Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
Unbeaten in
their last 8 league matches, Gencler was outplayed in the 2nd half
tonight. However, it could have been a
different scenario if they hadn’t missed a penalty with the score at 0-0 and
then having to play most of the 2nd half with 10 men !!
Consequently,
Gencler slip one league position to 7th, while Goztepe move up to 3rd,
only 3 points behind 2nd top Kocaeli, and on this form are looking probable
promotion contenders.
GENCLERBIRLIGI 0 Goztepe 3
Team – Orkun,
Ugur, Nzaba, Amilton, Yasin, M. Cagiran, Akabueze, Erturk, Kayode, Kemaloglu
and M. Yatabare
Substitutes –
Ortan, R. B. Cagiran, Ozturk and Enes
The 1st
half was instantly forgettable, with Gencler registering zero shots on target
(only one in the 2nd half
!!).
Goztepe only
seriously troubled Orkun once near the half time whistle when he saved a long
range goal bound free kick.
It looked like
the tide had changed for Gencler when they were awarded a penalty 8 minutes
into the 2nd half. I have
to say that it was a rather harsh decision when M. Cagiran made a meal of an innocuous
tackle as he was facing the corner flag direction.
Amilton took
responsibility and sent a weak shot to the left which was easily saved by the
goalkeeper.
10 minutes later
and Kayode received his 2nd yellow card for obviously saying
something to the referee which he shouldn’t have !!!
6 minutes later
and the opening goal arrived, which on the balance of play, was not
unexpected.
A corner was
sent over to the centre and Lasse came flying in to bullet his header inside
the left post.
3 minutes later
and Gencler equalised, but it was correctly ruled out for offside.
5 minutes later
and an excellent 2nd goal when Goztepe made a fast break down the
right. The cut-back was made inside
the box to Taore who rifled the ball in.
4 minutes to go
and another piece of skill by Traore when he made himself available on the left. He cut into the box, and his shot flew inside
the left post to put the icing on the cake
!!
So, Gencler now
has 5 days to prepare to put the show back on the road. On paper, their next match shouldn’t be a
problem, but as Gencler has discovered, there are no ‘easy’ matches in this
league !!
They will travel
to 2nd bottom of the league Giresun on Friday 15 December.
As always, watch
this space for the outcome.
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
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