Extra: Musab discusses Saturday’s Derby between Fenerbahce and Besiktas
By: Musab | November 2nd, 2007Well it’s here again. The “Other ones” waste each other away in what is a win-win situation for Galatasaray. Points are like this:
Galatasaray: 24 points
Sivasspor: 22 points (no real chance of actually winning the championship)
Besiktas: 21 points
Fenerbahce: 19 (also no real chance of actually winning the championship)
Match is going to be in the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, 50000 seating capacity, fan support is so pathetic, its more like 18 fans and two rats. Fenerbahce is under pressure by their fans and a loss would mean an 8 point gap with us. I could live with that, no wait i would love that.
Its worth noting that Fenerbahce Besiktas matches are always so dramatic. Three years ago Besiktas beat fenerbahce 3-4 at Sukru Saracoglu, despite playing with ten men for the last 15 minutes after their goalkeeper was sent off and Gabirel Pancu, a striker, had to serve as an emergency goalkeeper. Last year in the second leg of the Turkish Cup semifinal, the referee refused to award fenerbahce not one, but two penalties and punish besiktas with a red card. Besiktas won 1-1 and proceeded to the final which they won.
A win by Fenerbahce would damage Besiktas as they would fall to fourth and would remain 6 away from us, but this would give the Fenerliler morale, especially since we’ve got to visit them in a couple of weeks also.
All in all, a draws pretty good. Hopefully it will be a 5-5 draw that will haunt the Fenerliler and the Besiktasliler for years. Besiktas would be 5 adrift and Fener would be 7. I can live with this also. Its worth noting that Besiktas have not lost at Fenerbahce in 3 years.
Category: Prematch
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