22 April 2018

What happened in Turkish football today? 21/04/2018


Galatasaray has managed to win Alanyaspor with huge luck.

Galatasaray player Sinan Gumus who has been among players who was heavily criticised during performance at Turkish Cup semi-final 2nd leg game against Akhisarspor has found a winning goal at 82nd minute and has brought back leadership with 4 weeks left at the season.

It needs to be noted that Galatasaray despite of showing good start of the game as it was winning with 2:0 scoreline at 17th minute has once again showed strong signs of away game phobia as it has lost this advantage. Galatasaray didnt provide as been mentioned above didnt provide once again good performance at the away game but has shown fighting spirit at the game at which it has also some luck from Alanyaspor who didnt manage to find winning goal. It needs to be noted that Galatasaray did come out to the game with pressure with 1. it has lost its leadership to Basaksehirspor yesterday, 2. away game phobia and 3. it needs to be shown good performance after poor performance at the cup. Even through physically this pressure has provided some negative aspects to the team it needs to be stated that at least mentally it was focussed to the game. Without doubt main player has been substituted has been Sinan Gumus who has found goal which might bring league title to team.

Alanyaspor it needs to be stated did provide great performance despite of starting game in poor form and has shown great fighting spirit after 2:0 and did provide much better performance. One of the unlucky period that it wasnt able to convert goal after 2:2 even through it has got a good win. It could be stated that Alanyaspor did deserve win.

Galatasaray did get high motivation with coming back at the game with 3:2 win despite of showing poor performance and would keep themselves aimed for league title even more in last 4 weeks.

Trabzonspor has lost game with conceding at the end of two halves against Sivasspor.

Despite of creating high number of the chances against Sivasspor, Trabzonspor has lost crucial game for 5th spot as it has conceded goals at the end of the two halves. Even through the team has provided strong attacking game it didnt manage to provide needed last touch.

It also needs to be remembered that number of the players didnt play during game today due of injury which would been accepted would affect negatively towards Trabzonspor. Even with this absence it did provide good attacking game as it was aiming to win game and keep strong its hope for 5th spot. Taking account that Sivasspor is still their opponent for this 5 spot which could provide Europa League ticket if Akhisarspor will not win Turkish Cup. It needs to be stated that conceding at the end of two halves could be done due of losing concentation of the game which has been also issue at last week game against Osmanlispor. It does look that Trabzonspor head coach Riza Calimbay would need to find solutions for last 4 weeks with having absences of the players in some weeks as expected. The league does get into moment when you cant make mistakes and Trabzonspor needs to be careful not to lose 5th spot. Trabzonspor is currently have drop of the performance but as team their capable to solve those issues in upcoming weeks if it would get focussed once again to league.

Sivasspor meanwhile has got an important win with providing focus to the game and without losing concentration which has led to find goals at the crucial moments. Right now it has found 2 points behind Trabzonspor and would now focus to get 5th spot for last 4 weeks.

Trabzonspor has lost 2 games back-to-back and even through Trabzonspor does have some injuries this is not a good excuse for team which aims high and hence needs to improve results even with those circumstances.

Arda Turan has shown his best performance against Kayserispor and has kept at title race for Basaksehirspor.

Basaksehirspor player Arda Turan who has been critised with his performance at the team has become main player to bring 3:1 scoreline and keep them at title race as it won Kayserispor.

It needs to be noted that Basaksehirspor had more than expected difficult time against their opponents and in fact when game was at scoreline of 1:1 it could even lose game as Kayserispor did provide good performance and forward seeking game. However, at the weeks when good game is more crucial than points their have managed to stay focussed for the league title race. This result without doubt at worst has shown that team has set an aim to be at title race until end of the season. Still, it has very difficult game coming up to them including against Osmanlispor who are aiming to stay at the Super League and are showing good performance in last 2 weeks and hence this game expects to provide pretty difficult game for them and hence their need to improve from yesterday performance if their want to win this game. Without doubt it also important for Arda Turan to carry on taking crucial role at those games like he did against Kayserispor.

Basaksehirspor has set an aim to get league title would it be able to get is to carry on high performance for upcoming weeks and wait for mistake from Galatasaray.

Results:
Turkish Super League, 30th week:
Genclerbirligi 0:3 Osmanlispor
Kayserispor 1:4 Bursaspor
Trabzonspor 0:2 Sivasspor
Alanyaspor 2:3 Galatasaray

Schedule:
Turkish Super League, 30th week:
16:00 Konyaspor - Kasimpasa
16:00 Akhisarspor - Goztepe
19:00 Besiktas - Yeni Malatyaspor

In other news:

15 more suspects has been taken into custody due of events at Turkish Cup semi-final 2nd leg between Fenerbahce and Besiktas, with total number being raised to 23.

Referee of Turkish Cup semi-final 2nd leg game between Fenerbahce and Besiktas Metin Kalkavan is believed to abandone game due of fact that Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes has been falled from attack 2nd time.

Fenerbahce would provide its defence for events during Turkish Cup semi-final 2nd leg game against Besiktas in 3 parts:
- Besiktas has entered to changing room before referee did(according to rules, game would continue from time it stopped other day)
- During previous game against Besiktas worser events took place but game wasnt abandoned.
- Besiktas did everything for the game not to end on the day.
Besiktas would have financial meeting on 6th May, if majority is not gathered it would be moved to 13th May.

Besiktas CEO Fikret Orman: Those events which happened in stadium are not first time. Similar events happened on 2013 on our game against Galatasaray. I dont say Fenerbahce is responsible for events, but security of stadium are their responsibility.

-  Fenerbahce player Mehmet Topal: Our game has started in good manner and game was going well between sides. We had advantage from 1st leg against Besiktas. I dont think those were actions by our own fans, their wont do that. I believe that we need to give all focus to end game In first game I also recieved item to my head but we have focussed to stay at game and end it, we did that. Hopefully people who did that on game would be taken into custody. I dont think decision will be to forfeite game.

Besiktas trainer Erdinc Gultekin: We saw condition of Senol Gunes and took him to changing room due of his condition. But then we got into fight with Fenerbahce security staff. I has been mostly affected by that event.

Besiktas and Celtic are interested to transfer Fenerbahce-loaned player Vincent Janssen.

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