After they had played 2:2 in the first leg of
Champions League qualification,
Fenerbahce and
Young Boys Bern will meet in Istanbul on Wednesday. In the first match the Young Boys had missed several good chances, hit bar or post three times and could equalize not before the 90th minute. Fenerbahce showed serenity in front of the goal when score twice out of two chances in the first half. Due to a red card for Colin Kazim in the 43.minute they had to play with only ten men the rest of the game then. In the return match the Turks are clear favourite, even when a 0:0 or 1:1 would be enough to go through.
The
Young Boys have played a disappointing season so far. Though they belong to the favourites of the Swiss Super League, they couldn't win a match yet and are at the bottom of the table after only two points out of three games.
Fenerbahce has several players of international format (Lugano, Alex, Güiza, Emre, Demirel etc.) and has invested another 14 million Euros so far (Dia, Stoch, Erkin). The Turkish championships will not start before the 15th of August.
Fenerbahce Istanbul vs Young Boys Bern
UEFA Champions League qualification: 3rd round, 1st leg 2:2
Datum: 4 August 2010 - 20:15 CET
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
Fenerbahce:
Keeper: Demirel
Defenders: Önder - Bilica - Bekir - André Santos
Midfielders: Baroni - Emre - Sentürk - Alex
Forwards: Stoch - Gökhan Ünal
Coach: Kocaman
Injured: Gönül - Boral - Topuz
Booked: Kazim
Young Boys:
Keeper: Wölfli
Defenders: Sutter - Affolter - Dudar - Jemal
Midfielders: Doubai - Spycher - Hochstrasser - Costanzo
Forwards: Bienvenu - Regazzoni
Coach: Petkovic
Injured: Lingani
Booked: -
The Sükrü Saraçoglu stadium in Istanbul is famous for their fanatic fans, that make it to a boiling pot. It also was the place of the ‘scandal match' Turkey - Switzerland in 2005, when there were riots on the pitch after the game was finished.
The only meeting so far: 1st leg: 28 July 2010: Young Boys - Fenerbahce 2:2
Even when a draw could be enough for Fenerbahce, they want to win their first match a home. And because they have far the higher quality, everything else would be a big surprise.
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