Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
I was unable to
watch the match last night, but it seems that Ankaragucu’s mini-fightback will
only delay the inevitable of relegation to The Championship League. For those of you who were able to watch
it, please correct me if you disagree !
Goztepe 2 ANKARAGUCU 2
Team – Ricardo,
Kitsiou, Ante, Pazdan, Pinto, Faty, Lukasik, Sedat, Ilhan, Rodrigues and Orgill
Under normal
circumstances this result would have been classed as acceptable since Goztepe
have always been a difficult nut to crack at home.
However, with
Ankaragucu propping up the league, one point is insufficient to mount a late
revival similar to what Kayseri has achieved
!
Orgill’s goal
drought vanished last night as he opened the scoring with a well worked goal
after 15 minutes and we could have been forgiven for daring to think of 3
points. Pessimism returned 10
minutes later when Goztepe was awarded a penalty after a clumsy challenge in
the box.
Wilczek despatched
it, and then Aydogdu put Goztepe ahead in time added on in the 1st
half, with an excellent constructed headed goal.
Hopes were
raised 15 minutes into the 2nd half when Ankaragucu was awarded a
penalty after a needless foul on the goal line on the right which was
gratefully put-away by Rodrigues into the right corner of the goal.
From the brief
highlights which I was able to watch, Ankaragucu could quite possibly consider
themselves unlucky not to have snatched victory from the jaws of yet another 2
points lost.
It was Scarione
(returning to the team as a substitute) who almost did the damage with 3
excellent efforts, two of which were only just wide, and the third an excellent
save from Beto.
So, It’s back to
Ankara to prepare for the visit of deposed champions Galata.....spit......saray
on Sunday who will be in no mood to take their foot off the gas. They may well not be champions this season,
but they still have a fight on their hands to win a place in the Europa Cup
next season. An intriguing encounter
is guaranteed and a last chance for Ankaragucu to keep their season alive.
As Vitoria Kanka
Miguel said to me last night ...........’it is still mathematically possible
for Ankaragucu to avoid the drop’ ...............but, with only 3 matches left
to play, the clock is ticking !!
Tonight, Rize (3
points ahead of Ankaragucu) play Kayseri (5 points ahead of Ankaragucu). Also, Konya (4 points ahead of Ankaragucu)
travel to Gaziantep.
As always, watch
this space for the outcome.
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
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