Besiktas gets important 3 points against struggling Sivasspor.
Besiktas has won an important game for its title race with a back-to-back goals, scored between 58th and 61st minutes, to the struggling Sivasspor and makes one step closer for the league title at this Super League season. It was not particularly easy game for Besiktas but with high tempo at the beginning of 2nd half of the game it has managed to end game with 2:1 scoreline.
Compare to previous game against Bursaspor at newly-opened Vodafone Arena, Besiktas has provided slower tempo game however with the goal from Mario Gomez and penalty goal by Ozaydin Ozyakup has helped team to get an important 3 points and prior to Fenerbahce game tomorrow has risen point difference to 8 points. However, today's game does show that Besiktas will have trouble at away games and will not get easier wins compare to home games where there is huge support of fans. Sivasspor during the game, especially at the first half has shown that it is aiming to get an important point/s from today's game and provided to Besiktas some tough moments but due of quality difference it didnt manage to get important point to make themselves close to secure despite of Aatif Chahechou last minute goal at the game.
With 5 games left at the Besiktas until league title, Besiktas has become one step closer to its ultimate aim against the team which needs points right now. Schedule of the Besiktas is very tough but with the performance and motivation of the players, the main opponent for them is certainly themselves in this title race.
Sivasspor meanwhile has shown signs that it is capable to stay at the league next season if their will carry on that kind of football in last 5 games, but it is not easy task for them as many teams at league have many different targets right now at the league, and their going to meet with them.
Galatasaray didnt win 7th game back-to-back.
Galatasaray didnt win a game during last 7 games with recieving another damage from Antalyaspor with 4:2 scoreline. The game was played as cat-mouse until Antalyaspor has found its 3rd goal and this game has shown once again that Galatasaray focus at the league is over and team is just waiting for the league to end.
Antalyaspor player Samuel Eto'o 2nd goal which was scored at 53rd minute has recieved lots of protest from Galatasaray as it being hand ball and has brought another mistake from the referee. After the game, Galatasaray player Fernando Muslera has stated that the team was playing against 17 players (11 Antalyaspor +6 referees) and has criticised also Samuel Eto'o for not providing fair-play by stating that he played hand ball. However, even through there was handball it would be unfair to state that this goal has affected scoreline taking account that Galatasaray has drawn once again to 2:2 after this goal. Galatasaray has once again provided performance where it was visible that it is lacking concentration and motivation.
Galatasaray will now play Turkish Cup semi-final 1st leg game against Rizespor on 20th April, the tournament which it seems to be focussed at. However, with poor performance in past weeks at the league it could affect negatively to the team at the cup also, especially since will play against Rizespor which also has set its target to the Turkish Cup this season.
Antalyaspor is among teams which are without targets right now but it showed that it wanted this game and has provided high motivational performance, winning another game against big 4. Despite of hand ball, Samuel Eto'o once again has reminded everyone why he is top player and could play important role at last 5 games with his key performance today.
Comfortable win against Mersin IdmanYurdu would provide motivation to the Fenerbahce.
To some extent, Mersin IdmanYurdu is perfect opponent to Fenerbahce right now which seems to have bad results in recent weeks and makes it chances to league title weaker and weaker each week. To all respect to Mersin IdmanYurdu, it could provide motivation which Fenerbahce needs right now.
One of the main issues of Fenerbahce in last weeks is not able to convert its attacks into goals and is being main reason for bad results, unhappiness of team and its supporters. With taking its supporters at its back at the game tomorrow against weak Mersin IdmanYurdu would provide chance to get an important win for a team which Fenerbahce needs urgently to carry on pressurising Besiktas at the standings. If Fenerbahce can manage to score some goals it would stop stress for not scoring and could lead to score at the upcoming games. One thing is certain Fenerbahce needs to win the game in whatever cost or it can forget title.
Mersin IdmanYurdu with having chance to stay at the league next season will provide its best football but fact that the players are still are not paid will affectively negatively to the team. It will not be an easy game for Fenerbahce but if it plays its best football it should win the game without big issues.
Results
Turkish Super League, 29th week
Eskisehirspor 1:2 Konyaspor
Rizespor 0:1 Osmanlispor
Antalyaspor 4:2 Galatasaray
Sivasspor 1:2 Besiktas
Schedule
Turkish Super League, 29th week
13:30 Kasimpasa- Kayserispor
13:30 Basaksehirspor - Gaziantepspor
16:00 Bursaspor - Akhisar Belediyespor
19:00 Fenerbahce - Mersin IdmanYurdu
In other news:
- Turkish Sports Minister Akif Cagaday Kilic: 90% of construction of Gaziantep Arena is complete. At May field works will start.
- Galatasaray fans has greeted club players at airport with a protest towards players and administrators after team arrived from Antalya.
- Orange Sport: Trabzonspor has agreed to transfer Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Mircea Lucescu
- Fenerbahce intends to use 50 million budget for summer transfers.
- Fenerbahce plans to extend contracts with its players Gokhan Gonul and Mehmet Topal
- Besiktas are interested to transfer Milan player Cristian Zapata.
- Referee of Europa League game between Braga and Fenerbahce Ivan Bebek has stated at game report that Volkan Sen has left game calmly after red card.
- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Bordeaux player Cheik Diabete, Guingamp player Jimmy Briand and Lorient player Lamine Gassama
- Fenerbahce are interested to appoint Shakhtar Donetsk head coach Mircea Lucescu as club head coach.
- WestHamUnited are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Gokhan Gonul.
- Besiktas has announced transfer fee for its player Oguzhan Ozyakup as 16 million euro.
- Besiktas has principally agreed to extend to contract of its player Ismail Koybasi for 4 years and 1.1 million TL salary.
- Galatasaray has doubled bonus for the win against Rizespor at the Turkish Cup semi-final from 100,000 to 200,000 TL
- Galatasaray player Wesley Snejder intends to stay at the club for next season.
- Trabzonspor are interested to transferred West Ham United player Aly Cissokho.
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