"MONDAY NIGHT SOCCER" IN THE TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE
BESIKTAS COULD CAPTURE THE THIRD PLACE !
TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE SUNDAY WRAP
Luis Aragones insists he has no intention of stepping down as Fenerbahce coach in the wake of Sunday's 4-1 home drubbing to Kayserispor.
Aragones, who took over Fenerbahce this summer after leading Spain to the Euro 2008 title, has suffered a hugely disappointing start to his reign and this latest loss has further increased the pressure on the 70-year-old Spaniard.
However, Aragones is adamant he is not going to fall on his sword, saying in comments reported by Marca: "To lose 4-1 is a bad result, but I have not come here to resign now. I'm here to do what I do best. Of course I'm not thinking about resigning."
The Kayserispor defeat leaves Fenerbahce 12th in the Turkcell Super League having lost four of their opening six games, winning the other two.
Fenerbahce have also picked up just one point from their opening two Champions League Group G matches, with last month's draw with Dynamo Kiev ending a run of eight successive home victories in Europe.
Last season, under the guidance of former coach Zico, Fenerbahce reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League and finished as runners-up in the Turkcell Super League.
The Fenerbahce fans were chanting "I Love You Zico" as they were leaving the match early......
BURSASPOR MOVE TO SECOND PLACE.....
BURSASPOR moved into second spot in the Turkcell Super League table with a 2-1 win over Harry Kewell's Galatasaray.
Mustafa Sarp opened the scoring in the 38th minute and Sercan Yildirim doubled the hosts' lead three minutes into the second half.
Arda Turan pulled one back for Galatasaray eight minutes later but they could not find the equaliser.
Bursaspor are a point behind league leader Trabzonspor.
Kayserispor are four points behind Bursaspor in fourth place after they triumphed 4-1 at Fenerbahce thanks to Julius Aghahowa's hat-trick.
Aghahowa grabbed his first in the 21st minute and doubled his and his side's tally four minutes from half-time.
Roberto Carlos grabbed one back for the hosts just before the hour mark, but Turgay Bahadir restored Kayserispor's two-goal advantage in the 63rd minute before Aghahowa completed his hat-trick 11 minutes later.
Kocaelispor remain bottom of the table after a last-gasp goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Eskisehirspor.
Souleymane Youla opened the scoring in the 13th minute but Volkan Bekiroglu equalised for the visitors 10 minutes from half-time.
Kocaelispor thought they were going to pick up only their second point of the season until Youla pounced again in the dying seconds.
Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK are only two points above Kocaelispor after they lost 2-1 at Denizlispor.
Yusuf Kurtulus put the hosts into the lead in the 15th minute before Roman Kratochvil doubled their advantage from the spot 11 minutes from half-time.
Marcos Marquinhos grabbed one back two minutes after the interval but the visitors could not find the equaliser.
Ankaragucu have only a point more and are still winless at home following their 2-0 loss to Genclerbirligi.
Carlos Kahe broke the deadlock in the 63rd minutes and Engin Baytar grabbed the other 12 minutes later.
FENERBAHCE MUST WIN!....
WE know one thing in the Turkcell Super League , Trabzonspor will close the sixth round on top of the League, despite the matches will take place on Sunday.
Sunday matches, might bring out, different second place team , in my opinion!...
Because, Burasspor will face Galatasaray, the team who has reserved, a place, in the UEFA CUP, earlier in the week.
This will be close match for both teams!....
Bursaspor has 12 points, while Galatasaray follows them with 11 points...
That is why, this match is very important for both teams...
Who ever gets the three points, from this match, will take the second place spot, from Gaziantepspor.
A draw, wont change the second place team!...
Second "Monday Night" soccer match, in the Turkish Turkcell Super League, will take place on this coming Monday. Besiktas, the other team with 11 points, will be home against Hacettepespor...A win, there could put Besiktas, in second place with 14 points, if Galatasaray and Bursaspor draw on Sunday...
Also on Sunday, Fenerbahce, the team who has six points, in five weeks, after disappointing match in the Champions League, will face, another team ,that just got routed out of the European Cup competition Kayserispor, who has 8 points.
This is a must win match for Fenerbahce, if they want to be the Leagues top team at the end of the season!..
A draw and a loss, will put Fenerbahce way behind the top spot race in the Turkcell Super League ,in my opinion.
A loss, would push Fenerbahce team, to the danger zone of the League, this early in the season!...
I think, that would be disaster, for Fenerbahce fans and Aragones's record too!...
Here is the matches will take place on Sunday.....
MONDAY
Besiktas - Hacettepe (1:00 PM )
As I predicted, Saturday matches was very entertaining to watch!....
In the three matches Turkish soccer fans saw total of 12 goals.....
That is great for soccer fans to see entertaining matches...
But, some times playing offensive, could cost you the match!...
That is what happened to Konyaspor, on Saturday against League leader Trabzonspor.
After going up 2-1 ahead , Konyaspor still played offensive an that cost the match for Giray Bulak and Konyaspor!... They loss the match 3-2!.
Plus, Konyaspor two shots come off from the woodworks!...
That's is why, Trabzonspor was lucky to maintain the Turkcell Super Leagues top spot this weekened at the week 6.
Also, on Saturday, Sivaspor lost in way match against Ankaraspor 2-1 and disipointed their fans.
The other team who is is following the top spot closely Gazinatepspor won in away match in Antalya.4-1.
Konyaspor [2 - 3] Trabzonspor
17' [0 - 1] U. Bulut
26' [1 - 1] V. Cihan
28' [2 - 1] V. Cihan
34' S. Balci
52' M. Mihajlov
57' [2 - 2] I. Promise
59' [2 - 3] I. Promise
Antalyaspor [1 - 4] Gaziantepspor
12' Y. Ayhan
26' [1 - 0] S.P. Dijehoua
30' [1 - 1] C.R. Zurita
46' [1 - 2] M. Yozgatli
88' [1 - 3] M. Ceylan
90' [1 - 4] A. Ari
Ankaraspor [2 - 0] Sivasspor
21' K. Sylla
45' B. Mercimek
55' [1 - 0] M. Tosun
66' K. Sylla
72' [2 - 0] Neca
COULD GIRAY BULAK'S KONYASPOR TOPPLE TSL LEADER TRABZONSPOR?
RACE FOR THE TOP SPOT GOES ON SATURDAY............
Turkcell Super League's sixth week takes off on Saturday with three important matches.
Turkcell Super League Leader Trabzonspor will face their former coach Giray Bulak's Konyaspor in Konya on Saturday.
After getting demolish by Galatasaray on Sunday in Istanbul , Konyaspor could surprise Trabzonspor at front of their home fans.
On the other hand, Trabzonspor coach Ersun Yanal, was decorated with brand new 24 players in the off season!.
He has the guns the beat Konyaspor in Konya.......
Players like, Isaac Promise Nigerian international and Gokhan unal and Umut Bulut will be big thread...
Konyaspor has seven points and they are on 9th place while Trabzonspor sits on top of the League's top spot with 13 points. But, there is a big pressure from other teams.
A loss of points in Konya , could cost the top spot for Trabzonspor this week.
The other team, last years Cinderella team Sivasspor(11 points), also will play on Saturday.
They will Travel to Ankara to play Ankaraspor. This match will be exciting too.
Also, Another team that is keeping the pressure, Gaziantepspor(10 points) , will be in Antalya. Antayaspor has only one point in five matches.
So, It looks like, all three games will be really hard fought matches....
