Football: Turkish league leaders Besiktas finally lose
League leaders Besiktas were defeated by SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor, 3-2
ANKARA
Turkish Spor Toto Super League leaders Besiktas lost to SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor 3-2 in a week 7 league game played at Kadir Has Stadium on Monday.
SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor's Turkish winger Cenk Ahmet Alkilic scored a late winner in the 92nd minute to defeat Istanbul's Besiktas, 3-2.
Besiktas had led 2-1 with five minutes remaining thanks to two goals by Swiss-Turkish winger Kerim Frei. Erciyesspor's Portuguese central forward Edinho made the score 2-2 in the 89th minute of play.
The home team SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor had taken the lead in the 54th minute thanks to Ghanaian center-back John Boye's goal.
Besiktas -- aka "Black Eagles" -- suffered their first loss for the first time in the Spor Toto Super League this season but remain leaders with a total of 14 points.
Besiktas regular Gokhan Tore was handed a red card in the game. He is suspended for the derby against Fenerbahce next week.
After week 7, standings in the league are as follows:
Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
Pts
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Besiktas | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
14 |
2
|
Mersin Idmanyurdu | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
3
|
Akhisar Belediyespor | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
4
|
Fenerbahce | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
5
|
Galatasaray | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
6
|
Kasimpasa | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
7
|
Istanbul Basaksehir
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
8
|
Bursaspor | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
9
|
Gaziantepspor | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 |
10
|
Caykur Rizespor | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
11
|
Genclerbirligi | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
12
|
Trabzonspor | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 8 |
13
|
SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
13
|
Kardemir Karabukspor | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 7 |
15
|
Torku Konyaspor | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
16
|
Eskisehirspor | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 6 |
17
|
Sivasspor | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 5 |
18
|
Balikesirspor | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 4 |