Trabzonspor has reached to quarter-final but it wasnt easy task for them.
Trabzonspor has qualified to Turkish Cup quarter-final as it has managed to win Balikesirspor at away game with 3:1 scoreline and ending tie with 5:2 scoreline and has shown much more focussed and attacking game compare to 1st leg.
With Trabzonspor winning 1st leg with minumum scoreline and providing an away goal to their opponents and also losing to Basaksehirspor at the league, it was important for Trabzonspor to show right reaction. It needs to be stated that it still didnt provide dominant game too much as it has allowed Balikesirspor to occassionally creating chances and making scoreline to 1:1, it still has shown positive approach to a game with creating chances as it has come out with a bit more strong squad also. It was important for Trabzonspor to focus into game and their just did that for sure. This win and also getting to quarter-final of the game has also provided motivation for quarter-final and team would also closer aim to get their Turkish Cup which their didnt for long time period right now. Surely, this win would let Trabzonspor to look at coming game against Sivasspor with bigger motivation.
Meanwhile, it needs to be admitted that Balikesirspor with reaching to last 16 stage and also providing difficult time to Trabzonspor in 2nd legs has shown their quality and provided some positive football and team should be satisfied with their performance for sure.
Trabzonspor has got into quarter-final of Turkish Cup with 5:2 scoreline and at least has gained motivation and confidence after loss to Basaksehirspor in last week games at league.
Galatasaray has got minumum advantage against Boluspor.
Galatasaray has got an advantage with minumum scoreline during Turkish Cup last 16 1st leg game against Boluspor with 1:0 scoreline and despite it was coming out as strong favourite, it wouldnt be able to state that it was easy game for us.
Stating that it needs to be remembered that Galatasaray did come out with an alternative squad with giving chances to its younger players and reserves and to some extend their did show good performance, especially of goalkeeper Ismail Cipe who has prevented high amount of the goals from Boluspor attempts and has provided high amount of confidence to his fellow players. Still, it was important for Selcuk Inan to score goal as been mentioned at our blog as he has gained some confidence which he could have been lacking as he didnt play for lots of the games in recent time. With remembering that game has been played away, this could be seen as good result for Galatasaray and with still being at title race and also at Europa League, it could be stated that for team Turkish Cup its last place among priorities which could lead for such performance and focus from team.
Galatasaray did keep this tie open and still to be continued with high level performance at its home ground during next week even through before that it would have a crucial game against Goztepe this week at Super League.
Fenerbahce needs to take Umraniyespor very seriously.
Even through none of the favourites during Turkish Cup last 16 1st leg games didnt get a confident wins at their ties, Fenerbahce has been only side which has lost game as it has lost to Umraniyespor last week with 1:0 scoreline and doesnt provide much hope to be to turn around this tie.
With such poor performance at the Super League and also not certainty how team would perform at Europa League knockout stages due of their performance, it has been put by many Turkish Cup as main priority for rest of the season. But it should be stated that during 1st leg game of this tie, it didnt provide high level performance which would be expected from team which really wants to win this cup. Umraniyespor which as side also has its limitations and some internal issues has gained high motivation from 1st leg and would be coming out to the game believing that at worst it cant lose this Fenerbahce, as sadly for Istanbul giant, its opponents are treating their opponents in such manner as it is as beatable team this season. Fenerbahce to get to quarter-final of this competition needs to take this game very seriously and give their best as good result will not be taking them to next round but also provide with high motivation and confidance for upcoming games.
Fenerbahce does have this opportunity as it going to meet with Umraniyespor but it got them beforehand and didnt lose them effectively this season.
Results:
Turkish Cup, Last 16, 2nd leg:
Bodrumspor 1:2 Yeni Malatyaspor (agg: 3:5)
Goztepe 3:0 Antalyaspor(agg: 6:3)
Balikesirspor 1:3 Trabzonspor(agg: 2:5)
Schedule:
Turkish Cup, last 16, 2nd leg:
13:00 Hatayspor - Basaksehirspor (agg: 0:1)
18:00 Kasimpasa - Alanyaspor (agg:0:0)
20:30 Fenerbahce - Umraniyespor (agg: 0:1)
In other news:
- TFF has announced referees for Turkish Cup last 16 2nd leg games on 24th January:
13:00 Hatayspor-Basaksehirspor: Ozgur Yankaya
18:00 Kasimpasa- Alanyaspor: Bahattin Simsek
20:30 Fenerbahce- Umraniyespor: Serkan Tokat
- Fenerbahce and club CEO Ali Koc has been referred to PFDK for anti-sportmanship statements.
- Erzurumspor has terminated contract with its player Erhan Celenk.
- Rizespor has loaned Pyramids player Okechekwu Goodison Azubuike until end of the season.
- Gimnastic de Tarragona has loaned Antalyaspor player Abdelaziz Barrada until end of the season.
- Akhisarspor has terminated contract with its player Daniel Larsson.
- Galatasaray administrator Abdurrahim Albayrak: We did make an agreemeant with Alan and his team. We are still are at negotiations process. Coming to Pato he has some issues at club which he aims to solve. We also have negotiations with 10 players.
- Trabzonspor administrator Haluk Sahin has requested for conversation between referee Halil Umut Merel and VAR referee Firat Aydinus and AVAR would be announced publicly during Super League 18th week game against Basaksehirspor.
- Konyaspor player Jens Jonsson will not be able to play for 2-3 weeks due of injury.
- Besiktas player Ricardo Quaresma are reported at leaving Istanbul to Portugal.
- Roma head coach Eusebio De Francesco: Cengiz Under would not be able to play for some time. I hope he would be ready to play at Champions League game.
- Konyaspor administrator Selcuk Aksoy has stated that club has completed transfers for mid-season.
- Fulham player Aboubakar Kamara has been taken into custoty in England for attacking club personal after training session. NB: Yeni Malatyaspor has made principal agreement for transfer with player.
- Besiktas are close to terminate contract with its player Vagner Love.
- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Spartak Moscow player Ze Luis.
- Galatasaray are willing to exchange its player Serdar Aziz with Fenerbahce in return of Alper Potuk.
- TottenhamHotspur has made deal to loan its player Kevin N'koudou to Besiktas but doesnt consider to club to also get purchase option.
- Besiktas has offered 1+1 year extension contract to its player Adriano.
- Fenerbahce has made loan deal with Chelsea players Danny Drinkwater and Danny Moses for 6 months.
- Fenerbahce has made 1.5 year contract deal with Basaksehirspor player Emmanuel Adebayor.
- Alanyaspor has offered 2-year extension contract to its player Efecan Karacan.
- Turkish referees Cuneyt Cakir, Bahattin Duran, Tarik Ongun, Huseyin Cicek and Barik Simsek would attend UEFA referee seminar in Lisbon, Portugal on 27th January.
- Galatasaray has started transfer negotiations with Everton regarding of its loaned player Henri Onyekuru.
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