26 April 2023

What happened in Turkish football today? 25/04/2023





Fenerbahce lost an opportunity to reduce point difference with leaders.

Fenerbahce has lost an important opportunity to reduce point difference with league leaders Galatasaray to 4 points against struggling Istanbulspor especially as it was winning game with 2:0 scoreline. 

Even through Fenerbahce did start game with a mind to find goals and get game into its own control, it hard to state that it did full dominance of the game as it did struggle to get dangerous chances even through it did find goal early on game but been disallowed questionably but referee. As game progressed, Arda Guler did manage to get 2 goals especially with extraordinary 2nd goal but interesting it got penalty after scoring 2:0 due of lack of concentration and after that goal been converted, Istanbulspor did find 2nd goal in short notice. Fenerbahce with getting ahead again but conceding in the end of the game show by the time lack of providing organised defensive game and did lose an important opportunity at its title race.

Galatasaray as would be expected for leaders doesnt loss points very often but when it does its important for Fenerbahce to win games and if it doesnt achieve that it can forget its title.

Referees are being under huge pressure.

Fenerbahce meanwhile did send a letter to TFF calling for some conversations between VAR and main referee to be announced due of poor performance and questionable decisions from referee at game against Istanbulspor.

It needs to be mentioned that referees are being under pressure a lot in this period of time which without does affect into how their perform, concentation and decisions which their made and we would argue that such statement from Fenerbahce and other clubs does more harm than solution. Issue here that every team is providing complaint regarding referees and hence it affects they decision making. It is true that referee performance is not being very good, but it would be more productive to look for solution to this issue rather than keep throwing dirt towards them. 

Possibly reducing such amount of pressure towards referees could also provide relaxation and also improve their performance as they could focus more towards game.

Yamak convinced Keles to stay as head coach at Giresunspor

Giresunspor CEO Nahid Yamak has managed to convince club head coach Hakan Keles to stay at the club after he has provided letter of resignation.

Despite of poor performance of the team and also being in danger for relegation, Giresunspor does provide full trust towards Keles but when taking account that coach does consider to leave, it would without doubt affect his performance as he would feel under pressure. It needs to be mentioned that one of reasons also why club doesnt look warm to terminate contract is due of financial situation as it could be having difficult time to find replacement for him. In addition, Hakan Keles does have good connection with club and despite of protests in recent weeks, generally has also good connection with its own fans.

Administration of the club without doubt has showed trust towards him despite of poor results and now Keles would need to find ways to move this forward and improve its results in upcoming weeks.

In other news:

- PFDK decisions:

- Kasimpasa player Papy Djiloboudji and Adana Demirspor player David Akintola will not play for 2-weeks due of breaking rules.

- Ankaragucu has recieved 27,000 TL for events on field.

- Basaksehirspor recieved 26,000 TL for anti-sportmanship action of team.

- Basaksehirspor administrator Murat Yaman has recieved 7-game ban and 39,000 TL fine for statements and actions towards referee.

- Fenerbahce has received 280,000 TL and blockage of stands fine for actions of the fans.

- Istanbulspor received 24,000 TL for teamwise anti-sportmanship actions. 

- Galatasaray recieved 160,000 TL for behaviour of fans.

- Adana Demirspor recieved 56,000 TL for events on field.

- TFF has announced that Ankaragucu-Kasimpasa kick-off has been moved from 30th April to 29th April 19:00.
- Umraniyespor has requested VAR conversation to be made public for 8 games from TFF.
- Konyaspor player Robert Muric will not play for 2-weeks due of injury.
- Trabzonspor are interested to transfer Fatih Karagumruk player Fabio Borini.
- Galatasaray are interested to transfer Juventus player Leandro Parades.

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