2023-05-14 00:34:27
Since the presidential elections are taking place in Turkey on May 14, the Süper Lig will not be played this weekend. Beşiktaş used the break to play a friendly at Azerbaijani runners-up Sabah FK to raise funds for the February 6 earthquake victims, with the Black Eagles only going 3-3.
While the Turkish Süper Lig is paused this weekend in the wake of the country’s presidential election, some teams are using this time to devote themselves to other projects. To collect donations for the victims of the February 6 earthquake disaster in the Kahramanmaraş region, Beşiktaş visited the current runners-up of the Azerbaijani Premyer Liqa, Sabah FK, in the capital Baku, with both opponents ultimately breaking up after a high-scoring game peaceful draw separated again.
Beşiktaş turns 0:2 behind in the meantime
The hosts started strong and literally rolled over the 16-time Turkish champions at the beginning. 22-year-old Ukraine winger Oleksiy Kashchuk quickly became a shooting star after conceding two goals to the favored visitors in the third and, shortly afterwards, the fifth minute of the game. Coach Şenol Güneş’ team needed a moment to recover from their opponents’ lightning start, but then scored the 2-1 goal after 24 minutes through Umut Meraş. You found your way into the game better and dominated the game at times. In the 44th minute of the game, the guests then, again through Umut Meraş, equalized 2:2.
In the second half, Beşiktaş picked up where they left off before the break, pressuring the hosts and forcing them to make mistakes. This ultimately resulted in a penalty for the guests, which captain Cenk Tosun converted in the 63rd minute. As a result of the lead, Beşiktaş became a bit complacent again and one or the other player lost concentration. The Azerbaijani finally took advantage of the guests’ lethargy and after 70 minutes played, Georgia’s Davit Volkovi made it 3:3. It should stay with this result. The Turks no longer threw everything forward and gradually let the game end in order not to risk unnecessary injuries in the final phase of the season.
Ticket proceeds are to be donated to earthquake victims
In the course of the severe earthquake disaster in the Turkish-Syrian border region on February 6th this year, several friendly matches between Turkish and Azerbaijani clubs were decided, the ticket sales of which should then benefit the earthquake victims. There has already been a clash between Qarabağ FK and Galatasaray, with proceeds from ticket sales being donated. That evening, during the game between Sabah FK Beşiktaş, the Tofiq Bəhramov Stadium, with its almost 32,000 seats, was almost completely filled, so that a proud sum could be collected for the bereaved of the earthquake disaster.
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