21 April 2024

What happened in Turkish football today? 20/04/2024



Trabzonspor got crucial win for 3rd spot at the table.

With 5 weeks left at the season, Trabzonspor has kept its 4 point advantage over Besiktas for the fight for 3rd spot as it has managed to beat Kayserispor with 2:1 at the pretty tough game as it did play game against crucial opponent.

With Trabzonspor providing unstable performance during whole season, it has been questionable how side would be performing in this game especially taking account that Kayserispor does provide occiassinally good performance. Trabzonspor needs to be mentioned did show some good attitude as it did provide some positive performance with an attacking and has created some good chances and did find great goal from Enis Destan and Pepe. Meanwhile, it needs to be also stated that Thomas Meunier continues playing crucial performance with providing great assist to Enis Destan. Therefore, Trabzonspor has got an important win prior to Turkish Cup game against Fatih Karagumruk and has kept 4 point advantage over Besiktas with 5 weeks left until end of the season.

Kayserispor meanwhile did look pretty passive and didnt provide much pressure towards Trabzonspor but did provide some positive performance at the game towards end of the game and did show signs that it can improve as we enter to final weeks.

Trabzonspor without doubt did get an important which would both provide confidence and morale for Turkish Cup semi-finals and rest of the season. 

Besiktas has shown more possitive game with Serdar Topraktepe.

Serdar Topraktepe return to the main role of the Besiktas has been done in ideal manner as it has managed to win against Ankaragucu with much more confident scoreline of 2:0 and thats taking account that opponent did create some chances.

It was interesting to see how would Besiktas perform following sacking of Fernando Santos and also return of Serdar Topraktepe to head coach position and it has done that in pretty good and confident manner with providing strong game and has been closer to game which Besiktas supporters and whole community  has been awaiting for as it did create high number of chances and has continued to do so after finding goal with Ernesto Muci. 

Besiktas did get important win and also provided good signs for 1st leg game Turkish Cup on 23rd April against same opponent but that game would be much more tougher.

Galatasaray would play against team which would be aiming to stay at the league

Galatasaray would be resuming its intense title race against Pendikspor as we are entering to last 6 games which means that both sides cant afford to lose game but it would be expected to be tough game.

It needs to be mentioned that both teams would be coming out to game which it would both cant afford to lose and also win would provide sides into advantage, for Galatasaray to make one step closer for title while for Pendikspor it would raise chances to stay at the league. Needless to say, Galatasaray would be coming out as favourites both due motivation for title and also quality of squad but it would need to show strong attacking game as Pendikspor in understandable manner would provide defensive game as finding an early goal would make task for game easier. Pendikspor would be expected to focus into defensive game with creating some counter-attacks during game.

Galatasaray are being favourites but game could be tougher than expected as it would crucial one for Pendikspor.

Results:

Turkish Super League, 33rd week:

Istanbulspor 1:2 Fatih Karagumruk

Konyaspor 0:2 Alanyaspor

Kayserispor 1:2 Trabzonspor

Samsunspor 1:1 Adana Demirspor

Schedule:

Turkish Super League, 33rd week:

13:30 Basaksehirspor-Rizespor

19:00 Antalyaspor-Hatayspor

19:00 Galatasaray- Pendikspor

19:00 Gaziantep-Kasimpasa

In other news:

- Istanbulspor has been relegated from Super League with 5 weeks to go following loss to Fatih Karagumruk with 2:1 scoreline.

- Galatasaray has announced date of CEO election as 18th May, if majority is not gathered it would move to 25th May.
- AdanaDemirspor player Luis Nani has been left out of squad.
- Besiktas has terminated contract with its player Berkay Vardar.
- Fenerbahce player Rodrigo Becao has become injured.
- Sevilla, Newcastle United, Lazio and Rennes are interested to transfer Fenerbahce player Irfan Can Kahveci.
- Juventus are interested to transfer Trabzonspor player Nicolas Pepe.
- Galatasaray has offered 50 million TL salary for extension to head coach Okan Buruk.
- AstonVilla are interested to transfer Galatasaray player Baris Alper Yilmaz.

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