 German players Fabian Ernst (L) and Thomas Hilbert rush to celebrate Simao, who scored a crucial penalty goal against Sivasspor in the two teams’ league game. AA photo |
Two late goals in the Spor Toto Super League helped Beşiktaş beat Sivasspor on Oct. 30 and gain their first home win in more than a month.
Thomas Hilbert, Simao Sabrosa and Filip Holosko were on the score sheet as the Black Eagles beat their Central Anatolian opponents.
Versatile German player Hilbert opened the scoring on the 12th minute, when he converted on a cross from midfielder Veli Kavlak, an Austrian player of Turkish origin.
Hilbert, Veli and Hugo Almeida, returning from a six-week injury, found several chances in the first half but failed to turn the chances into a goal.
In the second half, Sivasspor punished Beşiktaş’s failure to double its lead. Polish forward Kamil Grosicki took the ball and lobbed it over goalkeeper Cenk Gönen to level the score in the 59th minute.
Beşiktaş took the lead again in the 78th minute from a penalty kick by Simao Sabrosa.
The Portuguese winger converted the kick, which was awarded after his teammate Egemen Korkmaz was brought down in the Sivasspor box.
Beşiktaş closed the door in the fourth minute of the added time, when Holosko headed in a cross from Portuguese star Ricardo Quaresma.
It was Beşiktaş’s first win at the Fiyapı İnönü Stadium since Beşiktaş beat Medical Park Antalyaspor 1-0 on Sept. 25.
The win also saw the Black Eagles climb to the fourth spot with 17 points, one behind leader Fenerbahçe.
The league leaders, however, were scheduled to play Kardemir Karabük last night. Beşiktaş is level on points with second Galatasaray and third Istanbul BB, falling behind only on goal difference.
Istanbul BB, who is performing above expectations this season, rallied to beat Ankaragücü 2-1 also on Oct. 30.
Hürriyet Gücer scored the opening goal in the 27th minute for Ankaragücü, which is the only team without a win in the division, but Istanbul BB equalized with Doka Madureira in the 44th minute. Samuel Holmen scored the winner with only four minutes from time to win the match for Istanbul BB, who ended a two-match skid.
“It was a real challenge,” Istanbul BB manager Kamil Dizar said of the match. “It’s nice to be at the top of the league.”
Earlier in the day, Bursaspor vs. Manisaspor game ended in a 0-0 stalemate and Galatasaray won 2-0 at Kayserispor.
Manisaspor and Bursaspor are seventh and eighth respectively, right behind Trabzonspor and Orduspor, who occupy the fifth and sixth spots.
The first four teams will enter a playoff round for the title at the end of the regular season, while teams from fifth to eighth spots will enter in another playoff group for a Europa League spot.
