NEWS

09.11.2012

FOOTBALL

Beşiktaş held at home in 6-goal thriller

Beşiktaş 3-3 Bursaspor

The Eagles failed to display their usual fast-paced game in the fist half, and the visitors took advantage of it. A 29th-minute goal from Sestak gave Bursaspor a 1-0 lead at half time. After a nice pep talk in the dressing room, Beşiktaş came out flying in the second half and levelled the scores through Olcay on 51 minutes. While the visitors were trying to figure out what hit them, Holosko fired the Eagles in front for the first time with a powerful effort from the far post three minutes later. But Bursaspor were in no mood to give up easily as they struck back with İbrahim Öztürk at the 58th-minute mark, 2-2. Beşiktaş recovered quickly and regained the lead through a 69th-minute penalty from Almeida, only to see Batalla knot the scores once again after 77 minutes. Neither team managed to add another goal in the remaining minutes as they settled for the spoils.