General Overview: The Fourth Week of Turkish League

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