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Beshir Lucky as Rize Find Opening Point!

Date: 30-8-2005
Wrote: EP's reporter Islam Issa

Beshir El Tabei could have easily been sent off as his club Caykur Rizespor continued their poor run in the Super League. They drew with Ankaraspor 0-0, getting their first point of the season after losing their opening three games.



Beshir's next test is against Hassan's Besiktas...

The first week saw Rize fall to Diyarbakirspor 1-0 with a goal at the end of the first half. Beshir played a full game at centre back. The second game was a home loss, 2-1 against Samsunspor, who won in the 89th minute. The third match was home to the champions Fenerbahce, in which Rize put in a good battle. Beshir El Tabei took a midfield role for the game, in which Rize took the lead via a penalty. However, two second half goals meant his club would enter the fourth match-day on blank points.

But they finally managed a point, which took them off the bottom of the table, after a 0-0 draw away to BB Ankaraspor. Beshir played the entire game, but it was a lucky escape for his side and especially him.

Although there were efforts on goal from both sides in the first half, the majority were off target, and it was the second half that had the more interesting moments.

In the 62nd minute, Ankaraspor's Jaba ran into the box, where Beshir met him with a leg out, which clearly tripped the attacker. However, unbelievably, the referee gave a yellow card to Jaba for play-acting. The astonished attacker argued with the referee and so the match official quickly brandished a second card and sent him off the pitch! This moment could have been different, as Beshir could have been sent off, but instead, Rize now had the man-advantage.

Just minutes later, it seemed as though an attacker was through on goal when Beshir fouled him as last man with a slight push. Again, the referee went in El Tabei's favour, even though a whistle would have meant a red card for the Egyptian.

Despite the advantage, a crossbar is as close as Rize came, and so the game ended 0-0.

This was not the best display from Rizespor, nor their defence, who were lucky not to concede. Now, they will hope to build on this single point in order to move out of the drop zone, which many have tipped them to stay in.

It won't be easy for them. They face Ahmed Hassan's Besiktas next...


Ratings (Ajans):

Ankaraspor: Jevric xxx, Hasan Yi?it x, Batak xx, ?enol xx, Ahmet Y?ld?r?m xx, Hurriyet x (Erman min. 57 x), Molnar x, Murat Erdogan xx (Umit Ayd?n min. 79 x), Tita xx (Musa min. 66 x), Ersen Martin x, Jaba x

Caykur Rizespor: Zdravkov xx, Yasin x, Beshir xx, Serhat xx, Serkan xx, Fahri xx, Unal xx, Cem Baki x, Dos Santos x (Cafercan min. 60 xx), Okan x, Dia Cire xx (G?khan min. 84 ?)

Match Details:

Red Cards: Jaba (dk. 62)

Yellow Cards: Ahmet Y?ld?r?m, Jaba, Batak (Ankaraspor), Die Cire (Caykur Rizespor)

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