What happened in Turkish football today? 10/11/2022

Besiktas got win thanks to the goals from first half at Turkish Cup.

Besiktas has got a win against Serik Belediyespor during Turkish Cup 4th round and hence got into next stage of the tournament thanks to the 3 goals which did come during 1st half.

In fact, once again Besiktas did show two different halves even as it played against relatively weaker side as Serik Belediyespor is competing at 2nd league, but it needs to be mentioned that Besiktas did show strong and right attitude to the game with finding 2 goals within 10 minutes thanks to the goals from Redmond and Muleka,and later in half Dele Alli scoring more or less to empty goal.  This game as been noted before-hand did come in right time as it did regain confidence and motivation for next game after losing to Galatasaray at derby game. Meanwhile, with World Cup break coming up from next week, Besiktas head coach Senol Gunes would need to focus into how making sure side is playing top game for 90 minutes.

Besiktas did get good win and regained confidence but now it needs to work on showing strong game for 90 minutes.

Trabzonspor will aim to enter to break with high motivation.

Trabzonspor would be openning last week in the Super League prior to World Cup 2022 break with game against Ankaragucu as would be favourite but it needs to be mentioned that opponent are showing some improvements in recent weeks.

Trabzonspor is being side with some decline in recent weeks with performance and also generally compare to previous week, and without doubt it would have lots of work to do with improving its performance during World Cup break, but it would be focussed to get a win against Ankaragucu without doubt to both enter to break at high note and also keep its title aims arrive as it getting further from league leaders Fenerbahce. Ankaragucu is being side at some confidence and an aim to provide some attacking game and taking account that Trabzonspor is not at great form, it would be seeking to provide some pressure to opponent especially when it would have control of the ball. 

Trabzonspor hence would be coming to game as favourites but always it would need to give some effort to get win before break.

Future stars of Turkish football been called to national team

Turkish National Team has announced its squad for upcoming international friendlies against Scotland and Czech Republic as it extremely pleasant to see some young and new names.

With Turkey not being able to get World Cup ticket, it has used this break to play against other sides which didnt get into next round through play-offs and without doubt both Scotland and Czech Republic are good teams and would been good reference point and ability to check its condition as team. Most pleasant thing with using this as friendly games period, Stefan Kuntz has called Fenerbahce Arda Guler, Besiktas players Tayyip Talha Sanuc and Emirhan Ilkhan into the team as players would be able to get used at competing in such top level in national team level and Kuntz to check readiness for players in Euro 2024 qualifiers.

This squad and friendlies hence would been an opportunity for future stars of Turkish football to prove themselves to Kuntz. 

Results:

Turkish Cup, 4th round:

Istanbulspor 3:2 Etismesgut 

Goztepe 2:0 1928 Bucaspor

Tuzlaspor 2:1 Isparta 32spor

Rizespor 2:1 Kirklarelispor 

Denizlispor 0:5 Sanliurfaspor

Fatih Karagumruk 3:1 Kirsehir Belediyespor

Kayserispor 1:0 Sivas Belediyespor

Schedule:

Turkish Super League, 14th week:

20:00 Alanyaspor - Adana Demirspor

20:00 Ankaragucu - Trabzonspor

In other news:

- PFDK decisions:

- Fenerbahce recieved 205,000 TL fine, blockage of stands for events on field,behaviour of fans and teamwise anti-sportmanship actions.

- Sivasspor received 18,000 TL fine for anti-sportmanship behaviour teamwise.

- Galatasaray received 56,000 TL fine and blockage of stands for behaviour of fans and events on field.

- Galatasaray ballboy Mert Efe Batmaz got 8-days deprivation of rights for anti-sportmanship action.

- Kayserispor got 96,000 TL fine and blockage of stands for events on field and behaviour of fans.

- Kasimpasa recieved  blockage of stands for events on field and behaviour of fans.

- Rizespor got 28,000 TL fine TL fine and blockage of stands for events on field.

- Draw for Turkish Cup 5th round will take place on 11th November.

- Ankaragucu has been referred to PFDK for events on field.

- CentralRefereeCommittee coordinator Hugh Dallas:I think selection of referees in Turkey is going well,I don't play any role in decision.There has been too much criticism towards referees from clubs, it gives pressure to them. I don't think appointing foreign referees is solution

- Besiktas player Romain Saiss has been selected to Moroccan National Team for World Cup 2022

- Fenerbahce player Michy Batshuayi and Galatasaray player Dries Mertens has been selected to Belgian National Team for World Cup 2022.

- Fenerbhace player Luan Peres is expected to recover from injury in January.

- Fenerbahce player Enner Valencia didnt attend training session due of gribal infection.

- Besiktas considers to loan Al Nassr player Anderson Talisca.

- Besiktas are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Miha Zajc.