What happened in Turkish football today? 07/11/2022

Fenerbahce continues winning games thanks to Enner Valencia penalty goal

Fenerbahce continues its confident performance as it has won with minumum scoreline against Sivasspor thanks to the Enner Valencia penalty goal as it played with most amount of 2nd half with 10 men.

This game has been rose lots of expectation as both clubs has ended its group stages at Europa League and Conference League in the top of performance and this game would let to focus more into league until March. It needs to be mentioned that due of tiredness from mid-week game and also importance of game for both sides has led for game to be played at controllable manner without much opportunities and focussed into defensive game. Fenerbahce compare to previous games has failed to get full control of the game and especially in the end of Sivasspor has led them to get control of the game. Following red card of Michy Batshuayi game did turn into difficulty especially with an attacker being send off, but Fenerbahce continued showing good attacking game and got penalty thanks to the Alioski, as position been converted with Enner Valencia. Fenerbahce later has continued showing forward seeking game but also been focussed to defensive game which led them for win.

Sivasspor on their part did show some good organised game for 90 minutes especially at defences and did create some goodchances towards end of 1st half and did showed good signs it wanted to win game which it needed but differences of quality did pay effect. Still Sivasspor did show good psitive signs.

Fenerbahce hence did get an important win against Sivasspsor and now got into point advantage of 5 points from its closest opponents at the top. 

Trabzonspor are being in serious decline of performance.

Trabzonspor has lost its opportunity of 2:0 leadership against Konyaspor as it conceded 2 goals from Mame Diouf and also played around last 20 minutes with an extra men.

It needs to be also mentioned that compare to opponents, Trabzonspor did find 2 goals through penalties and even through there were right decisions, it could be mentioned that it couldnt find goals on play game. In overall, Trabzonspor seems to be in big decline compare to previous season as it lost tempo and as been seen in this game ability to control scoreline. There seems to be also defensive issue as Konyaspor didnt have issues with creating chances including during last 20 minutes and could ended game with a win if its been more lucky or had good last touches. Trabzonspor in overall is being side which needed most of World Cup break which is going to start after Ankaragucu game.

Trabzonspor are being on decline of performance in serious way and needs to improve their performance with Abdullah Avci looking for tactical solutions for this performance.

Galatasaray will met with 3rd league side Ofspor at Turkish Cup.

Galatasaray will be returning to Turkish Cup as it would be playing against Ofspor which are currently being close to relegation zone at 3rd league.

With Galatasaray gaining high confidence and motivation from Besiktas game, it would be also aiming to show equally effective game as it did on previous part as it beaten Kirikkalespor with 7:0 scoreline on previous round. Galatasaray would be expecting to be coming out once again with alternative squad conceding mainly with substitutes and reserved players who would be focussing to prove themselves to coach Okan Buruk especially players like Yusuf DeFmir and Haris Seferovic. Galatasaray would be coming without doubt as strong favourites with Ofspor aiming to get some good experience from such game.

Galatasaray as been noted will be coming out as strong and confident favourites and hence would be focussing to get confident result with reserved players.

Results: 

Turkish Super League, 13th week:

Fenerbahce 1:0 Sivasspor

Hatayspor 3:3 Basaksehirspor

Schedule:

Turkish Cup, 4th round:

13:00 Kasimpasa - Trabzon FK

14:00 Erzurumspor - Erokspor

14:00 Yeni Malatyaspor - Usakspor

15:00 Alanyaspor-Sakaryaspor

17:00 Ankaragucu - Amedspor

19:00 Adana Demispor - Nazillispor

21:00 Galatasaray-Ofspor

In other news:

- Trabzonspor has been drawn against Basel at Conference League 2nd round

-Galatasaray player Victor Nelsson and Trabzonspor player Jens Strygen Larsen has been selected to Danish National Team for World Cup 2022

-- Fenerbahce player Irfan Can Egribat will not be able to play for 2-weeks due of injury.

- Trabzonspor has been drawn against Basel at Conference League 2nd round

- Augsburg are interested to transfer Kayserispor player Onur Bulut.

- AdanaDemirspor has terminated contract with its player Artem Dzyuba with mutual agreement.

- BorussiaDortmund are interested to transfer Galatasaray player Yusuf Demir.

- Udinese are interested to transfer Kayserispor player Onur Bulut.

- SheffieldUnited are interested to transfer Alanyaspor player Leroy Fer

- Gaziantep has announced that it would continue with Erol Bulut as head coach.