Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
Gencler’s
resurgence is not a fluke ! Over the past few weeks they have
dragged themselves off the bottom of the league and are now only 2 points below
the safety net.
They saw-off the
challenge of Goztepe today and fully deserved their slim, but important victory.
Of course,
sterner tests await in the weeks ahead, but for now the players confidence is
high and they can only take one match at a time to climb out of the relegation
zone.
GENCLERBIRLIGI 1 Goztepe 0
Team – Nurullah,
Ugur, Alperen, Thomas, Abdullah, Erkan, Enes, Jaime, Mete, Moha and Gabriel
Substitutes –
Tiago, Souleymane, Altiparkak and Ozkan
The match was a
typical end-to-end affair until the 25th minute when Gencler scored
the all important goal.
A fast passing
movement on the left and the ball was played into the centre where Ugur was
waiting on the 18 yard line .......... and unmarked. He picked his spot as all the Goztepe
defenders rushed out to close him down, but too late, and he shot high into the
right.
Gencler should
have scored two more before the break, but the Goztepe goalkeeper pulled off
two outstanding saves as the half time whistle beckoned.
Not much to
report about the 2nd half except to say that Goztepe never really
looked like snatching the equaliser with their continuing habit of pumping
balls into the centre from mid-field and the wings. However, the Gencler defence was never
really stretched.
Near the end in
time added on, Goztepe’s only real chance of grabbing the equaliser was well saved
by Nurullah who pushed a header round the post.
So, another good
chance for 3 points arises next Saturday when Gencler visit mid-table
Tuzla. Win this one and Gencler can
start to exert pressure on the clubs in the bottom half of the league.
As always, watch
this space for the outcome.
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
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