In an exhibition match mostly arranged to test newcomers, Simao, Almedia, and Fernandes, the Black Eagles battled to a 2-2 draw against Sivasspor at the Antalya Gloria Sports Center on Saturday.

The game, watched by the Beşiktaş Chairman Yıldırım Demirören and Executive Board members, was supposed to be played behind closed doors, but a last minute managerial decision opened the gates and let the fans in for free.

While Simao Sabrosa was on the starting lineup, the other two Portuguese players Manuel Fernandes and Hugo Almedia came into the match later on as subs. Captained by the Spanish star Guti Hernandes, who handed this duty to İbrahim Toraman in the second half, Beşiktaş were encamped in their own half throughout the opening 45 minutes and relied on quick counterattacks. Simao Sabro’s 10th-minute sliding tackle, which robbed Cihan of what appeared to be goal, earned a huge round of applause from the Beşiktaş fans. Nevertheless, Erman Kılıç put Sivasspor in front after 42 minutes, and the visitors managed to hold onto that lead heading into interval.

Sivasspor’s superiority would last only 15 minutes because a well-timed Nobre header off a Simao corner-kick levelled the scores on 60 minutes. Four minutes later, Beşiktaş’s shining newcomer Simao made it 2-1 for the Eagles when he buried home Quaresma’s excellent pass with a sizzling shot from six yards out. As the match rolled on, Sivasspor mounted several attacks for an equaliser, and in the 67th minute they, would get their reward when Hayrettin’s found the net with header to bring the teams the back on equal terms. Neither, side was able to change the scoresheet during the remaining minutes as the game ended in a hard-fought two-all draw.




Match Details

Venue: Gloria Sports Center Ground

Referees: Hacı Yusuf Sayın, Barış Akdemir, Nihat Kaya

Beşiktaş: Cenk, Erhan (Hilbert, 46’), Sivok ( İbrahim Toraman, 68’), Ersan, İsmail, Aurelio, Ernst (Fernandes, 46’), Simao ( Ali, 78’), Guti (Almeida, 68’), Quaresma, Nobre

Sivasspor: Alişan, Uğur (Keita, 46’), Sedat (Ivanovs, 46’), Hayrettin, Ziya, Abdurrahman, Mehmet Nas ( Pedriel, 68’), Kadir (Murat, 78’), Erman (Fikret, 90’), Cihan (Kamanan,, 68’ Kamanan), Mehmet Yıldız (Kaan, 86’)

Goals

Sivasspor: Erman (42’), Hayrettin (67’)

Beşiktaş : Nobre (60’), Simao (64’)

Yellow Cards

Sivasspor: Kadir (18’), Sedat (37’), Abdurrahman (90’)

Beşiktaş : Nobre (19’)