In Gaziantep, Turkey, the home team Gaziantepspor scored an upset over traditional Istanbul powerhouse Besiktash by a 2-0 margin thanks to goals by Brazilian Julio Silva Cesar in the 11th minute and Cameroonian Armand Deumi (pictured) in the 50th minute of the match.
Gaziantepspor also features Argentinian team captain Christian Zurita, Brazilian star Joringho and Turkish player Mehmet Yozgatli who was a member of the Istanbul powerhouse squad GalataSaray's 2000 UEFA League championship team.
In other Turkish soccer games over the weekend, Bursaspor, one of my personal favorite teams, tied Trabzonspor 1-1 in a home game at Ataturk Stadium in Bursa. Argentinian Pablo Battalla scored for Bursa, a city three hours south of Istanbul, while Turkish forward Umut Bulut, known for being a fast and physical player, scored Trabzon's goal.
Another Istanbul powerhouse team Fenerbahce was the current league leader until their rival GalataSaray edged them by a mere one point in the standings. GalataSaray was awarded a 3-0 victory over Ankaraspor, which has been kicked out of the league for administrative violations.
GalataSaray will face the Spanish team Atletico Madrid at 3 p.m. (east coast American time) today, while Fenerbahce plays the French squad Lille Metropole. Both are games in the UEFA European League.
Among returning to Istanbul, Galatasaray will need to get ready for Sunday's game with rival Besiktash. Bursaspor also plays Fenerbahce over the weekend.
Bursapor is in fourth place with 40 points while Besiktash is fifth place with 38 points.
The nickname of Gaziantepspor, currently in eighth place, is the Falcons.
Here is a complete list of scores from this past weekend. The home teams are marked with an asteriks.
*Gaziantepspor 2 Besiktash 0
*Istanbul BB 1 Ankaragucu 1
GalataSaray 3 Ankaraspor 0 (game was not actually played)
Kasimpasha 2 *Ankara Genclerbirligi 0
*Bursaspor 1 Trabzonspor 1
*Diyarbakirspor 1 Sivasspor 1
Eskisehirspot 2 *Antalyaspor 1
*Denizlispor 1 Kayserispor 0
*Manisaspor 2 Fenerbahce 2
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