GENCLERBIRLIGI – STILL FLIRTING WITH THE RELEGATION ZONE !!

 

 

Greetings Kankas and Kankies.

 

After tonight’s match in Bursa, Gencler remain in the bottom half of the league with a clutch of other teams trying to move into mid-table security, and with not long to go till the end of the season, they are leaving it late to escape the inevitable dog-fight in the last few weeks of the season  !!

 

Gencler is only 3 points above 4^th bottom Kocaeli and some of the teams below Gencler have a game in hand   !!

 

Bursaspor           0                       GENCLERBIRLIGI         0

 

Team – Ramazan, Muhammed, Gokhan, Metehan, Omurcan, Hrechyshkin,, Tshibola, Musa, Aksel, Baris and Eleke

 

Substitutes – Berisbek, Ilker, Sallallich and Altiparmak

 

There was only one instance of serious action in the 1^st half, and had it not been for Ramazan, Bursa would have secured all 3 points.     In the 17^th minute a corner was sent into the box and a goal bound header was headed into the top right corner until Ramazan acrobatically palmed the ball out straight to a Bursa attacker whose shot hit the post and was cleared.

 

It was a bad tempered match with one RED card and 6 YELLOW cards, and in all honesty the referee could have given more after all the dissent he received from the players, especially Gencler players.

 

I lost count of the cross balls into the box by Bursa in the 2^nd half which were all swallowed-up by the defence and Ramazan.     Bursa’s play was desperate at times and that was probably to be expected as they sit uncomfortably in 2^nd bottom position in the league.

 

Bursa had 71% of the possession tonight and only 2 shots on target, so I suppose Gencler can say that they deserved to leave Bursa with one point  !!

 

Berisbek of Gencler was the player who received a 2^nd yellow and then a RED card in the 90^th minute for deliberate handball when attacking the Bursa defence.

 

Gencler have another tough match on Saturday when they host 3^rd top of the league Bandirma  who are obviously eying 2^nd top and automatic promotion.     Therefore, Bandirma will be coming to Ankara to attack.

 

As always, watch this space for the outcome.

 

All the best from Eski Kanka Jim