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Hassan-less Besiktas Lose Again

Date: 19-12-2005
Wrote: EP's reporter in Istanbul Ali AVCI

Ahmed Hassan's Besiktas lost to Trabzonspor at home by a single goal. The team continued the bad form of recent matches, giving indications of possible squad changes to come. Some players such as Youla, Adem Dursun, Ibrahim Uzulmez and Cagdas were on the end of protest during the match because of their poor football.

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Besiktas have six foreigners: Ahmed Hassan, Souleymane Youla, Ailton, Jose Kleberson, Oscar Cordoba and Gabriel Pancu. Ahmed Hassan is unhappy about the situation of his team and this affects his football. The Egyptian player is searching for his old form this season. On the other hand he is still the most effective foreigner of the season. Kleberson is the other good foreigner of the team but he hasn't carried the team with performances seen in the 2002 World Cup. But the other foreigners have not helped the team. Pancu is very bad, and cannot even join the starting eleven. Cordoba is finding it difficult to concentrate on his football. Ailton is suspended again and the ex-topscorer of the Bundesliga could only net twice this season. Youla is also in as bad form as Ailton and tends to miss many goalscoring opportunities.

It is expected that Jean Tigana will make some important changes in the team with the break of the season. The Trabzon defeat will fire this operation now. Besiktas may sign some players from France and Turkey. On the other hand some agents have offered the ex-students of Tigana, Louis Saha and Djibril Cisse. The two French strikers may wish to see more action than they currently do in the Premier League. But no-one knows how Besiktas' board will get through their financial conditions and make transfer budgets available.


BESIKTAS - TRABZONSPOR : 0-1

Besiktas: Cordoba 5, Ali Tandogan 6, Ibrahim Toraman 7, Cagdas 6, Adem Dursun 3 (Min. 60 Veysel 5), Koray 5, Kleberson 5, Sergen 7 (Min. 46 Tumer 6), Ibrahim Uzulmez 5, Ibrahim Akin 6, Youla 4

Trabzonspor: Jefferson 7, Ufukhan 7 (Min. Feridun 5), Erdinc 6, Tayfun 6, Celalettin 7 (Min. 83 Hasan Ucuncu 5), Adem Kocak 6, Huseyin 7, Szymkowiak 7 (Min. 76 Eller 6), Lee Yong 6, Yattara 8, Fatih Tekke 6

Goal: Min. 48 Adem Dursun (og)

Bookings: Min. 39 Cagdas (Besiktas), Min 62 Ufukhan, Min. 78 AdemKocak , Min. 82 Tekke, Min. 86 Yattara, Min. 89 Feridun, Min. 90 Hasan Ucuncu (Trabzonspor)

Egyptian Ahmed Hassan missed the game because of his neck injury. EP wishes him the best of health and a good second half to the season..