Be?ikta? unable to 'keep calm' before Istanbul derby

Ankara?s Gençlerbirli?i gave Turkish Spor Toto Super League title contender Be?ikta? a big disappointment ahead of a key derby match against rival Fenerbahçe, which claimed the top of the standings in the fifth week of the campaign. 

The Black and Whites had a strong start to the game, though fell short of creating enough chances before left-back Dusko Tosic scored an own goal in the 23rd minute. 

Substituting Portuguese star Ricardo Quaresma in the second half with striker Cenk Tosun, the Istanbul side played relatively more productive football in the second half and leveled matters in the 67th minute through Gökhan Töre?s header, the 3,000th goal in the team?s history. 

Be?ikta? boosted the pressure for the remainder of the game as Gençlerbirli?i eyed counterattacks but neither side managed to find a winner. 

?We had to keep calm, we could have found a goal when our opponents panicked,? said Be?ikta? coach ?enol Güne? in a post-game interview. 

?A goal from a set piece increased the motivation of our opponents and we are sorry for the two points lost,? said Gençlerbirli?i coach Mehmet Özdilek, a former Be?ikta? star. 

Fenerbahçe managed to take away three points from a match against Bursaspor on Sept. 20, winning 2-1 thanks to a winner netted by Robin van Persie, and now leads the table with 13 points, followed by Besikta? and Trabzonspor with 10 points each.

However, Fener?s Dutch scorer did not hide his dissatisfaction with his current position in last year?s runner-up, saying, ?To be honest, I am not very happy at this moment,? after the match.

?I was not happy that I started on the bench. I am fully fit, physically very well and able to play for 90 minutes,? he said. 

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