Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
A truly
outstanding performance by Ankaragucu last night as they tore up the form book
and sent The Turkish Cup holders tumbling out of The Turkish Cup
Competition. Ankaragucu now go into the
hat for the semi-final draw which will probably be made later this week.
Should we be
dreaming of a long overdue Cup Final at this stage ?
Perhaps not, with Ankaragucu still in a precarious league position. However, if Ankaragucu play like the did
last night for the remainder of the season then they can be optimistic of
retaining Super League status !!
Ankaragucu came
out of the traps like a greyhound from the off and never stopped taking the
match to Fener throughout. It was an
amazing transformation from recent league performances and one which Coach Emre
and the payers can be proud of. Every
player played their part and they are to be congratulated on their finest
performance of the season.
ANKARAGUCU 3 Fenerbahce 0
Team – Ertac,
Kitsiou, Radakovic, Mert, Mujakic, Tolga, Ali Kaan, Morutan, Riccardo, Tasos
and Ali Sowe
Substitutes –
Atakan, Pedrinho, Macheda, Bassogog and Rodrigues
Fener had only
one serious attempt on goal in the 8th minute of the 1st
half and it took a great save by Ertac to save a shot heading for the top left.
Ankaragucu broke
fast out of defence a minute later and were rewarded with the opening goal when
Morutan sent a looping shot into the top left which took a slight deflection
off a Fener player.
Play was end to
end as Fener searched for the equaliser, but it was Ankaragucu who went further
ahead on the half hour mark with a super individual goal by ‘on fire’
Tasos. He collected the ball in his
own half and drove forward in a diagonal direction from left to right, avoiding
attempted tackles, and just outside the box sent his shot inside the left post.
An unbelievable
result going in at half time 2-0 up, but I was ever mindful of what happened in
Kayseri last weekend !!
Fener searched
for a way back as the 2nd half unfolded, but in all honesty Ertac
wasn’t seriously tested as Ankaragucu continued to attack seeking to put the
match to bed !
15 minutes into
the 2nd half and Ankaragucu almost found the 3rd goal. A weak back pass in the Fener defence was
pounced on by Morutan. He rounded the
goalkeeper, but defenders had recovered to clear his shot and the rebound was
also saved from an Ali Sowe attempt.
However, the 3rd
goal did come 10 minutes later when Mert headed powerfully in from a free kick,
but after a VAR check it was ruled out for offside.
With only 4
minutes to go Ankaragucu found the 3rd goal again with some nice
work from Macheda on the left, almost on the goal line, he sent a perfect
cut-back into the centre for Rodrigues to stroke the ball in. The flag was up again for offside, but
this time the VAR check confirmed the goal
!
So, as I said
earlier, a great team performance which augurs well for the future and that
should begin on Saturday against Istanbulspor in what is most definitely a MUST
WIN match !!!
Well done Ankaragucu !!!
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
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