Trabzonspor today hosted Bursaspor in a game where they had to win if they wanted to regain their leadership in the Super Lig. The hero today was none other than Burak Yilmaz who also produced his heroics last week against Galatasaray in Istanbul when he scored the only goal of the game.
His goal today came at the bring of halftime in the 44th minute when he recieved a pass from Gustavo Coleman then dribbled his way into the 18 yard box and shot the ball low past the Bursa keeper.
The game produced a couple of more chances for Trabzon with the best one coming towards the end when Coleman sent captain Umut Bulut through on the left hand side and saw his shot deflected past the far post by the keeper.
Bursaspor didn't produce much magic but did hold Trabzon to only one goal away.
The win puts Trabzon back on top by 2 points ahead of Fenerbahce whoa re clipping at their heals in the title race.
Trabzon next play away at Burak Yilmaz's former side Eskisehirspor while Fenerbahce visit lowly Bucaspor.
With five weeks left in the season, the competition continues to heat up as the two sides are virtually in a head to head race with Bursaspor fifteen points behind second placed Fenerbahce. It would take Fenerbahce to lose the rest of their games and Bursa to win all of them for them to reach that position.
Once again there is a very exciting ending to the Turkish Super Lig this year and it will looks like it will be either a smooth or a bumpy ride for the top two sides.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Trabzonspor defeat Gala in Istanbul after 5 long years
Trabzonspor played away to Galatasaray at their new Aslantepe/Turk Telekom Arena behind closed doors with one goal on their minds: victory.
The day before Fenerbahce played away to Eskisehirspor knowing that if they won that game they would jump ahead of Trabzon into first place by one point with Trabzon having a game in hand. Trabzon however achieved the same amount of points Fener did to regain their leadership of the league and be ahead by two points.
Galatasaray needed the win after a very dissappointing loss at Antalyaspor (3-0) last week. The home side id actually play well but could not convert the chances they created. Trabzon however converted their one golden chance of the game.
With 8 minutes left to play in the game, Jackson "Jaja" Coelho had possession of the ball near the 18 yard box and brilliantly returned the ball to Burak Yilmaz to complete a give and go and Burak simply placed the ball past Gala keeper Marcelo Zapata. 1-0 Trabzon.
Gala were dropped to 10 men 9 minutes before the goal was scored when Kazim Richards deliberately stepped on the right foot of Trabzon right back Serkan Balci.
Galatasaray now sit in 14th place with only 33 points 28 games into the season. They are 9 points above the relegation zone.
Trabzonpor and Fenerbahce are in a hea dto head race to win the League title. They will not play one another in the league since they have already played twice with Trabzon winning the first match 3-2 at home and Fenerbahce prevailing in the second 2-0 in Istanbul.
The day before Fenerbahce played away to Eskisehirspor knowing that if they won that game they would jump ahead of Trabzon into first place by one point with Trabzon having a game in hand. Trabzon however achieved the same amount of points Fener did to regain their leadership of the league and be ahead by two points.
Galatasaray needed the win after a very dissappointing loss at Antalyaspor (3-0) last week. The home side id actually play well but could not convert the chances they created. Trabzon however converted their one golden chance of the game.
With 8 minutes left to play in the game, Jackson "Jaja" Coelho had possession of the ball near the 18 yard box and brilliantly returned the ball to Burak Yilmaz to complete a give and go and Burak simply placed the ball past Gala keeper Marcelo Zapata. 1-0 Trabzon.
Gala were dropped to 10 men 9 minutes before the goal was scored when Kazim Richards deliberately stepped on the right foot of Trabzon right back Serkan Balci.
Galatasaray now sit in 14th place with only 33 points 28 games into the season. They are 9 points above the relegation zone.
Trabzonpor and Fenerbahce are in a hea dto head race to win the League title. They will not play one another in the league since they have already played twice with Trabzon winning the first match 3-2 at home and Fenerbahce prevailing in the second 2-0 in Istanbul.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Fenerbahce and Trabzon make Super Lig two legged race
First placed Fener and second placed Trabzon have puled away from third placed Bursa by seven points each after this weekend's Sport Toto Super Lig fixtures. Trabzonspor defeated Kasimpasa 1-0 at home thanks to an early goal by Jackson "Jaja" Coelho and Fenerbahce were victorious over Konyaspor 2-0 at home as well thanks to goals by M. Niang and Semih Senturk.
Elsewhere Bursaspor tied 1-1 at Karabukspor while Beiskta also tied 0-0 at Manisa. Galatasaray continued their dismal run with yet another defeat this time away at the nation's capital against Ankaragucu 3-2 thanks to a hat trick of goals by Stanislav Sestak. Galatsaray's goals were scored by Aydin Yilmaz and Juan Pablo Pino.
Fenerbahce are ahead of Trabzon by goal difference but both have 57 points and Bursa sit alone in third with 50.
Next Saturday the most important game of the season so far for Fener will be away at arch rivals Galatasaray. This game will be the very first time ever that they will play at Galatasaray's brand new stadium Aslantepe/Turk Telekom Arena. The home side will love to defeat their most hated rival in the first home derby in their new home and give their fans a special treat in doing so. However on the other hand Fenerbahce do not wish to have Trabzonspor breathing down their backs so victory is a must for them. This fixture will easily be seen as the game of the week for Super Lig followers
Elsewhere Bursaspor tied 1-1 at Karabukspor while Beiskta also tied 0-0 at Manisa. Galatasaray continued their dismal run with yet another defeat this time away at the nation's capital against Ankaragucu 3-2 thanks to a hat trick of goals by Stanislav Sestak. Galatsaray's goals were scored by Aydin Yilmaz and Juan Pablo Pino.
Fenerbahce are ahead of Trabzon by goal difference but both have 57 points and Bursa sit alone in third with 50.
Next Saturday the most important game of the season so far for Fener will be away at arch rivals Galatasaray. This game will be the very first time ever that they will play at Galatasaray's brand new stadium Aslantepe/Turk Telekom Arena. The home side will love to defeat their most hated rival in the first home derby in their new home and give their fans a special treat in doing so. However on the other hand Fenerbahce do not wish to have Trabzonspor breathing down their backs so victory is a must for them. This fixture will easily be seen as the game of the week for Super Lig followers
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Besiktas exit in dreadful fashion from Europa League
After the additions of Ricardo Quaresma and Guti Hernandez over the summer, Besiktas showed their ambition for a European title. They went overboard when they shocked the world after signing Atletico Madrid captain Simao Sabrosa, Manuel Fernandez, and Portuguese international starting striker Hugo Almeida.
Reaching the Round of 32 in the Europa league and being matched up against a team that has not played a league game within the past three months in Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas thought that this would not be too hard. However, they were in for a disappointing surprise.
Besiktas were not allowed to play Simao Sabrosa this season in Europe since he already played with Atletico Madrid in the same competition earlier in the season. Last week in the first leg, Besiktas played a game that they will not wish to remember.
Dynamo Kiev went up 1-0 midway through the first half and number 7 fan favorite Ricardo "Q7" Quaresma scored an equalizer which gave the home side something to build on in the second half. However, the game went into the direction that Besiktas would only see in their worst nightmares.
Dyanamo Kiev scored 3 unsanswered goals in the second half to give themselves a 4-1 victory of the home side. To make matters worse, Besiktas goal scorer Q7 was ejected from the game after he received a red card.
The second leg was no better at all when they played in -18 degrees Celsius in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. The home side thrashed their Turkish visitors 4-0 to give themselves an 8-1 aggregate victory which allows them to advance to the round of 16 of the competition.
The exit for Besiktas is not what they expected this early in the knock out stages but proves that adding new players to the team does not ensure success. The new guys need to learn how to play with the guys already on the team. Most of the players on Dyanamo Kiev are all international stars for the Ukraine. If Besiktas wish to be successful in the future, they need to show more urgency, heart, and passion on the field especially with the players of their caliber.
Reaching the Round of 32 in the Europa league and being matched up against a team that has not played a league game within the past three months in Dynamo Kiev, Besiktas thought that this would not be too hard. However, they were in for a disappointing surprise.
Besiktas were not allowed to play Simao Sabrosa this season in Europe since he already played with Atletico Madrid in the same competition earlier in the season. Last week in the first leg, Besiktas played a game that they will not wish to remember.
Dynamo Kiev went up 1-0 midway through the first half and number 7 fan favorite Ricardo "Q7" Quaresma scored an equalizer which gave the home side something to build on in the second half. However, the game went into the direction that Besiktas would only see in their worst nightmares.
Dyanamo Kiev scored 3 unsanswered goals in the second half to give themselves a 4-1 victory of the home side. To make matters worse, Besiktas goal scorer Q7 was ejected from the game after he received a red card.
The second leg was no better at all when they played in -18 degrees Celsius in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. The home side thrashed their Turkish visitors 4-0 to give themselves an 8-1 aggregate victory which allows them to advance to the round of 16 of the competition.
The exit for Besiktas is not what they expected this early in the knock out stages but proves that adding new players to the team does not ensure success. The new guys need to learn how to play with the guys already on the team. Most of the players on Dyanamo Kiev are all international stars for the Ukraine. If Besiktas wish to be successful in the future, they need to show more urgency, heart, and passion on the field especially with the players of their caliber.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Trabzonspor victorious in tight game
In the final game of the Spor Toto Super lig this week, Trabzonspor visited Vestel Manisaspor, the first team to defeat Trabzon at their Huseyin Avni Aker stadium in the first half of the season. Today however turned out to be a different story.
Manisa made the breakthrough first with a goal by Dixon at the 14th minute which would be the only goal for the rest of the half. 1-0 Manisa
Trabzonspor finaly equalized at the 53rd minute with a goal from number 10 Umut Bulut. 1-1
The game was tight from then on until the 86th minute when Brazilian midfielder Alanzinho scored the winner which allowed Trabzonspor to once again gain their leadership of the league. Trabzon now sit 2 points ahead of Fenerbahce in first place.
Trabzon next host Kayseri and then travel to play away at star studded Besiktas the folowing weekend.
The top five teams are as follows:
Trabzonspor 50
Fenerbahce 48
Bursaspor 45
Kayserispor 42
Gaziantepspor 37
Manisa made the breakthrough first with a goal by Dixon at the 14th minute which would be the only goal for the rest of the half. 1-0 Manisa
Trabzonspor finaly equalized at the 53rd minute with a goal from number 10 Umut Bulut. 1-1
The game was tight from then on until the 86th minute when Brazilian midfielder Alanzinho scored the winner which allowed Trabzonspor to once again gain their leadership of the league. Trabzon now sit 2 points ahead of Fenerbahce in first place.
Trabzon next host Kayseri and then travel to play away at star studded Besiktas the folowing weekend.
The top five teams are as follows:
Trabzonspor 50
Fenerbahce 48
Bursaspor 45
Kayserispor 42
Gaziantepspor 37
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Sport Toto Super Lig so far
Bursaspor lost 4-1 at home to Gaziantepspor in the biggest surprise of the week with Bursa head coach watching from the stands as he was banned from the sidelines for this week's match.
Elsewhere Galatasaray extended their record to 3-0 at their brand new stadium Aslantepe/Turk Telekom Arena. New transfer Jose Emmanuel Culio scored his first ever goal for Galatasaray at the 77th minute with a brilliant pass from the right wing on the ground and Culio ripped it into the bottom left corner.
Earlier today Fenerbahce prevailed 4-2 away at Besiktas with a hat trick by Fenerbahce captain Alex de Souza and an goal from Besiktas's Necip Uysal which opened the scoring for either side. Besiktas's goals came from defenders Ekrem Dag and Ibrahim Toraman.
The fnal game will be contested in Manisa between Vestel Manisaspor and Trabzonspor with the visitors looking to gain their place atop the league ahead of Fenerbahce who are briefly ahead by one point with a game in hand for Trabzon.
With 12 games left in the season after tomorrow's fixture, the teams will look to start playing their best to get the best possible finish in the league in order to claim their place in Europe for next season.
Elsewhere Galatasaray extended their record to 3-0 at their brand new stadium Aslantepe/Turk Telekom Arena. New transfer Jose Emmanuel Culio scored his first ever goal for Galatasaray at the 77th minute with a brilliant pass from the right wing on the ground and Culio ripped it into the bottom left corner.
Earlier today Fenerbahce prevailed 4-2 away at Besiktas with a hat trick by Fenerbahce captain Alex de Souza and an goal from Besiktas's Necip Uysal which opened the scoring for either side. Besiktas's goals came from defenders Ekrem Dag and Ibrahim Toraman.
The fnal game will be contested in Manisa between Vestel Manisaspor and Trabzonspor with the visitors looking to gain their place atop the league ahead of Fenerbahce who are briefly ahead by one point with a game in hand for Trabzon.
With 12 games left in the season after tomorrow's fixture, the teams will look to start playing their best to get the best possible finish in the league in order to claim their place in Europe for next season.
Besiktas-Fenerbahce
The time has finally arrived for the much anticipated derby in Turkish Soccer as Istanbul giants Besiktas and Fenerbahce clash at Besiktas's Fiyapi Inonu Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
The starting lineups are as follows:
Besiktas
Rustu Recber
Ekrem Dag
Ibrahim Toraman
Matteo Ferrari
Ismail Koybasi
Necip Uysal
Fabian Ernst
Simao Sabrosa
Guti Hernandez
Ricardo Quaresma
Hugo Almeida
Fenerbahce
Volkan Demirek
Gokhan Gonul
Diego Lugano
Joesph Yobo
Andre Santos
Mehmet Topuz
Selcuk Sahin
Emre Belezoglu
Issiar Dia
Alex De Souza
Mahamadou Niang
Besiktas begin with possession of the ball as the game kicks off.
The first three minutes of the game sees fouls given by either side.
4 minutes into the game, the visitors take the lead when Fenerbahce captain Alex De Souza takes the free kick by crossing the ball into the Besiktas area and is headed home by Necip Uysal who scores an unfortunate own goal.
6 minutes in Issiar Dia dribbles towards the 18 yard box and rips a shot past the near post.
Besiktas win a corner kick as Gokhan Gonul acidentally kicks the ball out behind him.
Ten minutes in Fenerbahce get a great chance to score as Emre Belozoglu sends Issiar Dia down the left hand side of the 18 yard box and he then crosses the ball to a leaping Mahamadou Niang who kicks the ball out for a goal kick.
The first yellow card of the game is given to the home side due to a foul by Ekrem Dag who runs into Issiar Dia who falls down to the ground.
13 minutes in Guti crosses the ball to the right side of the 18 yard box to Quaresma who gets past the defender but shoots past the near post.
About 15 minutes in Ekrem Dag slides to clear the ball way from Niang who gets caught by Ekrem Dag's cleats. He was just cautioned a few moments ago and the referee has a word once more.
16 minutes in Fabian Ernst shoots the ball from over 20 yards out but the ball is caught with ease by Turkish international Vollkan Demirel.
A minute later at the 17th Issiar Dia drags the ball right then left past Besiktas defender Ibrahim Toraman then shoots the ball to the near post but is slapped away by Rustu.
Besiktas in a free kick on the right side of the field near the out-of-bounds touch line when Andre Santos trips Ricardo Quaresma. Santos receives the game's second but his team's first yellow card. The teams are constantly fouling one another disallowing the game to flow freely.
20 minutes in Mahamadou Niang slips away from two Besiktas players in the middle of the field and runs al the wa inside the 18 yard box of Beisktas and rips a shot which is hit away for a corner by Rustu. Emre receives the ball after the corner kick and lops the ball beautifully which is about to go into the top corner for a second goal but Rustu tips the ball over and out at the last second for another Fenerbahce corner.
Matteo Ferrari clears the ball away for a corner kick afet Andre Santos looked for a cross to the right side of the field.
After great passing between Issiar Dia to Niang to Alex and back to Dia, Issiar shots the ball from 7 yards out only to be denied by the near post.
Besiktas have a counterattack at the 27th minute with Guti sprinting towards the Fenerbahce goal and has help from Ekrem Dag on the right side of the field but decides to go for glory himself when he shoots into the arms of Volkan Demirel.
28 minutes in Fenerbahce win a free kick. Alex steps up to take and he does and after a few deflections Mehmet Topuz takes a shot bu it is deflected away from goal to the right side of the Besiktas defense who are away from danger.
Ricardo Quaresma receives a yellow card for arguing with the referee due to a foul by fellow teammate Hugo Almeida on Fenerbahce defender Diego Lugano.
Quaresma finds himself inside the 18 yard box on the right side and he takes a shot wiht the outside of his right foot but due ot teh lack of power on the shot, Volkan catches the ball easily in his arms.
36 minutes in after a quick give and go from Simao and Almeida, Simao shoots the ball fiercely towards the bottom right corner but Volkan Demirel saves.
41 minutes in Simao shoots the ball straight at Volkan Demirel on the ground whi easily rolls out his arms and gathers possession of the ball.
Ismail Koybasi latches onto a through ball towards the out of bounds goal kick line and crosses the ball right before it goes out and Volkan hits it out for a corner.
44 minutes in Ekrem Dag cuts the ball left away from Andre Santos and rips the ball with his left foot into the top crease of the goal leaving Volkan helpless. 1-1
The first half ends 1-1 with Besiktas grabbing the equalizing goal just seconds before the half whistle was blown.
The second half begins with Fenerbahce kicking off.
48 minutes in Fabian Ernst's shot is deflected out for a Besiktas corner.
Besiktas wins a free kick within the same minute due to a handball by captain Alex De Souza.
Simao Sabrosa steps up to take the kick and it is deflected off the wall right in front of captain Ibrahim Toraman who kicks the ball past Volkan Demirel fron close range. 2-1 Besiktas
Alex's corner is headed out for another corner thanks to a diving header by Fabian Ernst.
Besiktas gain a counter attack and Riacrdo Quaresma attempts a cross towards his teammates but the ball goes towards goal and Volkan Demirel slaps the ball over the bar for a corner.
Besiktas gai yet another counter attack with Quaresma crossing the ball across the face of goal just over the outstretched head of Portuguese international teammate Hugo Almeida.
Dia's cross headed away by the Besiktas defense at the 57th minute.
Alex's free kick is headed away by forward Almeida who ran back to help his defense.
Hugo Almeida gains possession of the ball between two Fenerbahce defenders and finds himself one on one with Volkan Demirel who slaps away Almeida's shot which was inteded for Volkan's goal's bottom left corner.
Immense pressure by Besiktas wins them a free kick and corner kick rapidly and respectively.
Dia's cross right in front of goal is hit away by Ferarri for a corner kick. Ferarri has been ejected form the game for hitting Lugano in the face with his forearm after clearing the ball. A penalty kick has been given for the incident even though the ball has already been cleared. Goal keeper Rustu has been yellow carded as well for his arguing and appealing.
Alex steps up to take the penalty kick and....scores at the 65th minute. 2-2 Twenty five minutes left in the game.
Niang shoots the ball from close range only to be hit out by Necip Uysal for a corner.
Mehmet Topuz following a Fenerbahce counter attack shoots the ball from inside the 18 yard box past the far post of the goal.
Fenerbahce take the lead at the 72nd minute after Emre Belozoglu crosses the ball from the left side of the 18 yard box and is headed home by captain Alex De Souza.
Fenerbahce after going up a man due to Ferarri's ejection are piling up the pressure as Rustu slpas away another goal attempt.
Alex makes it 4 and gets his hat trick after he crosses out former Fenerbahce keeper Rustu and slots the ball into the goal from a tough angle. 4-2 Fenerbahce
Besiktas win a corner at the 81st minute.
Ricardo's cross into the bos is hit away by Joseph Yobo.
Simao's free kick hit away towards Ricardo Quaresma who sees his shot blocked.
Final score Besiktas 2-4 Fenerbahce--man of the match Fenerbahce captain Alex De Souza
The match was very exciting from the beginning with Fenerbahce taking the early lead through an own goal and during the brinkn of half time, Ekrem Dag equalizes for the home side. The second half started off even brighter for BJK (Besiktas) as they scored through captain Ibrahim Toraman. Besiktas heavily pressured the Fener (Fenerbahce) defense but to no avail.
Matteo Ferarri received his marching orders after deliberately hitting Diego Lugano in his face with the back of his arm and not only did he receive a red card, a penalty kick was given even though the ball was no where near the scene.
Issiar Dia missed the chance to put up Fenerbahce 2-0 in the first half and Hugo Almeida missed the chance to make it 3-1 in the second half for Besiktas. There were chances for each team bu in the end the away side finished the job.
Fenerbahce went on to score 3 goals beginning with a penalty kick, a header, and an easy slot all by captain Alex De Souza. Fenerbahce now have a one point lead over Trabzonspor in the league table and Trabzon have the chance to regain the lead when they play Vestel Manisaspor tomorrow.
The game lost its balance and excitement after the red card was given but in the end the away side prevailed fully taking advantage of being a man up. Fenerbahce next host Kasimpasaspor next week and Besiktas visit Antalyaspor.
The starting lineups are as follows:
Besiktas
Rustu Recber
Ekrem Dag
Ibrahim Toraman
Matteo Ferrari
Ismail Koybasi
Necip Uysal
Fabian Ernst
Simao Sabrosa
Guti Hernandez
Ricardo Quaresma
Hugo Almeida
Fenerbahce
Volkan Demirek
Gokhan Gonul
Diego Lugano
Joesph Yobo
Andre Santos
Mehmet Topuz
Selcuk Sahin
Emre Belezoglu
Issiar Dia
Alex De Souza
Mahamadou Niang
Besiktas begin with possession of the ball as the game kicks off.
The first three minutes of the game sees fouls given by either side.
4 minutes into the game, the visitors take the lead when Fenerbahce captain Alex De Souza takes the free kick by crossing the ball into the Besiktas area and is headed home by Necip Uysal who scores an unfortunate own goal.
6 minutes in Issiar Dia dribbles towards the 18 yard box and rips a shot past the near post.
Besiktas win a corner kick as Gokhan Gonul acidentally kicks the ball out behind him.
Ten minutes in Fenerbahce get a great chance to score as Emre Belozoglu sends Issiar Dia down the left hand side of the 18 yard box and he then crosses the ball to a leaping Mahamadou Niang who kicks the ball out for a goal kick.
The first yellow card of the game is given to the home side due to a foul by Ekrem Dag who runs into Issiar Dia who falls down to the ground.
13 minutes in Guti crosses the ball to the right side of the 18 yard box to Quaresma who gets past the defender but shoots past the near post.
About 15 minutes in Ekrem Dag slides to clear the ball way from Niang who gets caught by Ekrem Dag's cleats. He was just cautioned a few moments ago and the referee has a word once more.
16 minutes in Fabian Ernst shoots the ball from over 20 yards out but the ball is caught with ease by Turkish international Vollkan Demirel.
A minute later at the 17th Issiar Dia drags the ball right then left past Besiktas defender Ibrahim Toraman then shoots the ball to the near post but is slapped away by Rustu.
Besiktas in a free kick on the right side of the field near the out-of-bounds touch line when Andre Santos trips Ricardo Quaresma. Santos receives the game's second but his team's first yellow card. The teams are constantly fouling one another disallowing the game to flow freely.
20 minutes in Mahamadou Niang slips away from two Besiktas players in the middle of the field and runs al the wa inside the 18 yard box of Beisktas and rips a shot which is hit away for a corner by Rustu. Emre receives the ball after the corner kick and lops the ball beautifully which is about to go into the top corner for a second goal but Rustu tips the ball over and out at the last second for another Fenerbahce corner.
Matteo Ferrari clears the ball away for a corner kick afet Andre Santos looked for a cross to the right side of the field.
After great passing between Issiar Dia to Niang to Alex and back to Dia, Issiar shots the ball from 7 yards out only to be denied by the near post.
Besiktas have a counterattack at the 27th minute with Guti sprinting towards the Fenerbahce goal and has help from Ekrem Dag on the right side of the field but decides to go for glory himself when he shoots into the arms of Volkan Demirel.
28 minutes in Fenerbahce win a free kick. Alex steps up to take and he does and after a few deflections Mehmet Topuz takes a shot bu it is deflected away from goal to the right side of the Besiktas defense who are away from danger.
Ricardo Quaresma receives a yellow card for arguing with the referee due to a foul by fellow teammate Hugo Almeida on Fenerbahce defender Diego Lugano.
Quaresma finds himself inside the 18 yard box on the right side and he takes a shot wiht the outside of his right foot but due ot teh lack of power on the shot, Volkan catches the ball easily in his arms.
36 minutes in after a quick give and go from Simao and Almeida, Simao shoots the ball fiercely towards the bottom right corner but Volkan Demirel saves.
41 minutes in Simao shoots the ball straight at Volkan Demirel on the ground whi easily rolls out his arms and gathers possession of the ball.
Ismail Koybasi latches onto a through ball towards the out of bounds goal kick line and crosses the ball right before it goes out and Volkan hits it out for a corner.
44 minutes in Ekrem Dag cuts the ball left away from Andre Santos and rips the ball with his left foot into the top crease of the goal leaving Volkan helpless. 1-1
The first half ends 1-1 with Besiktas grabbing the equalizing goal just seconds before the half whistle was blown.
The second half begins with Fenerbahce kicking off.
48 minutes in Fabian Ernst's shot is deflected out for a Besiktas corner.
Besiktas wins a free kick within the same minute due to a handball by captain Alex De Souza.
Simao Sabrosa steps up to take the kick and it is deflected off the wall right in front of captain Ibrahim Toraman who kicks the ball past Volkan Demirel fron close range. 2-1 Besiktas
Alex's corner is headed out for another corner thanks to a diving header by Fabian Ernst.
Besiktas gain a counter attack and Riacrdo Quaresma attempts a cross towards his teammates but the ball goes towards goal and Volkan Demirel slaps the ball over the bar for a corner.
Besiktas gai yet another counter attack with Quaresma crossing the ball across the face of goal just over the outstretched head of Portuguese international teammate Hugo Almeida.
Dia's cross headed away by the Besiktas defense at the 57th minute.
Alex's free kick is headed away by forward Almeida who ran back to help his defense.
Hugo Almeida gains possession of the ball between two Fenerbahce defenders and finds himself one on one with Volkan Demirel who slaps away Almeida's shot which was inteded for Volkan's goal's bottom left corner.
Immense pressure by Besiktas wins them a free kick and corner kick rapidly and respectively.
Dia's cross right in front of goal is hit away by Ferarri for a corner kick. Ferarri has been ejected form the game for hitting Lugano in the face with his forearm after clearing the ball. A penalty kick has been given for the incident even though the ball has already been cleared. Goal keeper Rustu has been yellow carded as well for his arguing and appealing.
Alex steps up to take the penalty kick and....scores at the 65th minute. 2-2 Twenty five minutes left in the game.
Niang shoots the ball from close range only to be hit out by Necip Uysal for a corner.
Mehmet Topuz following a Fenerbahce counter attack shoots the ball from inside the 18 yard box past the far post of the goal.
Fenerbahce take the lead at the 72nd minute after Emre Belozoglu crosses the ball from the left side of the 18 yard box and is headed home by captain Alex De Souza.
Fenerbahce after going up a man due to Ferarri's ejection are piling up the pressure as Rustu slpas away another goal attempt.
Alex makes it 4 and gets his hat trick after he crosses out former Fenerbahce keeper Rustu and slots the ball into the goal from a tough angle. 4-2 Fenerbahce
Besiktas win a corner at the 81st minute.
Ricardo's cross into the bos is hit away by Joseph Yobo.
Simao's free kick hit away towards Ricardo Quaresma who sees his shot blocked.
Final score Besiktas 2-4 Fenerbahce--man of the match Fenerbahce captain Alex De Souza
The match was very exciting from the beginning with Fenerbahce taking the early lead through an own goal and during the brinkn of half time, Ekrem Dag equalizes for the home side. The second half started off even brighter for BJK (Besiktas) as they scored through captain Ibrahim Toraman. Besiktas heavily pressured the Fener (Fenerbahce) defense but to no avail.
Matteo Ferarri received his marching orders after deliberately hitting Diego Lugano in his face with the back of his arm and not only did he receive a red card, a penalty kick was given even though the ball was no where near the scene.
Issiar Dia missed the chance to put up Fenerbahce 2-0 in the first half and Hugo Almeida missed the chance to make it 3-1 in the second half for Besiktas. There were chances for each team bu in the end the away side finished the job.
Fenerbahce went on to score 3 goals beginning with a penalty kick, a header, and an easy slot all by captain Alex De Souza. Fenerbahce now have a one point lead over Trabzonspor in the league table and Trabzon have the chance to regain the lead when they play Vestel Manisaspor tomorrow.
The game lost its balance and excitement after the red card was given but in the end the away side prevailed fully taking advantage of being a man up. Fenerbahce next host Kasimpasaspor next week and Besiktas visit Antalyaspor.
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