Saturday 12 May 2012

Galatasaray, Champion with Terim at the Helm

Last season, Galatasaray finished in a very disappointing eighth place.

But Fatih Terim took over, and now they're celebrating their 18th title. (So, Galatasaray is tied, in that regard, with Fenerbahce, as they both have 18 titles won. However, Fenerbahce's last title, last year, could have been stripped away from them, due to the match-fixing investigation, but wasn't.)


Anyway, Fenerbahce attacked more in today's match, but could not find the net. (They had to attack, because a point was enough for the Galata team.)

The biggest chance, in my opinion, came in minute 7, when many fans of Fenerbahce, for sure, had the illusion that the ball went in.

Galatasaray did not play badly, but Muslera, their goalkeeper, was probably their best man on the field.

After the match, seeing how the title was lost, the Fenerbahce fans went berserk.


They started destroying their own stadium, Sukru Saracoglu, by ripping the chairs, throwing them on the pitch, and throwing and crashing whatever else they could.
Fenerbahce did everything right, they attacked, they were a little bit better than Galatasaray on the night, but the only problem was the lack of good luck. For that, they paid and will pay. Literally.

Highlights:

Φενέρμπαχτσε - Γαλατάσαράι 0-0 by buitre9

Video of Fenerbahce fans rioting:


At the end, after the Fener fans were evacuated from the stadium, and they started rioting in the streets, the football officials were able to present the Galatasaray players with the trophy, in a deserted, pitch-black, almost totally silent stadium.
(You gotta wonder why they didn't wait, to do this trophy ceremony in front of a stadium full of Galatasaray fans?!...)

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