Turkey round-up: Crowd trouble mars Besiktas match
Sunday, January 20, 2002
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Besiktas JK were leading Trabzonspor 5-0 when the game was abandoned due to crowd trouble.
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In the game of the day in Turkey's 1. Lig, Besiktas JK were leading Trabzonspor 5-0 when the game was abandoned due to crowd trouble with five minutes remaining.
Unassailable lead
Second-placed Besiktas had cruised into an unassailable lead at Trabzonspor's Avni Aker stadium thanks to goals from Tümer Metin, Ahmet Dursun, Ilhan Mansiz, Ronaldo Guiaro and Dmitri Khlestov. Trouble then broke out in the crowd, causing the referee to lead the teams off the field and call off the match.
Home record
Kocaelispor continued their wonderful home form with a 2-1 victory over Rizespor at the Ismet Pasa stadium. The hosts went into the game with eight wins from their eleven home league games this season and secured all the points when Ahmet Arslaner scored four minutes from time.
Goalless draw
Denizlispor completed the double over struggling Yozgatspor with a 1-0 away victory thanks to Veysel Cihan's 37th-minute strike. In Sunday's other game, mid-table duo Bursaspor and Göztepe played out a goalless draw.
