Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
Gencler is well
aware by now that there is no room for complacency in The Championship League,
with Denizli no exception.
Denizli
dominated the 1st half for the most part and was unlucky to go in at
half time only one goal ahead.
However,
encouraged by their equaliser early in the 2nd half it was a
different story when Gencler started to take control of the match and put
Denizli under pressure.
Perhaps on
reflection, it was a fair result in a fast and entertaining match !
Denizlispor 2 GENCLERBIRLIGI 2
Team – Adiyaman,
Abdullah, Gokhan, Mert, Musa, Hrechyshkin, Aksel, Serdarcan, Ahmet, Baris and
Ilker
Substitutes –
Byelyayev, Altiparmak and Seyit
The match was only
5 minutes old when Denizli took the lead.
A fast break on the right and the cross to the centre just inside the
box and Omer first timed the ball inside the left post.
5 minutes later
and a controversial decision by the referee.
Baris was adjudged to have been impeded by Mustafa inside the box, and
after protests by the Gencler players, he consulted VAR and gave the penalty. I have to say that I wouldn’t have given it
because Mustafa’s eyes were on the ball when he and Baris collided. Obviously the referee decided
otherwise !!! Anyway, Ilker stepped up and sent the ball
inside the right post with the goalkeeper diving in the opposite direction.
10 minutes later
and Denizli was back in front and the goal proved that persistence pays
off !! A corner on the left was sent into the
box and cleared to the right where it was sent back into the box and cleared again to the left. Back it went into the box and the shot was
saved by Adiyaman, but only parried to the unmarked Oguz who fired the ball in
with Adiyaman unable to save a 2nd time !
On the half hour
mark it was almost 3 for Denizli but 2 shots in succession hit opposite posts and
the ball was cleared.
The equaliser
came 10 minutes into the 2nd half when Gencler was awarded a free
kick in the centre just outside the box.
The attempt was barged down by the wall and the rebound stroked inside
the right post by Gokhan.
Gencler took
encouragement from this goal and pressed forward in search of the winner, but
despite 2 great chances near the end which were expertly saved by the
goalkeeper, they had to settle for a share of the spoils.
Gencler’s
renowned fighting spirit is never in doubt and this will stand them in good
stead for the difficult fixtures ahead.
However, Gencler
is still in the bottom half of the league and still only 3 points above the
relegation zone.
There is no
league football next weekend, so Gencler’s next match is away to fellow strugglers
Samsun on Saturday 8th of October.
Similar to the
Denizli fixture, not an easy stadium in which to pick-up points.
As always, watch
this space for the outcome.
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
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