Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray Begin to Regain Lost Momentum While Fenerbahce Stumble

Galatasaray 2 - 0 Sivasspor
After a being upset in the Turkish Super Lig by city rivals Fenerbahce last week, Galatasaray had some ground to make up. Returning to the Ali Sami Yen stadium against a poor performing Sivasspor was expected to be an easy win. Though the injury of starting striker Milan Baros along with the suspension of in-form Abdul Kader Keita and Elano Blumer showed hope for Sivasspor.

The joy started early for Galatasaray in Week 11 of the Turkish Super Lig as Shabani Nonda opened the scoring in the 11^th minute following a slick heel pass by Baris Ozbek. Nonda was left one-on-one with Sivasspor goalkeeper, Michael Petkovic, and made no mistakes, slotting it neatly around the keeper.

Petkovic was called for holding the ball in is hands for too long in the 45^th+1^st minute, giving Galatasaray a freekick from the edge of the area. Harry Kewell blasted it into the top of the netting giving Petkovic no chance and giving Galatasaray a 2-0 lead in the 11^th Week of the Turkish Super Lig.

Galatasaray created a few more dangerous opportunities to score but were unable to increase the lead. Sivasspor showed no signs of threat as Galatasaray cruised on to take the victory.

Kayserispor 1 - 1 Fenerbahce
Coming off a big victory against Galatasaray in last weeks Super Lig fixtures, Fenerbahce were unable to hold onto their 5 point lead at the top of the table. With today's score, Fenerbahce show how important their captain Alex is to this team, as he was out injured.

In the 20^th minute, Fenerbahce took the lead with a surprise goal from Cristian Baroni. Cristian took a chance from 35+ yards out, a shot which took a bounce off the wet floor and hit Kayserispor goalkeeper, Souleymanou Hamidou, in the head before heading toward the goal-line. Souleymanou claimed to have cleared the ball before it crossed into the goal but the referee disagreed.

Fenerbahce played decent in the first half but after a powerful strike from Mehmet Topuz blasted off the side post, they would not see much of the ball. Kayserispor took control of the game and scored in the 70^th minute through Cangele's penalty kick. The pressure kept coming and the Turkish Super Lig leaders could not do anything to stop them. Following multiple saves from Volkan Demirel in the last minutes of the game, Fenerbahce coach Christoph Daum admitted that Fenerbahce had played poorly saying, "We did not lose 2 points today, we earned 1."

Kayserispor have to be pleased with their performance against the league leaders but will be disappointed not to take home the win.

Besiktas Rallying Up the Table
Besiktas continue to climb up the Turkish Super Lig ladder with a well earned 1-0 victory against Ankaragucu. Ismail Koybasi's long range effort gave Besiktas the lead in the 16^th minute after taking a deflection off of Ankaragucu defender, Elyasa. Besiktas controlled the rest of the game and should have increased their lead. They will leave happy though, going into their Champions League game against Wolfsburg with a comfortable home win.

Elsewhere in the Turkish Super Lig
3^rd placed Bursaspor had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Antalyaspor after going down in the 24^th minute to a Serge Djiehoua goal. Ivan Ergic's 70^th minute goal gave Bursaspor their 1 point.

A close encounter between Gaziantepspor and Diyarbakirspor was drama filled in the late minutes. Diyarbakirspor took the lead in the 42^nd minute thanks to a goal from Adnan Gungor. They would hold the lead till the 87^th minute when Jorge Jorginho tied the game at 1-1. Olcan Adin further broke Diyarbakirspor hearts with a 90^th minute winner for Gaziantepspor.

Istanbul Buyuksehir Belediyespor would go to Denizlispor and leave with a 1-0 victory through Herve Tum in the 70^th minute. This leaves Denizlispor with 7 losses out of 10 games for the season so far

Trabzonspor had an away game against Ankaraspor today but were given a 3-0 automatic win due to Ankaraspor no longer being in the Turkish Super Lig.

Genclerbirligi lose out to Manisaspor 2-0 at home. Ergin Keles scored a first minute goal and Joshua Simpson would end the game with a 51^st minute goal.

Kasimpasa were able to hold Eskisehirspor to a 1-1 draw at home. Taking the lead in the 33^rd minute through Azar Karadas, Kasimpasa would be denied in the 86^th minute through Burak Yilmaz.

All Results

Antalyaspor 1 - 1 Bursaspor

Besiktas 1 - 0 Ankaragucu

Gaziantepspor 2 - 1 Diyarbakirspor

Denizlispor 0 - 1 Istanbul Buyuksehir Bld.

Ankaraspor 0 - 3 Trabzonspor

Genclerbirligi 0 - 2 Manisaspor

Kasimpasa 1 - 1 Eskisehirspor

Galatasaray 2 - 0 Sivasspor

Kayserispor 1 -1 Fenerbahce

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