Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
As we all know,
the sun always shines on Leith, but today the sun was shining on Ankara. However, whilst Leith welcomes seagulls,
Ankara definitely does not. So it was
that we sent Sariyer seagulls back to Istan....spit.....bul to think again !!!
ANKARAGUCU 2
Sariyerspor 0
The kankas met
up near the stadium – Maniac Kanka Harun, Cider Kanka John, Posh Kanka Ahmet,
Kaleci Kanka Tansu ............ and ........... (new name !!!) ....... prodigal
son kanka, previously known as ..... scouse kanka, who did a ..........’Nadeem’
and popped in from Ingallind to watch the match !!! We also had some guests with us ..........
Murat Kaya and Murat from Turgutreis who is the owner of the Target Bar there.
It was chaos in
and around the stadium. I estimate that
there were 18,000 there today with all the tribunes full and punters having to
sit on the ailes. Only about 40 in the
away end !
As you can
imagine, it was a fantastic atmosphere and in the 6th minute there
was a confetti and balloon show from all the tribunes ! A great opportunity was missed at this time
when Muharrem shot straight at the goalkeeper from an excellent cross from
Serkan.
Six minutes
later Muharrem missed another chance when another cross from Serkan was half
saved by the goalkeeper with Muharrem following through and injuring the
goalkeeper.
16th
minute, and on cue from Gecikondu ........... the Bursa song which was picked
up by the other tribunes.
It was mostly
all Ankaragucu pressure so far, but that pressure finally paid dividends in the
33rd minute when Ankaragucu was awarded a free kick outside the box. Ankaragucu player of the season, Omer,
stepped up to the mark and sent in a curling free kick around the wall into the
corner with the goalkeeper well beaten !
4 minutes later
at another free kick on the left, Cenk almost made it two when his header was
just over. Must highlight his
contribution today. He was solid at the
back and not afraid to join in the attack, especially at dead ball situations
in the danger area where he was always likely to connect with crosses.
Approaching the
half time whistle and all the tribunes decided to put on a performance of the
Mexican Wave. Had to smile when the
Sariyer fans decided to join in too !!!
Half time, and
entertainment was provided by a group of 50 Professional Misket Dancers. Some of the kankas commented that they
were almost as good at dancing the misket as me !!!
10 minutes into
the 2nd half and Serkan went on one of his runs down the right wing
(he still hasn’t lost his speed or skill !).
He beat about 2 or 3 players on his way into the penalty box and then he was ignominiously brought
down. PENALTY !!! The referee obviously has a hearing
problem because he didn’t hear us and waved play on ! To be fair to him, he is probably only a
Class 2 or 3 referee ! I would have
given it !!!!
Half way through
the 2nd half and Kenan made a great run through midfield and fired
in a great shot which was well saved.
Then ...........
just as I thought ...... the referee is probably only Class 2 because he
realised his mistake from before and gave Ankaragucu a penalty. We were all looking at each other coyly and
all agreed that it wasn’t !!! Anyway,
having just said to Posh Kanka a few minutes prior to this incident that we
really need a 2nd goal ............. it was gratefully received. Erhan stepped up to the mark and sent the
goalkeeper the wrong way to ease our nervous dispositions !!!
10 minutes to go
and Muhammed soured the atmosphere a little by losing his discipline. The referee penalised him for a foul and
showed him the yellow card. Not content
to get on with the game and see it out, he was right up into the referee’s face
and said something which was obviously distasteful to the referee and out came
the red card. Muhammed .......... you
are brain dead and should know better than to resort to stupidity with only 10
minutes remaining and leading 2-0 !!!!
That was it, and
off to the Yeni Sedir to celebrate and watch Everton almost snatch an equaliser against the
Spurs !!!
With Gumush....spit....hane
also winning it is no change at the top with both of us on equal points. Still all to play for in the weeks
ahead. Keep watching this space as the
story unfolds !
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
Thanks for the report Jim
ReplyDeleteGood solid performance from the team on Sunday. Unfortunately Gumushanespor won 4-0 at Aydin to so all even as it stands.
Special mention for the Ankaragucu fans, incredible turnout with over 23,000 in attendance.
Tough game at Eyupspor on Friday as the battle goes on