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Fenerbahce waiting for 19th title

Fenerbahce may announce their 19th title even if they receive a draw in one out of four matches.

22.04.2014 - Update : 22.04.2014
Fenerbahce waiting for 19th title

 

ANKARA 

Matchday 30 in Turkish Spor Toto Super League ended on Monday with Fenerbahce maintaining their lead with 67 points, making the19th title within their grasp with four games to spare.

The opening match of the week was played between Kayseri Erciyesspor and Trabzonspor on Friday. Trabzonspor thrashed Kayseri Erciyesspor, who are in the relegation zone in the league table, 5-0 in an away match and continued their fight for qualifying for UEFA Europa League challenge. The scorers were Brazilian forward Paulo Henrique and Turkish midfielders Yusuf Erdogan, who scored twice, Olcan Adin and Soner Aydogdu.

On Saturday, Galatasaray upset their fans by receiving a heavy loss against Kasimpasa at home. Kasimpasa cruised past Lions 4-0. In addition to the four goals, the away team Kasimpasa dominated the whole game and missed many chances to score. Kasimpasa's Argentine trequartista Oscar Scarione, who found the net twice during the match, scored the opening goal of the game from a penalty kick in the 7th minute. Other scorers were Uruguayan wing forward Tabare Viudez and Turkish center back Yalcin Ayhan scoring from a header. Galatasaray are maintaining their chances for completing the league in second position despite the defeat.

The current league leaders Fenerbahce met runners-up Besiktas on Sunday at Ataturk Olympic Stadium. "Yellow Canaries" took the lead in the derby when their Senegalese forward Moussa Sow scored.  However the "Black Eagles" equalised with their Brazilian left-back Ramon Motta who found the net through at the end of the first half. There were no goals in the second half despite many opportunities and the showdown between the two sides ended as a 1-1 draw.

Two full-backs from the home team Besiktas, Ismail Koybasi and Ramon Motta were sent off. Despite the draw against the runners-up Besiktas, league leaders Fenerbahce can still announce their 19th title even if they receive a draw in one match out of four.

Results of the matchday 30 are as follows:

Kayseri Erciyesspor 0 - 5 Trabzonspor

Gaziantepspor 0 - 1 Genclerbirligi

Akhisar Belediyespor 2 - 2 Kayserispor

Galatasaray 0 - 4 Kasimpasa

Bursaspor 1 - 0 Elazigspor

Caykur Rizespor 3 - 1 Torku Konyaspor

Besiktas 1 - 1 Fenerbahce

Medical Park Antalyaspor 1 - 2 Sivasspor

Kardemir Karabukspor 0 - 0 Eskisehirspor

As of the matchday 30, standings are as follows:

  Teams P W D L GF GA +/- Pts
1.  Fenerbahce 30  21  67  30  37  67 
2.  Besiktas 30  15  10  49  28  21  55 
3.  Galatasaray 30  14  11  49  28  21  53 
4.  Trabzonspor 30  12  10  46  34  12  46 
5.  Sivasspor 30  14  12  53  52  46 
6.  Kasimpasa 30  11  11  49  35  14  44 
7.  Kardemir Karabukspor 30  11  10  27  27  43 
8.  Genclerbirligi 30  12  13  34  37  -3  41 
9.  Akhisar Belediyespor 30  11  11  39  44  -5  41 
10.  Bursaspor 30  11  11  34  41  -7  41 
11.  Eskisehirspor 30  10  10  10  30  28  40 
12.  Caykur Rizespor 30  12  38  40  -2  36 
13.  Gaziantepspor 30  10  14  35  51  -16  36 
14.  Torku Konyaspor 30  14  38  42  -4  34 
15.  Elazigspor 30  17  35  56  -21  31 
16.  Kayseri Erciyesspor 30  16  30  47  -17  30 
17.  Medical Park Antalyaspor 30  13  12  31  40  -9  28 
18.  Kayserispor 30  16  25  49  -24  26 
 

 

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