my head is starting to get a bit giddy. just one match before the end of the first-half of the season and genclerbirligi are in sixth place. not only that but we are playing good football that is fun to watch, even when we lose or grind out a 0-0 draw. considering that at the beginning of the season i put gencler down as one of the teams most likely to go down... this is amazing stuff.
manisa 0 - 1 genclerbirligi
having been told to stay at home on sunday i had to rely on my trusty little radio to follow today's match. unfortunately my one-year-old nephew loved the radio too and played havoc with the reception for the full 90 minutes.
that's my excuse in early. from the first half i understood that neither side was great but that we really should have gone ahead except that herve tum again missed in a one-on-one situation with the manisa keeper. oh dear, that man makes me groan at times.
he made up for it though in the second half when he scored a header from an azofeifa corner. that's becoming a bit of a habit for gencler. tum misses a sitter and then gets a header a bit later on.
i can't be totally sure but it sounded like we had a few great opportunities towards the end but all were blown. manisa also fought like hell but ramazan had another great match in goal.
er... that's it really.
a few matches ago, i think it was after we beat besiktas, sir eski kanka predicted a european spot for gencler. i laughed at the time... but maybe he was onto something.
