What happened in Turkish football today? 24/01/2019

Fenerbahce carries on providing very poor performance as it has been relegated from Turkish Cup.

Fenerbahce has been relegated from Turkish Cup at the last 16 stage after it has lost to Umraniyespor with 1:0 scoreline as game has been developing in similar scenario as in 1st leg.

In fact, both games has been in similar manner as Fenerbahce has recieved red card during an early at 2nd half which has led for Umraniyespor to get highly motivated and get a goal thanks to the Leandrinho. But it needs to be stated that Fenerbahce has provided poor performance prior to conceding goal during this game and even through it did create chances its hard to state that team has provided much pressure towards Umraniyespor. Apart of losing to team in lower league, Fenerbahce didnt provide any fighting spirit and didnt manage to get an upper hand of the game. This performance of Fenerbahce during today couldnt be referred as bad night or being unlucky due of this tie as it has performed like that during whole season. It was stated and expected that Fenerbahce would take Turkish Cup in much serious manner as it provided very poor performance, and doesnt provide much hope for the future. It is clear that Fenerbahce needs to do many things to improve with their performance and it does look like issue at Fenerbahce is not related to head coach as same results are coming up with 3rd head coach during this season.

One of the main reasons why Umraniyespor has recieved such a great result among poor performance of Fenerbahce has been 1st league team to provide right respect to the Istanbul giants regardless of their condition. With Umraniyespor providing right focus to the game has provided strong performance. Umraniyespor has become 2nd team from lower division to get to quarter-final after Hatayspor  has got surprising score against Basaksehirspor.

Fenerbahce carries on providing poor performance and with lack of providing any good football does provide this image of being relegated at the league can become reality.

Trabzonspor young players showed great performance against Balikesirspor.

Trabzonspor has managed to show good reaction following losing to Basaksehirspor at the Super League and getting 9 points behind leaders, with showing much better performance against Balikesirspor with younger players.

Even through both two legs has not been specifically easy for Trabzonspor as Balikesirspor did  show some good performance in this tie, Trabzonspor has taken all of the focus as it has managed to win game with 3:1 scoreline, and end tie with 5:2 aggregate, and this taken account that field condition at the Balikesir has not been great. It needs to be noted that youth players which did get their chance at the game did provide great performance and has recieved great, especially from Abdulkadir Parlak who has shown memorable performance during 2nd half with finding 2 goals and despite of not recieving many playing time in his career at this level, he has also controlled game and played an important role for Trabzonspor and did show himself as potential star both for a team and also for country. The project of Trabzonspor at academy is doing good job and needs to do so in upcoming weeks.

Trabzonspor did reach to quarter-final and at the tournament which didnt show good performance in recent years it would be certain that their would be aiming for title in this season.

Besiktas will come out to tough game against Erzurumspor regardless of positions of table of both sides. 

Besiktas, which still finds itself 9 points behind league leaders Basaksehirspor, would be coming to the games which would be an important for them if their want to end season with league title, and this time it would be meeting with Eskisehirspor who is located at relegation zone.

Besiktas does have number of internal issues at the squad as some of their players, namely Vagner Love and Ricardo Quaresma wanting to leave team and hence their mental condition does provide harm to the player, Quaresma bit more as Love is now not at the squad. However, good performance of the younger players especially Dorukhan Tokoz does provide some hope as team did provide good performance against Akhisarspor. It needs to be remembered that even through Erzurumspor are at relegation zone, its the side which always tries to show high level and positive performance with high tempo and seems to be at condition due of lack of motivation. But this factor alone would lead for Besiktas to have a difficult game as it would remember themselves during 1st half game where game has ended with 2:2 scoreline. Besiktas would be coming out as favourite for sure, but as been stated Erzurumspor would give tough time to them.

Besiktas as would be expected only aim is to win game and hope that other games in this week would go into their hand so their can keep at title race.

Results:
Turkish Cup, Last 16, 2nd leg:
Hatayspor 4:1 Basaksehirspor (agg: 4:2)
Kasimpasa 1:0 Alanyaspor (agg: 1:0)
Fenerbahce 0:1 Umraniyespor (agg: 0:2)

Schedule:
Turkish Super League, 19th week:
20:30 Besiktas - Erzurumspor

In other news:

- PFDK decisions:
- Trabzonspor, Bursaspor, Fenerbahce and Besiktas has recieved 20,000 TL fine for events at the field.
- Trabzonspor has recieved 20,000 TL and blockage of fans fine for behaviour of fans.
- Trabzonspor worker Ozer Bayraktar has recieved 21-days of deprivation of rights and 25,000 TL fine for anti-sportmanship behaviour
- Trabzonspor administrator Gokhan Kandemir has recieved 13,000 TL fine for anti-sportmanship behaviour
- Bursaspor has recieved 100,000 TL and blockage of fans fine for behaviour of fans
- Fenerbahce has recieved 45,000 TL and blockage of fans fine for behaviour of fans.
- Alanyaspor has recieved blockage of fans for behaviour of fans
- Besiktas has recieved 170,000 TL and blockage of fans fine for behaviour of fans.
- Akhisarspor has got 3:0 loss due of extra foreign players at the squad and blockage of stands for behaviour of fans.

- TFF arbitration committee has reduced Fenerbahce player Eljif Elmas 2-games ban to 1-game ban.

- Goztepe has loaned Sporting Lisbon player Lumor Agbenyenu until end of the season.

- Erzurumspor has terminated contract with its player Ozer Hurmaci

- Rizespor CEO Hasan Kartal had an anjio operation and currently has been released from hospital.

- Besiktas are interested to transfer Augsburg player Caiuby

- CeltaVigo player Emre Mor has been taken out of squad.

- CrystalPalace are interested to transfer Everton player Cenk Tosun.

- Kayserispor player Bilal Basakcioglu had an operation due of his injury and expected to return to field on April.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Jagiellonia Bialystok player Taras Romanczuk and Ludogorets player Jacek Goralski.

- Galatasaray are close to terminate contract with its player Serdar Aziz with player considering to leave behind 1.8 million+600,000 euro unpaid salary.

-  Southampton are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Islam Slimani.

- Besiktas are interested to transfer Olympique Lyon player Martin Terrier.

- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Lazio player Felipe Caicedo.

- CeltaVigo player Emre Mor agent Bektas Demirtas has stated that he will not represent player anymore.

- Kasimpasa considers to sell its player Mbiaye Diagne during this mid-season transfer window.

- MLS clubs are interested to transfer Besiktas player Ricardo Quaresma.

- Sassuolo are interested to transfer Alanyaspor player Merih Demiral.

- Hamburg are interested to transfer Stuttgart player Berkay Ozcan.

- Trabzonspor will not sell its player Olcay Sahan during this mid-season transfer window.

- Besiktas has signed professional contract with its academy player Fatih Degirmenci for 2 years.

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer PSV Eindhoven player Bart Ramselaar

- Olympiakos are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Mathieu Valbuena.