Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
Ankaragucu
deservedly won the first Ankara Derby of the season last night after two well
taken goals in the 1st half, and to be honest, Gencler never looked
likely to stage a fight back, especially in the 1st half when they were
overwhelmed. However, although they
saw more of the ball in the 2nd half, Gencler didn’t record a shot
on target in the entire match !!
ANKARAGUCU 2 Genclerbirligi 0
Team – Akin,
Erdem, Yusuf, Sinan, Pinto, Abdullah, Ishak, Ali Kaan, Murat, Aytiribi and Eren
Substitutes –
Cifci, Zahid, Geraldo, Aatif and Ulas
The Kankas,
Battle Damaged Kanka Damon, Kaleci Kanka Tansu, Haluk and I, met up in the Bira
Park Bar to watch on the big screen which was our first get-together for many
months. Hopefully we will be able to
continue watching the matches together without further restrictions ?!
The match
started with Ankaragucu looking the more purposeful side and their pressure
paid off in the 13th minute with a goal from a surprising
source. Ayiribi was brought down
outside the penalty box on the left.
The free kick was floated to the back post where the ball was headed
into the centre, but it was cleared to the back post again. The ball was sent back into the centre where
it was met by Sinan who shot powerfully in, despite being surrounded by players
of both teams.
8 minutes later
and the 2nd goal arrived and it was a classic goal out of the
training manual ! Ali Kaan sent in a cross from outside the
penalty box on the right with what can only be described as a perfect pass to
Eren in the centre inside the penalty box and he struck the ball on the volley
for his first goal for Ankaragucu !
Gencler only had
one real chance to salvage something from the match in the 2nd half,
but with the goal at his mercy the Gencler attacker ballooned the ball over the
bar.
Ankaragucu had 2
chances in the 2nd half to kill the match off. Firstly, a shot from outside the penalty
box hit the post and was cleared, and secondly, the Gencler goalkeeper made a
great save to deflect a goal bound shot over the bar for a corner.
Gencler is stuck
at the bottom of the league along with Bursaspor on 1 point and in danger of being
cut adrift if they don’t start picking up points. They will be at home to mid-table Altinordu
on Wednesday night followed by a difficult journey to Samsun next Sunday.
Ankaragucu move
up to 5th top in the league and confidence will be high for the trip
to play Istanbulspor on Thursday evening.
Ankaragucu will then be at home next Monday evening against Menemen.
An excellent attacking
team performance last night by Ankaragucu and a special mention for Erdem who
has grown in stature since he was awarded the Captain’s armband. He had been a commanding figure in defence
and that was something which was badly missed last season.
As always, watch
this space for news of both teams forthcoming matches.
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
Thanks for the report Jim.
ReplyDeleteA good first half performance from Ankaragucu and 2 excellent goals too. Ali Kaan and Erdem were the standout performers for me, but also some good performances from Murat, Ayiribi, Ishak and everyone who played.
Even Eren and Abdullah had better performances.
The changes in the second half went against Ankaragucu with some still a fair bit away from match fitness.
Up next is 2 tough games against Istanbulspor on Thursday away and the at home against Menemen next Monday.
I am sure, Ankaragücü will turn back to Turkish Super League with its striker Mr.Derdiyok
ReplyDeleteIn answer to Kemal's comments ........ I don't mean to be too critical of Eren Derdiyok, especially after his well taken goal against Gencler, however, I have to say that it was the first really positive thing he has contributed to the team since the start of the season.
ReplyDeleteIn fairness, he was obviously not match-fit for the first 3 matches, but he has given us a glimmer of hope that he can contribute more to the team in the weeks ahead.
Thanks for your comments Kemal and we hope you continue to follow us and we welcome your comments.
Many.thanks eski kanka Jim; I am sure Eren will be more effective soon. Team managers should keep on searching new players,cause they were tired in second half
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments Kemal and welcome to the group
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