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Last Minute Draw For Besiktas

Date: 17-4-2006
Wrote by: EP's reporter in Turkey Ali AVCI

Ahmed Hassan's Besiktas faced Gaziantepspor in an away encounter. The game almost ended in a defeat for Besiktas but a penalty kick for Hassan's side rescued a point. Hassan played from the start and did very well throughout the 73 minutes he played as he was involved in the making of the first goal and created two real chances as well.

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Besiktas played away versus Gaziantep this weekend and the game ended in a 2-2 draw. Gaziantep needed the points more than Besiktas and so, they played to win while Besiktas players were content with a draw.

Egyptian star Ahmed Hassan played the game from the start and showed a very good performance. However, Tigana decided to replace him in the 73rd minute with Ahmet Dursun who wasn't impressive as Hassan in the few minutes he played.

EP Ratings:

Gaziantepspor: Hasagic xx, Adem xx, Mehmet Cogum xxx, Bekir xxx, Faruk xx, Krita xxx, Ekrem xxx, Ozgür xx (Min. 76 Engin x), Baris xx, Veysel xx (Min. 65 Melliti x), Lazarov xx (Min. 87 Kaondera x)

Besiktas: Cordoba x, Ali Günes xx, Ibrahim Toroman xx, Koray xx, Gökhan Zan xx, Ibrahim Uzulmez xx, Ahmed Hassan xxx (Min. 71 Ahmet Dursun x), Kleberson xx, Okan xx (Min. 60 Sergen xx), Gokhan Gulec xxx (Min. 67 Tomas Jun x), Bobo xx

Goals: Min. 14 Mehmet Cogum, Min. 48 Ekrem (Gaziantepspor), Min. 12 Gokhan Gulec, Min. 89 Bobo (pen.) (Besiktas)

Egyptian star Ahmed Hassan helped in the making of Besiktas' first goal when he sent a clever through pass to Bobo at the edge of the box and the latter laid the ball to the oncoming Gokhan Gulec who faced the keeper and buried the ball home with his left.

Gaziantep answered the goal two minutes later by Mehmet Cogum’s header. Ekrem drove the ball from right wing and cut inside. Cogum jumped high and headed the ball to the floor. The ball hit the ground and met with the net. 1-1


Three minutes after the kick off of the 2nd half, EX-Besiktas striker Veysel stole the ball from defense and made a good run forward, he passed it on the floor to the oncoming unmarked Ekrem who hit it directly home from the edge of the box.

After the goal, Besiktas fought hard to get back into the game and Ahmed Hassan almost created the equalizer through a clever backheel pass from the edge of the box to the onside Ibrahim Uzulmez but the latter shot was denied by the goalkeeper.

A few minutes later, Ahmed Hassan crossed the ball from the left wing to Bobo who rose high for the header and powered a shot at goal but the goalkeeper of Gaziantep made a fine save.

In the 73rd minute, Hassan came off and was replaced by Ahmed Dursun.

In the 89th minute, a cross was delivered high into the box from the right wing, Gaziantep's defender Baris cleared the ball with his fist before Besiktas striker Bobo and the referee pointed to the spot with no hesitation.

Besiktas' striker Bobo took the penalty and scored from the spot to rescue a point for Besiktas in the last minute.