Turkish Super Lig: Galatasaray Begin to Regain Lost Momentum While Fenerbahce Stumble

Galatasaray Cuts Fenerbahce Lead Down to 3 Points

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Galatasaray 2 - 0 Sivasspor
After a being upset in the Turkish Super Lig by city rivals Fenerbahce last week, Galatasaray had some ground to make up. Returning to the Ali Sami Yen stadium against a poor performing Sivasspor was expected to be an easy win. Though the injury of starting striker Milan Baros along with the suspension of in-form Abdul Kader Keita and Elano Blumer showed hope for Sivasspor.

The joy started early for Galatasaray in Week 11 of the Turkish Super Lig as Shabani Nonda opened the scoring in the 11^th minute following a slick heel pass by Baris Ozbek. Nonda was left one-on-one with Sivasspor goalkeeper, Michael Petkovic, and made no mistakes, slotting it neatly around the keeper.

Petkovic was called for holding the ball in is hands for too long in the 45^th+1^st minute, giving Galatasaray a freekick from the edge of the area. Harry Kewell blasted it into the top of the netting giving Petkovic no chance and giving Galatasaray a 2-0 lead in the 11^th Week of the Turkish Super Lig.

Galatasaray created a few more dangerous opportunities to score but were unable to increase the lead. Sivasspor showed no signs of threat as Galatasaray cruised on to take the victory.

Kayserispor 1 - 1 Fenerbahce
Coming off a big victory against Galatasaray in last weeks Super Lig fixtures, Fenerbahce were unable to hold onto their 5 point lead at the top of the table. With today's score, Fenerbahce show how important their captain Alex is to this team, as he was out injured.

In the 20^th minute, Fenerbahce took the lead with a surprise goal from Cristian Baroni. Cristian took a chance from 35+ yards out, a shot which took a bounce off the wet floor and hit Kayserispor goalkeeper, Souleymanou Hamidou, in the head before heading toward the goal-line. Souleymanou claimed to have cleared the ball before it crossed into the goal but the referee disagreed.