Galatasaray win shows that team would focus more into cup for rest of the season.
After making its chances of getting league title to almost impossible with loss to Osmanlispor on weekend, Galatasaray has returned to Turkish Cup last game at group stage with comfortable win against Kastamonuspor 1966 with 4:1 scoreline and hence getting to last 16 knock-out game of competition with high mood to the weekend.
The star of the game is undoubetdly was Sinan Gumus who made hat-trick at the game with all goals coming at the first half of the game. Gumus has shown some impressive football lately both at cup and league, and has continued this at today's game with 3 quality goals. As been stated in yesterday blog, Galatasaray will now focus towards Turkish Cup and Europa League and it would be expected for Galatasaray to change its priorities for aiming to win Turkish Cup this season. Hence, it should not be surprising that team has won with such scoreline prior to start of the competition knock-out stages. Galatasaray newly-signed player Martin Linnes was also present at the starting 11 and has shown pretty impressive performance and reminded that he as player could be very useful to the club.
Galatasaray will go to the knock-out stage last 16 game at high mood with today win and very likely to aim for the win at the weekend. Usually for big "4" teams when chances of league title is getting into null the main focus is always at the Turkish Cup and as been stated this what would we likely to see from a team.
Meanwhile, Kastamonuspor 1966 has ended the group stage at last place at the group with 4 points, with getting into group stage of competition and playing two games against Super League clubs Galatasaray and Akhisar Belediyespor has given lots of experience to the team which it could use for development for players.
Fenerbahce and Antalyaspor will play for formalities
The game at the Turkish Cup between Fenerbahce and Antalyaspor tomorrow does not have any importance since both clubs has been qualified to last 16 stage prior to this game and more likely to used it as a training game prior to the knock-out game this weekend.
The game would likely to be played in slow tempo with both teams just trying to control the game and possibly find some positions but as usual with this case it would be hard for players to provide its full concentration and keeping at higher place with the fact that both teams would be looking forward for the game at the weekend. Fenerbahce has some advantage with its performance recently both at the Turkish Cup and Super League, however this factor will not play an important role at the game.
Meanwhile, Antalyaspor might try to find revenge for its earlier game at the Turkish Cup but apart of that it is in similar way as Fenerbahce as it would surely end at 2nd place at the group regardless of the result.
So is, Trabzonspor-Gaziantepspor game.
Exactly same things could be said for the game between Trabzonspor and Gaziantepspor as in similar manner both teams has qualified to the next stage with Trabzonspor being at top spot and Gaziantepspor securing its 2nd place prior to last week of the game.
The game as with Fenerbahce- Antalyaspor, would be seen as for both teams try to find some positions during the game but the focus and morale would lead teams to play slow football and with lack of positions. The games involving big "4" teams, especially tomorrow has lack of any importance to them and would also be seen as an attempt to get ready for knock-out stage of the Turkish Cup. Trabzonspor with taking Turkish Cup might take game seriously and try to end group stage with 6 out of 6 but once again it could be hard to achieve as mission at the group has arleady been achieved.
Gaziantepspor also game doesnt play an important role and it would just try to get good result possibly even winning it.
Result
Turkish Cup, Group Stage, Group E, 6th week
Galatasaray 4:1 Kastamonuspor 1966
Turkish Cup, Group Stage, Group F, 6th week
Nazilli Belediyespor 1:2 Adanaspor
Turkish Cup, Group Stage, Group G, 6th week
Inegolspor 0:2 Kayserispor
Konyaspor 2:1 Etismesgut Belediyespor
Schedule
Turkish Cup, Group Stage, Group A, 6th week
13:00 Bandirmaspor - Sanliurfaspor
Turkish Cup, Group Stage, Group C, 6th week
12:00 1461 Trabzon- Kardemir Karabukspor
Turkish Cup, Group Stage, Group D, 6th week
14:00 Aydinspor 1923 - Bucaspor
Turkish Cup, Group Stage, Group F, 6th week
19:00 Gaziantepspor- Trabzonspor
Turkish Cup, Group Stage, Group H, 6th week
12:00 Tuzlaspor - Giresunspor
20:45 Antalyaspor - Fenerbahce
In other news:
-Fenerbahce will play against Kayserispor at Turkish Cup last 16 game.
- Professioanl Football Disciplinary Commitee has recieved fines and bans, which are:
- Eskisehirspor CEO Mesut Hoscan has recieved 30,000 TL fine and 45 days deprivation of rights.
- Besiktas, Kayserispor and Trabzonspor has recieved warning notice for behaviour of fans.
- Trabzonspor trainer Salih Tekke has recieved 1 game ban and 13,000 TL fine
- Professional Football Disciplinary Committee has announced referarls to its committee, which are:
- Fenerbahce has been referred to for not following rules at the game against Rizespor.
- Basaksehirspor and Kasimpasa were reffered for behaivour of the fans.
- Galatasaray player Wesley Snejder manager Guido Albers: Snejder is not going anywhere. I was here to talk about sponsorship deals.
- Fenerbahce player Luis Nani and Raul Meireles have joined training session of team today.
- Kayserispor has signed Toulouse player Ali Ahlamada for 2.5 years.
- AkhisarBelediyespor has signed Balikesirspor player Mugdat Celik for 2.5 years.
- RayoVallecano has loaned Besiktas player Aras Ozbiliz.
- Maiz05 has declined transfer offer from Borussia Dortmund for its player Yunus Malli.
- Al Nasr player Youness Mokhtar has arrived to Kayseri to have negotiations with Kayserispor.
- Bursaspor has terminated contract with Youth Development responsible Oliver Chavanon.
- Crystal Palace are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Emmanuel Emenike.
- Fenerbahce CEO Aziz Yildirim has been acquinted from case against Hamdi Akin where Akin stated that Yildirim has used foul language to him
- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Roma player Seydou Doumbia.
- Rizespor are interested to transfer Partizan player Filip Knezevic.
- Bursaspor player Pablo Batalla has visited Uludag University Ongology patient and Bursaspor fan Samet Oner and give him t-shirt as present.
- Number of fans came to Antalyaspor training for protest but instead took pictures with club player SamuelEtoo and head coach Jose Morais.
- Akhisar Belediyespor head coach Cihat Arslan: I dont know if Trabzonspor transfer of our player Guray Vural will take place.I dont know with which players I will continue season
- InterMilan are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Caner Erkin.
- Besiktas player Denis Boyko is expected to play at the Turkish Cup game against Sivas Belediyespor on Thursday.
- Galatasaray might sell its player Fernando Muslera if it recieves good offer.
- Galatasaray player Burak Yilmaz has told to club head coach Mustafa Denizli that he wants to leave the club.
- WestHamUnited will start transfer negotiations with Fenerbahce player Emmanuel Emenike.
- Construction of Vodafone Arena might take longer then planned due of rebuilding of saddles at the stadium.
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