Saturday, December 12, 2009

Turkish Super Lig Review



Fenerbahce took a three-point lead in the Super Lig standings with a 2-1 win at Antalyaspor.

Former Sheffield United wide man Kazim Kazim gave Fener a 10th-minute lead but Ali Zitouni cancelled out that advantage 11 minutes later.

A draw looked on the cards until the final minute when Turkey international Semih Senturk, on as a 50th-minute substitute, grabbed a winner which maintained Fenerbahce's 100% start to the league season with seven games now played.

! Galatasaray can join them on maximum points if they beat Eskisehirspor tomorrow.

Bursaspor are third, five points adrift of Gala, after a 4-0 win at home to Diyarbakirspor. Volkan Sen got the thrashing under way after half an hour and goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov added a second from the penalty spot three minutes into the second half.

Ivan Ergic made it 3-0 after 65 minutes and half-time substitute Ozan Ipek added the fourth with 15 minutes left.

Ankaragucu gained their first win of the season away at Gaziantepspor as a Metin Akan double helped them to a 3-1 win, while Istanbul Buyuksehir beat Sivasspor 1-0 with a last-minute goal from Marcus Vinicius.