Besiktas have dropped two vital points leaving them in third place with three weeks to go in the Turkish Super Lig title race. The Black Eagles succumbed to a 1-1 draw with Akhisar Belediyespor last night.
The Akigolar took the lead from a well worked set epic in the 14th minute and were a constant threat on the counter attack though-out the game.
Besiktas found the equalising goal in the 54th minute but were unable to break the deadlock. The result leaves Besiktas with 66 points in 31 games, four points behind league leaders Galatasaray.
Stadium: Manisa 19 Mayıs
Referee: Bülent Yıldırım
Akhisar Belediyespor: Oğuz Dağlaroğlu, Tolga Ünlü (Dk. 90 Ahmet Cebe), İsmail Konuk, Douglao, Kadir Keleş, Güray Vural, Scapolan (Dk. 82 Zokora), Bilal Kısa, Bruno, LuaLua, Mehmet Akyüz (Dk. 87 Pekin Köşnek)
Manager: Roberto Carlos
Besiktas: Günay Güvenç, Serdar Kurtuluş (.46 Mustafa Pektemek), Sivok, Ersan Gülüm, Motta, Gökhan Töre, Hutchinson, Tolgay Arslan (.75 Kerim Frei), Olcay Şahan (.84 Cenk Tosun), Sosa, Demba Ba
Manager: Slaven Biliç
Goals: .14 Mehmet Akyüz (Akhisar Belediyespor), .54 Demba Ba (Beşktaş)
Yellow Cards: .3 Ersan Gülüm, .43 Sosa, .60 Tolgay Arslan, .80 Motta (Beşiktaş), .32 Kadir Keleş, .38 LuaLua, .43 Scapolan, .66 Bilal Kısa (Akhisar Belediyespor)
