22 December 2023

What happened in Turkish football today? 21/12/2023



Besiktas continues its downfall with losing this time to Alanyaspor

Free fall at Besiktas seems to be continuing as it lost to Alanyaspor with 3:1 scoreline at home ground with providing very simple goals with providing very simple mistakes.

Even through some pundits around Turkey did expect Besiktas to get good result as Alanyaspor has been having a bad form, it would be argued that Besiktas not winning at would not be seen as big surprise as Besiktas is providing very poor performance. However, even with that taking into account for Besiktas losing in such manner with conceding simple amateur goals would not been expected and acceptable. Besiktas even with appointment of new administrative team doesnt seem to be much involvement and lack of players wanting to show top game has been visible.

Alanyaspor without doubt did come out in right mind-set towards game and to some extend did use all issues which Besiktas are going through into its own advantage. This win for sure would provide needed confidence and motivation for team in future game.

Besiktas continues showing poor performance and it needs to find solution  if it doesnt want to make such bad season into much worser in upcoming games.

Fenerbahce won game but lost Fred.

Fenerbahce has got an important win against Kayserispor with scoreline of 4:3 but did lose probably its main key player Fred prior to derby game which does provide some worries to Fenerbahce supporters.

Coming to the game, it needs to be mentioned when looked how Kayserispor does perform during recent weeks, it was expected to be difficult game and Kayserispor without doubt did show that it is being at 3rd spot prior to game wasnt accident. Stating that, it wasnt very good start of the game as it did concede on 8th minute and later found 2nd goal. But afterwards, when getting behind with 3:1 scoreline, Kayserispor without doubt did show strong character as it did make scoreline 3:3 with being highly focussed. Fenerbahce meanwhile did play partly well and during that moments it did find goals in fact but in overall it did lack tempo and dominance at the game. Meanwhile, it needs to be stated that Mert Hakan Yandas getting 2nd yellow cards after only entering on few minutes didnt only do harm to himself but also to Fred as he tends to raise tension in most time at needless moments.

Fenerbahce hence did win an important game but it did miss its key player prior to one of the most important games of this season.

Galatasaray has won despite being far at its best form

Galatasaray has also won game prior to derby game against Fenerbahce with single goal from Kerem Akturkoglu but it needs to be stated that has been very far from its best performance. 

In fact, it needs to be stated that goal did come from luck as shot from Hakim Ziyech did bounce back from Fatih Karagumruk which led for Kerem Akturkoglu to be on right time and hence providing shot which did bring goal. Galatasaray has been affected from unexpected loss from Copenhagen even through it needs to be stated that performance of Galatasaray has been visible at the game against Copenhagen with Mauro Icardi also being player which does have reduction of peformance. Fatih Karagumruk even through didnt statistically had many chances did look very organised at defence preventing Galatasaray to get into dangerous chances. Also it could have ended game with 1:1 scoreline but ball which was going into goal has been touched by Serdar Dursun who was at offside.

Galatasaray didnt show its best performance but did get an important win prior to very important derby game against Fenerbahce

Results:

Turkish Super League, 17th week:

Rizespor 5:1 Pendikspor

Samsunspor 1:1 Konyaspor

Ankaragucu 0:0 Hatayspor

Besiktas 1:3 Alanyaspor

In other news:

- PFDK referalls:

- Istanbulspor has been referred for behaviour of fans, leaving field and not following guidelines.

- Istanbulspor CEO Ecmel Faik Sarilioglu has been referred for not following guidelines and anti-sportmanship actions.

- Istanbulspor administrators Muhammet Mete, Halil Saral, Trabzonspor CEO Ertugrul Dogan and administrator Kaya Yamak, Gaziantep worker Muhammed Kaplan, Cuma Yildiz for not following guidelines.

- Gaziantep has been referred for accepting unallowed fans.

- Adana Demirspor and Galatasaray been referred behaviour of fans.

- Kayserispor for events on field.

- Fenerbahce for events on field and behaviour of fans.

- Fenerbahce player Fred for actions.

- Fenerbahce player Mert Hakan Yandas for anti-sportmanship actions

- Sivasspor CEO Mecnun Otyakmaz statements about referees

- Fenerbahce and Basaksehirspor has announced that there are against European Super League.

- TurkishNationalTeam is being located at 37th spot with 1505,28 points at FIFA World Ranking for December.

- TFF and Sivasspor has announced that there are against European Super League.

- Besiktas has announced that it is against European Super League.

- Spartak Moscow considers to offer 10 million euro to Besiktas for Vincent Aboubakar.
- Trabzonspor considers to sell its player Mehmet Can Aydin during mid-season transfer window.
- Fenerbahce are interested to transfer Manchester United player Anthony Martial.
- Galatasaray has started transfer negotiations with Brest player Bradley Locko.
- Istanbul municipality has made decision to allow away Galatasaray fans for SuperLeague 18th week game against Fenerbahce.
- Milan are interested to transfer Galatasaray player Victor Nelsson
- Besiktas are interested to appoint Fabio Cannavaro, Slaven Bilic, Jorge Sampaoli, Ruud van Nisterlrooy, Frank de Boer, Bruno Genesio and Stanislav Cherchesov.

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