Greetings Kankas
and Kankies.
There was no
doubting Ankaragucu’s efforts last night, but the gulf in class was obvious and
Galatasaray’s fitness levels superior which meant that they won most of the
50-50 balls and dictated the pace of the match.
The match was
effectively over at half time after the 1st half onslaught by
Galatasaray !
The pace of the
match in the 2nd half gradually dropped as Galatasaray slowed the
match down and were able to keep the lion’s share of possession in the latter
stages to wind the clock down. Unfortunately,
Ankaragucu couldn’t take advantage with only one shot on target in the 2nd
half which didn’t trouble Muslera !
Playing out from
the back is normally a sensible tactic to build attacks, but Ankaragucu was continually
caught out by the speed of the Galatasaray players closing them down and the
ball having to be returned to Bahadir
!!! The subsequent long ball
clearances were swallowed up by the Galatasaray defenders for the most
part. Frustration all round for
Ankaragucu’s attacking aspirations !!
ANKARAGUCU 0 Galatasaray 3
Team – Bahadir,
Kitsiou, Radakovic, Mujakic, Kazimcan, Ali Kaan, Pedrinho, Efkan, Renaldo, Ali
Sowe and Riccardo
Substitutes –
Tolga, Mert, Tasos, Morutan and Bassogog
There was only
one moment in the 1st half when the home support were on their feet
celebrating and that was in the 10th minute when Ali Sowe scored
what everyone thought was a great goal. However, sadly it was correctly ruled out
for offside !
Thereafter it
was all one way traffic towards Bahadir
!
2 minutes later,
and from a corner on the left, the ball was sent to the back post for Demirbay
to head in off the underside of the bar.
One minute later
and it was 2. Some fast
inter-passing from outside the box and surging into the box, and from a
cut-back on the right, Sanchez scored inside the left post.
On the half hour
mark and it was Bahadir to the rescue with a great save as the ball was heading
inside the right post. From the
resulting corner he made a point blank save from a header inside the 6 yard
box.
Approaching half
time and from an Ankaragucu mistake in the Galatasaray half of the field, the
fast break was on as the Ankaragucu defence was caught out. The shot was on, but before connecting,
Kazimcan brought down the attacker and the referee pointed to the spot. Icardi made it look easy with a ferocious
shot down the centre.
It was mostly
one way traffic again in the 2nd half although it was apparent that
Galatasaray had gradually slowed the pace of the match down as the 2nd
half unfolded.
Bahadir was the
busiest player and he was mostly responsible for halting the addition of
further goals.
In the 65th
minute he made a great save from a shot on the right heading inside the left
post.
One minute later
Icardi scored but it was disallowed due to Kitsiou being fouled in the
build-up.
10 minutes
later, and from a long range Galatasaray shot, the ball hit the bar. The rebound was then saved by Bahadir.
Almost on the
final whistle and Zaha almost made it 4 when he beat 3 Ankaragucu defenders in
the box, but his final goal bound shot was deflected by Mert for a corner.
Ankaragucu is
now involved in a dog fight to avoid relegation. With Istanbulspor looking already doomed,
there are only 7 points separating the whole of the bottom half of the league,
so it goes without saying, that every point from now until the end of the
season is crucial.
Starting next
Saturday in Kayseri when Ankaragucu have a ‘6 Pointer’ against a team on the
same points score as Ankaragucu.
Dare I say ...........a MUST win match
??!!
As always, watch
this space for the outcome.
All the best
from Eski Kanka Jim
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