What happened in Turkish football today? 26/07/2020

Turkish champions end season with loss to Kasimpasa

Turkish champions of 2019-20 season has completed this season losing with 3:2 scoreline with playing some reserved and younger players against Kasimpasa win has moved them 1 spot higher in the league which provide financial gain with this win.

The game as would be expected did been played in small tempo from Basaksehirspor with loss of concentration as its been busy with celebrating its title during whole week and also mentally focussing into celebrating winning title in its stadium after game. Still it needs to be praised for Basaksehirspor to be getting back from 3:0 with finding goals between 78th-80th minutes with goals from Demba Ba and Edin Visca and did provide high level chances in the last minutes with aiming not to get loss from final of the week. Still, such slower tempo game with players who didnt recieve high amount of playing time its been expected for them to lose points in the season which it did provide high level performance especially towards end of the season following Covid19 break.
Kasimpasa which did also raise level of performance following Covid19 break with coming out to formality game with only chance to be moving one position higher in the league, did come out for win but of course due of opponent focus and whole aim of the week did end season at high note.

Basaksehirspor without doubt has written history with winning this title with Okan Buruk and without has right to be celebrating this title.

Trabzonspor shown best performance for last 9 season but it could been better.

Even through Trabzonspor has ended as runners-up of Super League and could be attending to Champions League play-off round if CAS approves its complaint and also being finalist of Turkish Cup, it needs to be remembered that its been which has lost title race following Covid-19 break.

It needs to be noted that during Super League 34th week against Kayserispor, which with winning it has also relegated its opponents, it almost lost points with conceding goal on 1:1 but last minute goal from Alexandr Sorloth which did become also this season most goalscorer with 26 goals, has let them get 2nd spot. It needs to be noted here that this is being best performance during last 9 seasons but without doubt could been even more better if it did get supporters help in last 8 weeks and also if its solved its losing points after being ahead as it lost 27 points. This is been very good season for Trabzonspor but it needs to build on this and look ways in this break to make even more competitive side.

Trabzonspor did gain motivation and confidence prior to Turkish Cup against Alanyaspor on 29th July with an aim to end season with one title which it would deserve.

Besiktas has ended at 3rd place thanks to right attitude after Covid19 break.

Besiktas has ended season with confident 3:0 win against Genclerbirligi during last game of the season and has got 3rd spot thanks to Goztepe beating Sivasspor during parallel game and could get Champions League spot if CAS approves UEFA ban.

Without doubt Besiktas should be compared with before and after its head coach Sergen Yalcin has been appointed with side providing much more confident and strong performance. However, its need to be also thankful for Covid19 effects since clubs which been their direct opponents, namely Sivasspor, Galatasaray and Alanyaspor loss of  points did help them to get closer and overpass those clubs. As been seen also against Genclerbirligi following Yalcin appointment and Covid19 break, Besiktas has changed its style of performance with providing much more attacking game. With some players living side due of unpaid salaries during and before Covid19 it needs to be noted it did get great outcome.

Besiktas which is being at financial crises without doubt did get into even more unstable condition so it can have some issues during summer transfer window and hence should provide focus into development of young players.

Results:
Turkish Super League, 34th week:
Kasimpasa 3:2 Basaksehirspor

Turkish 1st league, play-off round, semi-final, 2nd leg:
Adana Demirspor 4:1 Bursaspor(agg:4:1)
Akhisarspor 0:1 Fatih Karagumrukspor(agg: 3:4)

In other news:

- BurakYilmaz has went through medical checkup for Lille.

- Goztepe has ended contracts with its players Wallace Reis and Deniz Kadah

- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Besiktas-loaned player Mohammed Elneny

-Liverpool are interested transfer Schalke 04 player Ozan Kabak

- FortunaDusseldorf player Kaan Ayhan wants to be transferred to Galatasaray

- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Manchester United player Juan Mata

- Besiktas and Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Genoa player Sinan Gumus.