: Merter Yüce (Altay), Gökhan Değirmenci (Altay), Hakan Aslantaş (G.Birliği), Yaser H.Mustafaoğlu (Kartal), Serdar Kesimal (Köln II), Gökhan Emreciksin (F.Bahçe), Ömer Şişmanoğlu (St-Pauli), Emrah Bayram (Erzurum), James Troisi (G.Birliği), Semih Aydilek (Birmingham)
Out: Mehmet Topuz (F.Bahçe), Milan Purovic (loan finished), Ragıp Başdağ (Eskişehir), Salomon Olembe (Out of Contract), Fatih Ceylan (Antalya), Koray Çölgeçen (Out of Contract), Turgay Bahadır (Bursa), Kemal Okyay (Manisa), Aghahowa (Shakhtar), Ali Üçkulak (K.Erciyes), Tayfun Yanar (K.Erciyes), Orkun Bal (K.Erciyes), Ekrem Turhan (K.Erciyes), Ersoy Yılmaz (K.Erciyes), Rıdvan Koçer (K.Erciyes), Durmuş Bayram (Out of Contract)
Gaziantepspor
In: Ertan Koç (Sarıyer), Julio Cesar (R.Bükreş), Gökhan Ünver (Sarıyer), Gökhan Öztürk (G.Saray), Ümit Tütünci (Hacettepe), Serdar Kurtuluş (Beşiktaş), Recep Biler (Hacettepe), Tolga Seyhan (Hacettepe), Caner Bulut (Hatayspor), Sezer Sezgin (Beşiktaş)
Out: Eduardo Pacheco (Out of Contract), Bekir İrtegün (F.Bahçe), İsmail Köybaşı (Beşiktaş), Emrah Eren (Giresun)
İstanbul BB SK
In: Taner Gülleri (Kocaeli), Herve Tum (Sivas), Kanfory Sylla (Sivas), Mahir Aydın (F.Bahçe), Can Arat (F.Bahçe), Oğuzhan Bahadır (Konya), Emmanuel Nsumbu (Kocaeli)
Out: Kerim Zengin (Antalya), Adriano Naschimento (Out of Contract), Erman Kılıç (Sivas), Tjikuzu (Trabzon), Sancak Kaplan (Kasımpaşa)
Ankaraspor
In: Aydın Karabulut (Beşiktaş), Jürgen Röber (Coach), İlhan Parlak (F.Bahçe), Özgür Çek (F.Bahçe), Erich Brabec (S.Prag), Bülent Bölükbaşı (Konya), Gökhan Tokgöz (Kayseri Erciyes)
Out: Aykut Kocaman (F.Bahçe-Coach), Murat Akyüz (Out of Contract), Radoslav Batak (Antalya), Ramazan Kurşunlu (Karşıyaka), Erhan Güven (Beşiktaş), Özer Hurmacı (F.Bahçe), Ramazan Kahya (Konyaspor), Tonia Tisdell (Karşıyaka), Caner Ağca (Out of Contract), Anıl Taşdemir (Out of Contract)
Eskişehirspor
In: Ragıp Başdağ (Kayseri), Souleymane Youla (Lille), Adem Sarı (Pfullendorf), El Saka (G.Birliği), Ümit Karan (G.Saray), Veysel Sarı (Beylerbeyi), Burak Yılmaz (F.Bahçe - loan), Mehmet Yılmaz (Ankaragücü)
Out: Tayfun Türkmen (Diyarbakır), Emre Toraman (Diyarbakır), Ahmet Sağlam (Göztepe - loan), Selçuk Alibaz (Göztepe - loan), Ömer Yalçın (Bolu), Anderson (F.C. Seoul), Poljak (Out of Contract), Lovrek (Out of Contract)
Antalyaspor
In: Kerim Zengin (İBB), Pini Balili (Sivas), Fatih Ceylan (Kayseri), Veysel Cihan (Konya), Gürhan Gürsoy (F.Bahçe - loan), Radoslav Batak (Ankara)
Out: Mustafa Özkan (Diyarbakır), Kamber Arslan (Out of Contract), Abdullah Çetin (Ankaragücü), Volkan Arslan (Out of Conract), Burak Tok (Out of Contract), Fatih Arat (Out of Contract), Uğur Kavuk (Sivas)
Ankaragücü
In: Abdullah Çetin (Antalya), Emre Aygün (Sebat), Cihan Haspolatlı (Konya), Suat Baş (A.Bielefeld), Calvin Sosiba (Bidwest Wits), Kagiso Senamela (Golden Arrows), Emre Aktaş (Adana), Murat Yılmaz (H.Rostock), Darius Vassell (M.City), Koray Çölgeçen (Kayseri), Ian Henderson (Luton Town)
Out: Onur Acar (Adana), Mehmet Yılmaz (Eskişehir), Burak Özsaraç (Manisa), Mustafa Aydın (Karşıyaka), Hasan Üçüncü (Giresun), Burak Karaduman (Karşıyaka), Ismail Bouzid (Hearts)
Denizlispor
In: Erhan Altın (Kocaeli-Coach), Ahmet Cebe (F.Düsseldorf), Özden Öngün (Ç.Rize), Adem Çalık (Kocaeli), İsmail Şahmalı (D.Belediye), Ahmet B. Solakel (Karşıyaka), Murat Hacıoğlu (Kocaeli), Branimir Bajic (Koblenz), Norman Sylla (FCV Dender), Fahri Tatan (Konya), David Durmaz (Malmö), Damien Koffi Chrysostome (Metz)
Out: Mesut Bakkal (Manisa-Coach), Carlos Alberto (Out of Contract), Couto (Out of Contract), Murat Karakoç (Out of Contract), Selahattin Kınalı (Out of Contract), Feridun Sungur (Out of Contract), İlkay Demir (Out of Contract), Ali Bayhan (Out of Contract), Halil Arslan (Out of Contract), Sinan Yılmazer (Altay), Şener Aşkaroğlu (Diyarbakır), Okan Karabulut (Out of Contract), Wescley (Out of Contract)
Gençlerbirliği
In: Serdar Kulbilge (Kocaeli), Thomas Doll (Coach), Ulaş Güler (loan finished), Orhan Şam (Hacettepe), Murat Kalkan (Hacettepe), Tozo (Hacettepe), Sandro (Hacettepe), Olgay Coşkun (Hacettepe), Patiyo Tambwe (Hacettepe), Sinan Ayrancı (B.Apojkarna), Aykut Demir (NAC Breda), Sezai Sarıoğlu (Hoffenheim), Mihajlovic (Jagodina), Serkan Atak (Hacettepe), Ante Kulusic (Hacettepe)
Out: Lamine Traore (Out of Contract), Samet Aybaba (Out of Contract - Coach), Hakan Aslantaş (Kayseri), Daniel Addo (Hacettepe), Soner Aydoğdu (Hacettepe), Emre Balak (Hacettepe), Uğur Kapısız (Hacettepe), Kemal Akbaba (Hacettepe), Mustafa Kayabaşı (Hacettepe), Recep Öztürk (Out of Conract), Mehmet Nas (Manisa), Koray Avcı (Out of Contract), Mehmet Polat (Out of Contract), Erkan Özbey (Out of Contract), El Saka (Eskişehir), Eren Aydın (Manisa), Engin Baytar (Trabzon), James Troisi (Kayseri), Yasir Elmacı (D.Bakır)
Kasımpaşa
In: Christian Keller (Stabaek), Sancak Kaplan (İBB), Erkan Ferin (G.Saray), Barış Başdaş (A.Aachen), Martin Hudec (S.Olomouc), Şahin Aygüneş (Karlsruhe), Martin Baran (Presov), Petr Bolek (S.Liberec), Galiassi de Souza (Cluj), Ali Güneş (Freiburg), Nourdin Boukhari (NAC Breda), Diego Ruiz (Cluj), Petr Pavlik (Banik Ostrava)
Out: Batista (Mersin İY), Evren Kürkçü (Ç.Rize)
Manisaspor
In: Mesut Bakkal (Denizli - Coach), Joshua Simpson (Kaiserslautern), Vlastimir Jovanovic (Slavija), Burak Özsaraç (Ankaragücü), Kemal Okyay (Kayseri), Dilaver Güçlü (Bochum), Eren Aydın (G.Birliği), Mehmet Nas (G.Birliği), Isaac Promise (Trabzon - loan), Ferhat Çökmüş (Trabzon), Jimmy Dixon (Malmö), İlker Avcıbay (Konyaspor), Rahim Ouedraogo (Emmen)
Out: Ferhat Öztorun (Trabzon), Levent Eriş (Out of Contract - Coach), Borbiconi (Metz), Erman Güraçar (Bucaspor), Ufukhan Bayraktar (Konyaspor), Cenk İşler (Out of Contract)
Diyarbakırspor
In: Ziya Doğan (Coach), Tayfun Türkmen (Eskişehir), Erdal Güneş (Altay), Emre Toraman (Eskişehir), Diallo (Sivas - loan), Jusema Delo (Újpest), Gábor Bori (MTK Budapest), Musa Büyük (Konya), Adnan Güngör (Hacettepe), Yasir Elmacı (G.Birliği), Tazemeta (Maccabi Netanya), Erdinç Yavuz (K.Erciyes), Eren Şen (Konya), Andres Mendoza (Morelia), Abdelaziz Ayman (Zamelek - loan), Besim Abbas (Al Talaba), Şener Aşkaroğlu (Denizli), Aragones Espinoza (S.Liege), Mustafa Özkan (Antalyaspor), Ümit Bozkurt (Hacettepe), İbrahim Ege (Ankaragücü)Tolga Doğantez (Manisaspor), Mikkel Rask (Viborg)
Out: Coşkun Demirbakan (Bolu - Coach), Birol Hikmet (Karabük), Şenol Demirci (Giresun), Zafer Şahin (Mersin İY), Ulaş Ortakaya (Ç.Rize), Nurullah Sağlam (Coach), Mutlu Kızıltan (Karşıyaka), Erhan Çatalçam (Boluspor), Ceyhun Yelkenci (Out of Contract), Volkan Özcan (Karşıyaka), Emrah Bozkurt (Karşıyaka), Aytaç Ak (Out of Contract), Engin Öztonga (Ç.Rize), Mithat Yaşar (Out of Contract), Ercan Ağaçe (Out of Contract)
Weekly Results: Serie A
Serie A (Italian League):
Week 2 (29-30 August):
Bari - Bologna: 0-0
Milan - Internazionale: 0-4
Roma - Juventus: 1-3
Sampdoria - Udinese: 3-1
Parma - Catania: 2-1
Atalanta - Genoa: 0-1
Cagliari - Siena: 1-3
Chievo - Lazio: 1-2
Fiorentina - Palermo: 1-0
Napoli - Livorno: 3-1
Week 1 (22-23 August):
Bologna - Fiorentina: 1-1
Siena - Milan: 1-2
Internazionale - Bari: 1-1
Palermo - Napoli: 2-1
Juventus - Chievo: 1-0
Lazio - Atalanta: 1-0
Udinese - Parma: 2-2
Livorno - Cagliari: 0-0
Genoa - Roma: 3-2
Catania - Sampdoria: 1-2
Week 2 (29-30 August):
Bari - Bologna: 0-0
Milan - Internazionale: 0-4
Roma - Juventus: 1-3
Sampdoria - Udinese: 3-1
Parma - Catania: 2-1
Atalanta - Genoa: 0-1
Cagliari - Siena: 1-3
Chievo - Lazio: 1-2
Fiorentina - Palermo: 1-0
Napoli - Livorno: 3-1
Week 1 (22-23 August):
Bologna - Fiorentina: 1-1
Siena - Milan: 1-2
Internazionale - Bari: 1-1
Palermo - Napoli: 2-1
Juventus - Chievo: 1-0
Lazio - Atalanta: 1-0
Udinese - Parma: 2-2
Livorno - Cagliari: 0-0
Genoa - Roma: 3-2
Catania - Sampdoria: 1-2
Weekly Results: La Liga
La Liga (Spanish League)
Week 1 (29-31 August):
Real Madrid - Deportivo: 3-2
Zaragoza - Tenerife: 1-0
Mallorca - Xerez: 2-0
Málaga - Atlético: 3-0
Osasuna - Villarreal: 1-1
Racing - Getafe: 1-4
Athletic - Espanyol: 1-0
Valencia - Sevilla: 2-0
Almería - Valladolid: 0-0
Barcelona - Sporting Gijón: 3-0
Week 1 (29-31 August):
Real Madrid - Deportivo: 3-2
Zaragoza - Tenerife: 1-0
Mallorca - Xerez: 2-0
Málaga - Atlético: 3-0
Osasuna - Villarreal: 1-1
Racing - Getafe: 1-4
Athletic - Espanyol: 1-0
Valencia - Sevilla: 2-0
Almería - Valladolid: 0-0
Barcelona - Sporting Gijón: 3-0
Weekly Results: Premier League
Premier League:
Week 4 (29-30 August):
Chelsea - Burnley: 3-0
Tottenham - Birmingham: 2-1
Wolves - Hull: 1-1
Stoke - Sunderland: 1-0
Bolton - Liverpool: 2-3
Blackburn - West Ham: 0-0
Man. United - Arsenal: 2-1
Portsmouth - Man. City: 0-1
Everton - Wigan: 2-1
Aston Villa - Fulham: 2-0
Week 3 (22-24 August):
Man. City - Wolves: 1-0
Wigan - Man. United: 0-5
Sunderland - Blackburn: 2-1
Arsenal - Portsmouth: 4-1
Hull - Bolton: 1-0
Birmingham - Stoke: 0-0
West Ham - Tottenham: 1-2
Burnley - Everton: 1-0
Fulham - Chelsea: 0-2
Liverpool - Aston Villa: 1-3
Week 2 (18-19 August):
Burnley - Man. United: 1-0
Birmingham - Portsmouth: 1-0
Hull - Tottenham: 1-5
Liverpool - Stoke: 4-0
Week 1 (15-16 August):
Chelsea - Hull: 2-1
Portsmouth - Fulham: 0-1
Stoke - Burnley: 2-0
Blackburn - Man. City: 0-2
Bolton - Sunderland: 0-1
Aston Villa - Wigan: 0-2
Wolves - West Ham: 0-2
Everton - Arsenal: 1-6
Man. United - Birmingham: 1-0
Tottenham - Liverpool: 2-1
Week 4 (29-30 August):
Chelsea - Burnley: 3-0
Tottenham - Birmingham: 2-1
Wolves - Hull: 1-1
Stoke - Sunderland: 1-0
Bolton - Liverpool: 2-3
Blackburn - West Ham: 0-0
Man. United - Arsenal: 2-1
Portsmouth - Man. City: 0-1
Everton - Wigan: 2-1
Aston Villa - Fulham: 2-0
Week 3 (22-24 August):
Man. City - Wolves: 1-0
Wigan - Man. United: 0-5
Sunderland - Blackburn: 2-1
Arsenal - Portsmouth: 4-1
Hull - Bolton: 1-0
Birmingham - Stoke: 0-0
West Ham - Tottenham: 1-2
Burnley - Everton: 1-0
Fulham - Chelsea: 0-2
Liverpool - Aston Villa: 1-3
Week 2 (18-19 August):
Burnley - Man. United: 1-0
Birmingham - Portsmouth: 1-0
Hull - Tottenham: 1-5
Liverpool - Stoke: 4-0
Week 1 (15-16 August):
Chelsea - Hull: 2-1
Portsmouth - Fulham: 0-1
Stoke - Burnley: 2-0
Blackburn - Man. City: 0-2
Bolton - Sunderland: 0-1
Aston Villa - Wigan: 0-2
Wolves - West Ham: 0-2
Everton - Arsenal: 1-6
Man. United - Birmingham: 1-0
Tottenham - Liverpool: 2-1
Weekly Results: Turkcell Süper Lig (Turkish League)
Turkish League:
Week 4 (29-30 August):
Beşiktaş - Gaziantepspor: 0-0
Kayserispor - Denizlispor: 3-0
Eskişehirspor - Antalyaspor: 2-1
Ankaragücü - İstanbul BB: 2-2
Kasımpaşa - Gençlerbirliği: 0-4
Sivasspor - Diyarbakırspor: 0-2
Fenerbahçe - Manisaspor: 2-1
Trabzonspor - Bursaspor: 1-1
Ankaraspor - Galatasaray: 0-2
Week 3 (22-24 August):
Bursaspor - Ankaragücü: 1-0
İstanbul BB - Eskişehirspor: 0-0
Gençlerbirliği - Beşiktaş: 0-0
Antalyaspor - Kasımpaşa: 2-0
Manisaspor - Trabzonspor: 1-0
Galatasaray - Kayserispor: 4-1
Gaziantepspor - Ankaraspor: 1-1
Diyarbakırspor - Fenerbahçe: 1-3
Week 2 (15-17 August):
Trabzonspor - Diyarbakırspor: 1-2
Ankaragücü - Manisaspor: 1-1
Galatasaray - Denizlispor: 4-1
Eskişehirspor -Bursaspor: 3-2
Ankaraspor - Gençlerbirliği: 1-1
Fenerbahçe -Sivasspor: 3-0
Kasımpaşa - İstanbul BB: 1-3
Kayserispor - Gaziantepspor: 1-1
Beşiktaş - Antalyaspor: 2-0
Week 1 (07-09 August):
İstanbul BB - Beşiktaş: 1-1
Diyarbakırspor - Ankaragücü: 2-2
Sivasspor - Trabzonspor: 1-2
Antalyaspor - Ankaraspor: 0-1
Gaziantepspor - Galatasaray: 2-3
Manisaspor - Eskişehirspor: 0-0
Bursaspor - Kasımpaşa: 2-1
Gençlerbirliği - Kayserispor: 0-0
Denizlispor - Fenerbahçe: 0-2
Week 4 (29-30 August):
Beşiktaş - Gaziantepspor: 0-0
Kayserispor - Denizlispor: 3-0
Eskişehirspor - Antalyaspor: 2-1
Ankaragücü - İstanbul BB: 2-2
Kasımpaşa - Gençlerbirliği: 0-4
Sivasspor - Diyarbakırspor: 0-2
Fenerbahçe - Manisaspor: 2-1
Trabzonspor - Bursaspor: 1-1
Ankaraspor - Galatasaray: 0-2
Week 3 (22-24 August):
Bursaspor - Ankaragücü: 1-0
İstanbul BB - Eskişehirspor: 0-0
Gençlerbirliği - Beşiktaş: 0-0
Antalyaspor - Kasımpaşa: 2-0
Manisaspor - Trabzonspor: 1-0
Galatasaray - Kayserispor: 4-1
Gaziantepspor - Ankaraspor: 1-1
Diyarbakırspor - Fenerbahçe: 1-3
Week 2 (15-17 August):
Trabzonspor - Diyarbakırspor: 1-2
Ankaragücü - Manisaspor: 1-1
Galatasaray - Denizlispor: 4-1
Eskişehirspor -Bursaspor: 3-2
Ankaraspor - Gençlerbirliği: 1-1
Fenerbahçe -Sivasspor: 3-0
Kasımpaşa - İstanbul BB: 1-3
Kayserispor - Gaziantepspor: 1-1
Beşiktaş - Antalyaspor: 2-0
Week 1 (07-09 August):
İstanbul BB - Beşiktaş: 1-1
Diyarbakırspor - Ankaragücü: 2-2
Sivasspor - Trabzonspor: 1-2
Antalyaspor - Ankaraspor: 0-1
Gaziantepspor - Galatasaray: 2-3
Manisaspor - Eskişehirspor: 0-0
Bursaspor - Kasımpaşa: 2-1
Gençlerbirliği - Kayserispor: 0-0
Denizlispor - Fenerbahçe: 0-2
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Sivasspor: 3 Anderlecht:1
(http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/24989053/)Yesterday night, even though Sivasspor couldn't eliminate R.S.C Anderlecht, they played very well and won the match 3-1. They seemed very effective and won the match against a strong team by scoring 3 goals and thanks to their play.
Sivasspor started very quickly! In the 12th minute their striker Ersen Martin shot the ball inside the box and scored the first goal for his team. Then, in the 18th minute Sivasspor's other striker Kamanan was made a foul inside the box and won a penalty kick. He used the penalty kick and turned it into a goal. In the following minutes Sivasspor increased the tempo and continued to pressure on Anderlecht. But then in the 34th minute Van Damme scored for Anderlecht and made his team relax. The score of the first half was 2-1. Sivasspor continued their effective play in the second half too and scored the 3rd goal in the 58th with Musa Aydın's header. In the remaining minutes they missed some opportunities and couldn't score more goals. The match ended 3-1.
Sivasspor was much better than the first match. In the first match, we couldn't see any tactical variations and defence organization. And also the players had adaptation problem and couldn't play each other in harmony. But yesterday night, the players were much more used to each other and didn't have such a problem. In short, Sivasspor won a match against a very strong and experienced team with their superb play in their only 6th European competition, even though it was a prestige match. Afterwards, they are going to continue their adventures in Europe in UEFA Europa Cup. Good luck for both teams; Sivasspor and Anderlecht...
Sunday, 2 August 2009
Super Cup Final Match: Fenerbahçe:2 Beşiktaş:0
(http://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=267&ftxtID=7559)Before the match started, I had guessed that Fenerbahçe would win the match 3-1 or maybe 2-1. And I also had claimed that Fenerbahçe would be the attacking side and Beşiktaş would play more defensively. Actually Fenerbahçe won the match as I guessed. But the match was much more different than I guessed.
Unlike my prediction, Fenerbahçe was the more defensive side and Beşiktaş was the attacking and controlling side. Beşiktaş took the control of the game in the early minutes and kept it almost until the end of the game. Fenerbahçe tried to find some opportunities to score goals with long-distance shoots and some crosses. And Beşiktaş tried to score goals by passing accurately and playing in front of Fenerbahçe's goal. The first half ended like this. The second half continued like this for a while again. But everything changed in 75th minute. Fenerbahçe won a free kick and Alex De Souza was the one who was going to shot the ball. He shot the ball but Tomas Sivok, Beşiktaş's center-back player who was one of the best players in the match blocked the ball with his hand inside the box. Yes, it was a penalty. Captain Alex De Souza shot the ball and it was a goal. Last 15 minutes Beşiktaş kept the pressure on Fenerbahçe's side. When extra time was being played, Fenerbahçe scored their second goal. Daniel Guiza dribbled with the ball on the right wing and crossed the ball, then Alex scored the goal with a header. Match ended 2-0...
Chance was the most important factor that helped Fenerbahçe to win the match. Then their defence, their center-back players' succesful play and their team defence helped them not to concede a goal. And..their captain: Alex De Souza! Even though he was not effective until the 75th minute, he scored two goals for his team. He always has the quality of changing the score. Beşiktaş was also not so bad. Their team defence was very good and they defended Fenerbahçe players very well by tight-marking. But unfortunate Sivok's mistake made the team lose the match. Beşiktaş will have to find some more opportunities to score goals in the future. They have to attack more effectively and be more creative.
In short, the game was not so fast-paced and a little bit boring. But both teams challenged very well. But the defensive side Fenerbahçe was the luckier team, scored two goals with dead balls and counter attacks. So, they started to the new season with a great trophy. Congratulations...
Before the Super Cup Final Match... (Match Preview)
Tonight the Turkish Super Cup final will be played between Beşiktaş JK and Fenerbahçe SK. Last season Beşiktaş won the championship both in Turkish League and in Turkish Cup. But as you know they cannot win the Super Cup automatically, so they have to play against Fenerbahçe SK because Fenerbahçe played final in Turkish Cup but lost against the other Istanbul side.
Analysis:
Fenerbahçe: Before the season had started, Fenerbahçe added some important and key players such as Brazilian players; Andre Dos Santos, Cristian and Fabio Alves Da Silva Bilica and Turkish players; Mehmet Topuz, Özer Hurmacı and Bekir Irtegun. Now they have better players than last year both in the field and on the bench. As we could see in FB-Honved match, Fenerbahçe seem almost completely ready for the new season and players don't have adaptation problem. Actually most of the foreign players in the squad are Brazilian players except the Spanish striker Daniel Guiza. Team's passing is very good and they have many options; different players who can easily score, effective wingers and different tactical variations to score goals just like we saw in FB-Honved Match.
Beşiktaş: Beşiktaş empowered their squad with Matteo Ferrari, Michael Fink, Nihat Kahveci, Ismail Köybaşı and Erhan Güven. But lost two center-back players; Gökhan Zan (signed for Galatasaray) and Tomas Zapotocny (was loaned to Bursaspor) and their right back Serdar Kurtuluş (was transferred to Gaziantepspor). They seem to have some problems with defence. But actually in last two matches against Lyon and Porto in Peace Cup, their defence played really well. They just conceded one goal against strong teams (The results were 1-1 and 0-0). Their captain Mathias Delgado was injured and probably it will affect their attack. But they still have good attacking midfielders and strikers: Yusuf Şimşek, Bobo, Mert Nobre, Filip Holosko and Nihat Kahveci. And also their central midfielders are two hard-working German players: Fabian Ernst and Michael Fink. They help the whole team to play comfortable by helping both to defence and to attack. Their players are used to playing with each other and they don't have a problem with team chemistry.
Prediction:
Fenerbahçe:3 Beşiktaş:1
Even though Beşiktaş's defence is strong and compact, Fenerbahçe seems more advantageous. They have very effective attacking players such as team's leader Alex De Souza, Daniel Guiza, Dos Santos, Colin Kazım Richards and their left and right backs (especially right-back Gökhan Gönül) contribute to the attacks very well. Beşiktaş cannot score goals as easily as Fenerbahçe do. So, I think that Fenerbahçe can win the match 3-1 or maybe 2-1 just like they did 2 seasons ago against (again) Beşiktaş (at the beginning of 2007-2008 season, match ended 2-1).
Analysis:
Fenerbahçe: Before the season had started, Fenerbahçe added some important and key players such as Brazilian players; Andre Dos Santos, Cristian and Fabio Alves Da Silva Bilica and Turkish players; Mehmet Topuz, Özer Hurmacı and Bekir Irtegun. Now they have better players than last year both in the field and on the bench. As we could see in FB-Honved match, Fenerbahçe seem almost completely ready for the new season and players don't have adaptation problem. Actually most of the foreign players in the squad are Brazilian players except the Spanish striker Daniel Guiza. Team's passing is very good and they have many options; different players who can easily score, effective wingers and different tactical variations to score goals just like we saw in FB-Honved Match.
Beşiktaş: Beşiktaş empowered their squad with Matteo Ferrari, Michael Fink, Nihat Kahveci, Ismail Köybaşı and Erhan Güven. But lost two center-back players; Gökhan Zan (signed for Galatasaray) and Tomas Zapotocny (was loaned to Bursaspor) and their right back Serdar Kurtuluş (was transferred to Gaziantepspor). They seem to have some problems with defence. But actually in last two matches against Lyon and Porto in Peace Cup, their defence played really well. They just conceded one goal against strong teams (The results were 1-1 and 0-0). Their captain Mathias Delgado was injured and probably it will affect their attack. But they still have good attacking midfielders and strikers: Yusuf Şimşek, Bobo, Mert Nobre, Filip Holosko and Nihat Kahveci. And also their central midfielders are two hard-working German players: Fabian Ernst and Michael Fink. They help the whole team to play comfortable by helping both to defence and to attack. Their players are used to playing with each other and they don't have a problem with team chemistry.
Prediction:
Fenerbahçe:3 Beşiktaş:1
Even though Beşiktaş's defence is strong and compact, Fenerbahçe seems more advantageous. They have very effective attacking players such as team's leader Alex De Souza, Daniel Guiza, Dos Santos, Colin Kazım Richards and their left and right backs (especially right-back Gökhan Gönül) contribute to the attacks very well. Beşiktaş cannot score goals as easily as Fenerbahçe do. So, I think that Fenerbahçe can win the match 3-1 or maybe 2-1 just like they did 2 seasons ago against (again) Beşiktaş (at the beginning of 2007-2008 season, match ended 2-1).
Saturday, 1 August 2009
New Purple Kit For Galatasaray!
Galatasaray have recently shown their new kits for the new season.
I don't know if you like these or not. Actually I cannot say that these shirts are good or bad. But there's one thing that will make people discuss about it. The new purple kit!!
The main colours of Galatasaray are yellow and red. But the colours of the kit always change before the season starts. There are some different colours for kits; usually red-yellow, sometimes black, (they tried gray for once), white, orange etc. But this is the first time that they chose "purple" for the new season.
I cannot say it's positive or negative yet. I can say that it's good to make a change, to try a different, unusual colour. Maybe it can attract people's attention and make them show interest in this new purple jerseys.
But I still cannot understand something as well. Why did they choose purple? What's the relevance of it? Yellow and red are the main colors. What's the relevance of yellow and red with purple? Maybe they could've chosen some similar colors to red or yellow: just like orange. Or maybe the jerseys could've been stripped or spotted with red and yellow.
I think that most of the fans will show interest in purple jerseys written "Elano 9" on the back. It can be something good for the fans. But purple is also not relevant with yellow and red. What do you think about this? Do you really think that purple is a proper and attractive color for the new jerseys or not? I'll be waiting for your comments...
*Source for the photo:
http://haber.mynet.com/galeri/spor/turkiye-den-futbol/3987/96176/g-saray-in-2009-2010-formalari-g-saray-in-2009-2010-formalari
I don't know if you like these or not. Actually I cannot say that these shirts are good or bad. But there's one thing that will make people discuss about it. The new purple kit!!
The main colours of Galatasaray are yellow and red. But the colours of the kit always change before the season starts. There are some different colours for kits; usually red-yellow, sometimes black, (they tried gray for once), white, orange etc. But this is the first time that they chose "purple" for the new season.
But I still cannot understand something as well. Why did they choose purple? What's the relevance of it? Yellow and red are the main colors. What's the relevance of yellow and red with purple? Maybe they could've chosen some similar colors to red or yellow: just like orange. Or maybe the jerseys could've been stripped or spotted with red and yellow.
I think that most of the fans will show interest in purple jerseys written "Elano 9" on the back. It can be something good for the fans. But purple is also not relevant with yellow and red. What do you think about this? Do you really think that purple is a proper and attractive color for the new jerseys or not? I'll be waiting for your comments...
*Source for the photo:
http://haber.mynet.com/galeri/spor/turkiye-den-futbol/3987/96176/g-saray-in-2009-2010-formalari-g-saray-in-2009-2010-formalari
Friday, 31 July 2009
Fenerbahçe: 5 - Honved: 1
(http://www.cnnturk.com/2009/spor/futbol/07/30/fenerbahce.honvede.gol.yagdirdi/537245.0/)Last year Fenerbahçe finished the league in 4th place with Spanish coach Luis Aragones who was the coach of Spanish National Team when they won EURO 2008. When he first became the new coach of Fenerbahçe (after they cancelled Arthur Zico's deal) he was thought to be succesful there. Everyone thought that he could bring discipline and controlled playing style to Fenerbahçe. At the beginning of the season Fenerbahçe seemed to be very succesful. But after several matches, the problems started; the players in bench were not so effective players, Luis Aragones always made the team play with the same tactic, the midfielders couldn't contribute the team very well and the Spanish striker Daniel Guiza (who was transferred for €14m from R.C.D Mallorca) was lack of condition and couldn't score so many goals during the season. So, after the season finished, they sacked Luis Aragones and came an agreement with the German coach, Christoph Daum.
Despite these problems, Fenerbahçe was a little bit better than Galatasaray. They played final in Turkish Cup (Fortis Türkiye Kupası) but lost against Beşiktaş JK. And finished the season in 4th place thanks to Daniel Guiza's last minute strike against Trabzonspor in the last match of the season (2-1). So, they got the chance to play one less qualifying round in UEFA Europa League.
The first-leg against Honved FC was the first important match for Fenerbahçe in 2009-2010 season. Before the match had started, the coach of Honved F.C said that he knew how difficult the match would be. Actually he was right! Fenerbahçe scored the first goal with Roberto Carlos' free kick. But then he was injured and substituted with Deivid De Souza. Fenerbahçe scored two more goals at the first half with Daniel Guiza at the 30th and 40th minutes. The score was 3-0 at the first half. At the second half Guiza scored one more goal at the 61th minute. Then the captain Alex De Souza scored the fifth goal for Fenerbahçe at 69th minute. 9 minutes later Zsolnai scored the only goal for Honved FC with a header. So, the match ended 5-1.
I think that Fenerbahçe created a good team with new transfers. They empowered their squad with Fabio Alves Da Silva Bilica, André Santos, Cristian, Mehmet Topuz, Özer Hurmacı and Bekir Irtegün. Especially Bilica, Santos and Cristian contributed to the team very well. Fenerbahçe won the match with their quality players and experience. Honved were too weak to defend their goal and they were so inexperienced. After the M.Netanya-Galatasaray match ended, before the Fenerbahçe-Honved match started, I said to my friend (who is a Fenerbahçe fan) that Fenerbahçe was going to win the match by scoring 5 goals. It was true, they won the match with a good play and they deserved such a victory. Good start to the new season!
Despite these problems, Fenerbahçe was a little bit better than Galatasaray. They played final in Turkish Cup (Fortis Türkiye Kupası) but lost against Beşiktaş JK. And finished the season in 4th place thanks to Daniel Guiza's last minute strike against Trabzonspor in the last match of the season (2-1). So, they got the chance to play one less qualifying round in UEFA Europa League.
The first-leg against Honved FC was the first important match for Fenerbahçe in 2009-2010 season. Before the match had started, the coach of Honved F.C said that he knew how difficult the match would be. Actually he was right! Fenerbahçe scored the first goal with Roberto Carlos' free kick. But then he was injured and substituted with Deivid De Souza. Fenerbahçe scored two more goals at the first half with Daniel Guiza at the 30th and 40th minutes. The score was 3-0 at the first half. At the second half Guiza scored one more goal at the 61th minute. Then the captain Alex De Souza scored the fifth goal for Fenerbahçe at 69th minute. 9 minutes later Zsolnai scored the only goal for Honved FC with a header. So, the match ended 5-1.
I think that Fenerbahçe created a good team with new transfers. They empowered their squad with Fabio Alves Da Silva Bilica, André Santos, Cristian, Mehmet Topuz, Özer Hurmacı and Bekir Irtegün. Especially Bilica, Santos and Cristian contributed to the team very well. Fenerbahçe won the match with their quality players and experience. Honved were too weak to defend their goal and they were so inexperienced. After the M.Netanya-Galatasaray match ended, before the Fenerbahçe-Honved match started, I said to my friend (who is a Fenerbahçe fan) that Fenerbahçe was going to win the match by scoring 5 goals. It was true, they won the match with a good play and they deserved such a victory. Good start to the new season!
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Maccabi Netanya: 1 Galatasaray S.K: 4
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Last season the Turkish side, Galatasaray S.K finished the league in 5th place after Beşiktaş J.K, Sivasspor, Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe. Usually Galatasaray finished the league in top three but last season they had some problems with coaches. First Michael Skibbe, the German coach, was sacked in the middle of the season because of some games which Galatasaray unnecessarily lost. Then Bülent Korkmaz became the next coach but he was always criticized because of his defensive playing style. In the end of the season, he left the team too. There were also some big problems with injuries. Galatasaray never played with the complete squad. The chemistry was not so good too. Especially Cassio Lincoln, Brazilian midfielder, couldn't play very well at the second half of the season and created so much problems. And Galatasaray sold team's defensive rock Fernando Meira to Zenit St. Petersburg just before some very critical UEFA Cup matches. All of these problems made Galatasaray finish the season in fifth place.
After the transfer season had started, Galatasaray added some popular and effective players to their squad. Leo Franco, Kader Keita, Gökhan Zan and Mustafa Sarp were some of the new players (yesterday Elano Blumer was transferred from Manchester City as well). And also Frank Rijkaard accepted Galatasaray's offer and became the new coach. They empowered the squad very much before the new season has started to be ready for UEFA Europa League matches and win the championship in Turkish League.
Yesterday night, Galatasaray played against Maccabi Netanya F.C. Before the match was played, some people had thought that Maccabi Netanya will be challenging very much and it would be a difficult game for Galatasaray. As the match started, they seemed to be right. Both sides missed some very important goal opportunities. At 25th minute Maccabi Netanya scored the first goal of the game. Yampolsky's header made the score 1-0. 5 minutes later Galatasaray made the score 1-1 with Hakan Balta's header. In the second half, with Arda Turan's perfect play and his assists, Galatasaray scored 3 more goals. Harry Kewell scored at 47, Sabri Sarıoğlu scored the third goal for his team just 6 minutes later and the last goal of the game was scored by Milan Baros at 73th minute.
It was the best game for Galatasaray since the season had started. In the second qualifying round Galatasaray eliminated Tobol from Kazakhstan with 1-1 and 2-0. Even though I couldn't watch the matches, I heard that Galatasaray couldn't score the goals so easily. But in this game Galatasaray scored 4 goals with their perfect play after they conceded a goal from corner kick. I think that if Galatasaray continue to play their games like they did in Maccabi Netanya match, they can score goals easily with a lot of passes and win the games much easily than last season. Maccabi Netanya... They were not able to do something beneficial against Galatasaray because they neither had enough experience to win the game nor the players in their squad were as good players as Galatasaray's.
In short, Galatasaray seem very advantageous now. Unless Maccabi Netanya don't win the game in Istanbul with 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 4-1(extra time) or 5-2, 6-2 or with a similar score (At least 3 or 4 goal difference), probably Galatasaray will be playing in the next round.
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Anderlecht:5 Sivasspor:0
(http://fotogaleri.ntvmsnbc.com/galeri.aspx?galleryId=1247&position=1)Yesterday night was a very special night for the Turkish team Sivasspor. Sivasspor finished the Turkish league in second place for the first time in the club history and got the chance to play in the third qualifying round in UEFA Champions League. It was a great success for Sivasspor because usually 3 Istanbul teams; Beşiktaş, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe finish the league in top three but last year Sivasspor was in the second place. Sivasspor is a team from the city Sivas which is in the middle of Turkey. Sivasspor is also so new in Europe, they don't have so much experience. They finished the league in 4th place in 2008 and participated to the Intertoto Cup. First they eliminated OFK Grbalj from Montenegro. The first match finished 2-2 in Montenegro and Sivasspor won the second match 1-0 in Turkey. Then they paired off with SC Braga from Portugal. But they lost the first match 2-0 in Turkey and the result of the second match was 3-0 in Portugal, Sivasspor lost the game again.
Some of the key players in Sivasspor squad such as Pini Balili, Fabio Alves Da Silva Bilica and Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş were transferred after the transfer season had started. And also their central forward Mehmet Yıldız, who was the top scorer of the team in last seasons was injured. The squad was full of new players and they were playing with a new tactic.
At the beginning of the game, it was easily seen that Sivasspor was not ready for the game. The new players in squad had adaptation problem and they hadn't played with each other for so many times before the match. Probably this match was the first important match for them since the season had started.
First-half ended 3-0 in favour of Anderlecht and the goals were from Tom De Sutter, Mbark Boussoufa and Thomas Chatelle. The first goal was a header scored from corner kick. Second goal and third goals were the mistakes of Sivasspor defence. After the second half, the result was 5-0 which was a great disappointment for the Turkish side. The goals were scored by again De Sutter and Frutos.
Generally we don't expect an UEFA Champions League third-qualifying round match to end with a score like this. But as I said Sivasspor was not ready for such a difficult match. Anderlecht won the match with their experiences. They played in UEFA Champions League for so many times and they know what the difficulty of the matches being played in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League (old UEFA Cup) is. This match was only the 5th match for Sivasspor in Europe. They seemed to be so inexperienced. They couldn't play with a good tactic too. Also their players were new and they were not used to playing with each other.
These are the facts that made Sivasspor lose the match. An UEFA Champions League match was too difficult for them. Maybe they can gain experience by playing in UEFA Europa League and playing against standard or weak teams. They probably lost the chance to play in the next round, in the group stage. But I think they learned how difficult and important an UEFA Champions League match is and next time they'll have to train and work much harder to be ready for hard matches like this.
Some of the key players in Sivasspor squad such as Pini Balili, Fabio Alves Da Silva Bilica and Mohamed Ali Kurtuluş were transferred after the transfer season had started. And also their central forward Mehmet Yıldız, who was the top scorer of the team in last seasons was injured. The squad was full of new players and they were playing with a new tactic.
At the beginning of the game, it was easily seen that Sivasspor was not ready for the game. The new players in squad had adaptation problem and they hadn't played with each other for so many times before the match. Probably this match was the first important match for them since the season had started.
First-half ended 3-0 in favour of Anderlecht and the goals were from Tom De Sutter, Mbark Boussoufa and Thomas Chatelle. The first goal was a header scored from corner kick. Second goal and third goals were the mistakes of Sivasspor defence. After the second half, the result was 5-0 which was a great disappointment for the Turkish side. The goals were scored by again De Sutter and Frutos.
Generally we don't expect an UEFA Champions League third-qualifying round match to end with a score like this. But as I said Sivasspor was not ready for such a difficult match. Anderlecht won the match with their experiences. They played in UEFA Champions League for so many times and they know what the difficulty of the matches being played in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League (old UEFA Cup) is. This match was only the 5th match for Sivasspor in Europe. They seemed to be so inexperienced. They couldn't play with a good tactic too. Also their players were new and they were not used to playing with each other.
These are the facts that made Sivasspor lose the match. An UEFA Champions League match was too difficult for them. Maybe they can gain experience by playing in UEFA Europa League and playing against standard or weak teams. They probably lost the chance to play in the next round, in the group stage. But I think they learned how difficult and important an UEFA Champions League match is and next time they'll have to train and work much harder to be ready for hard matches like this.
About Turkish Football
Turkey is a country in which so many people are interested in football. Football is a passion for the most of the people living in Turkey. In the old years Turkish National Team and the club teams were not so succesful in international arena. Only a few great victories were won in international arena by national team and club teams. But in last 10 years we can easily see the development of Turkish football; either club teams or national team.
In 2000, Galatasaray S.K won the UEFA Cup after the final match against Arsenal F.C (penalties 4-1). It was seen as a turning point in Turkish Football and after 2 years in World Cup 2002; Turkish National Team was in the 3rd place. (The most part of the squad of the national team in 2002 were Galatasaray players who won UEFA Cup in 2000.) In 2001, Galatasaray S.K won the Super Cup against the former Champions League winners Real Madrid (2-1) and also played quarter-final in UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid C.F again but this time they were defeated. After all these Galatasaray became more popular and then the most-known Turkish football club. As years passed Fenerbahçe S.K and Beşiktaş S.K also won some important matches against popular clubs. In 2008, Fenerbahçe S.K also played in quarter-finals in UEFA Champions League with the coach Arthur Zico who was one of the best Brazilian players in 80s.
Of course when people hear something about Turkish Football, they probably think about only Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş (and national team as well) because of their successes and the quality players that they have in their squads. For example Fenerbahçe made a deal with Roberto Carlos in 2008 who is one of the best left back players in the world. Galatasaray S.K have some players such as Harry Kewell, Milan Baros, Kader Keita, Leo Franco. In the first division in Turkey there are so many popular players, known by most of the people.
In short, Turkish Football and the quality of the Turkish league are developing. Today, almost all the Turkish fans expect the club teams to win more trophies and want to see them in the next rounds in European competitions; in UEFA Europa League and in UEFA Champions League. But the only thing that Turkish fans can do is to be patient. Patience, training and being experienced are the only ways for the Turkish clubs to be succesful. Turkish football, Turkish football teams started to be heard more in Europe and if people living in Turkey want to see a good future and more development then they have to show patience and support their teams and the football teams should work much harder than they did before.
In 2000, Galatasaray S.K won the UEFA Cup after the final match against Arsenal F.C (penalties 4-1). It was seen as a turning point in Turkish Football and after 2 years in World Cup 2002; Turkish National Team was in the 3rd place. (The most part of the squad of the national team in 2002 were Galatasaray players who won UEFA Cup in 2000.) In 2001, Galatasaray S.K won the Super Cup against the former Champions League winners Real Madrid (2-1) and also played quarter-final in UEFA Champions League against Real Madrid C.F again but this time they were defeated. After all these Galatasaray became more popular and then the most-known Turkish football club. As years passed Fenerbahçe S.K and Beşiktaş S.K also won some important matches against popular clubs. In 2008, Fenerbahçe S.K also played in quarter-finals in UEFA Champions League with the coach Arthur Zico who was one of the best Brazilian players in 80s.
Of course when people hear something about Turkish Football, they probably think about only Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş (and national team as well) because of their successes and the quality players that they have in their squads. For example Fenerbahçe made a deal with Roberto Carlos in 2008 who is one of the best left back players in the world. Galatasaray S.K have some players such as Harry Kewell, Milan Baros, Kader Keita, Leo Franco. In the first division in Turkey there are so many popular players, known by most of the people.
In short, Turkish Football and the quality of the Turkish league are developing. Today, almost all the Turkish fans expect the club teams to win more trophies and want to see them in the next rounds in European competitions; in UEFA Europa League and in UEFA Champions League. But the only thing that Turkish fans can do is to be patient. Patience, training and being experienced are the only ways for the Turkish clubs to be succesful. Turkish football, Turkish football teams started to be heard more in Europe and if people living in Turkey want to see a good future and more development then they have to show patience and support their teams and the football teams should work much harder than they did before.
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