Fenerbahçe overcome Beşiktaş 2-1

By: j | November 29th, 2008

Leading into todays affair, sitting sixth in the Süper Lig table, every match is of importance for Fenerbahçe but of-course the great derby against Beşiktaş needs no introduction. With the highly typical support of Şükrü Saraçoğlu behind them, the Yellow Canaries defeated Beşiktaş 2-1 in the match that will be remembered for quality mid-field play, intense passion and well-taken tactical play. Luis Aragonés approached this match with extraordinary secrecy and quite obviously turned-up the intensity and re-affirmed the need to tighten discipline. It is clearly evident that Fenerbahçe is taking the great leaders advice now more to heart as their defensive play is worlds ahead of what it was earlier in the campaign.

Selçuk Şahin opened the scoring eleven minutes into the match as he got the ball behind former Fenerbahçe fixture, now Black Eagle ‘keeper Rüştü Reçber. Where he so-often scored for the home-side, Mert Nobre drew the match even for Beşiktaş at the twenty-first minute but only six minutes later Daniel Güiza brought the fans to their feet with an brilliant goal. Beşiktaş opportunities were severely hampered with Édouard Cissé being excused four minutes before the break in a highly questionable call that should have been dealt differently by the officiating crew. However that set-back did not hold back the valiant the Black Eagles as they came very close to leveling the match after the break but the Fenerbahçe back-line and Volkan Demirel were up to the challenge. With the 2-1 lead, the tactical war between Luis Aragonés and Beşiktaş’ Mustafa Denizli was nothing short of brilliant as both sides could not mark the score-sheet again and good fortune fell the way of Fenerbahçe.

While I am the firm believer of “team victories” it is worth noting the continued growth of Kâzım Kâzım, particularly as rumours circle of many English clubs apparently after the services of the twenty-two year-old dynamo. It is an unfortunate by-product of his development but hopefully these efforts will be spurned. This is additionally a troubling situation for Fenerbahçe as they push forward in the domestic campaign as along with Kâzım Kâzım, similar comments are being made of Daniel Güiza surfacing in England during the January transfer season. I will keep you abreast of both situations but nothing can take away from todays great triumph.

Fenerbahçe
Volkan Demirel, Gökhan Gönül, Edu Dracena, Diego Lugano, Roberto Carlos, Kâzım Kâzım, Selçuk Şahin, Deivid (Ali Bilgin 83′), Uğur Boral (Vederson 69′), Alex(Josico 60′), Daniel Güiza

Beşiktaş
Rüştü Reçber, İbrahim Toraman, Tomáš Zápotočný (Filip Hološko dk. 71), Gökhan Zan, İbrahim Üzülmez, Tomáš Sivok, Édouard Cissé, Ekrem Dağ (Uğur İnceman dk. 84), Matias Delgado, Serdar Özkan, Mert Nobre(Bobô dk. 75)