Beşiktaş end season in third place with win
ANKARA (AA)
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Beşiktaş beat Gençlerbirliği 2-1 in the last matchday of the 2014-15 Turkish Spor Toto Super League season at Osmanlı Stadium in Ankara on May 29, completing the season in the third spot with 69 points.Turkish striker Cenk Tosun and midfielder Oğuzhan Özyakup were the scorers for Beşiktaş, while Gençlerbirliği's single goal was scored by midfielder Cagri Bulbul.
This was the last game of Beşiktaş manager Slaven Bilic at the club, as he said he will not manage Beşiktaş for the next season. Beşiktaş fans applauded him near the end of the game.
Third-place Beşiktaş advance to UEFA Europa League group stage next season.
League champions Galatasaray will be playing away to Çaykur Rizespor on May 30 afternoon in Rize. The game will kick off at 1 p.m. local time (1000GMT).
With 19 titles in the books and narrowly missing this one, runners-up Fenerbahce are set to host Kasımpaşa at Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saraçoglu Stadium on May 30. The game will begin at 4 p.m. (1300GMT).
Many of the Yellow Canaries' regulars are suspended for this match, Cameroonian striker Pierre Webo, Turkish left-back Caner Erkin, Turkish midfielder Mehmet Topuz and Portuguese center-back Bruno Alves were sent off in their fateful match against Başakşehir, which ended in a draw and shoved Fenerbahçe out of the championship race against their victorious archrivals.
In addition, Turkish center-back Egemen Korkmaz and Portuguese central midfielder Raul Meireles will miss the match against Kasımpaşa as they have yellow card suspensions.
The 2014-15 Spor Toto Super League will end on May 30.
- Results:
SAI Kayseri Erciyesspor 4-3 Kardemir Karabükspor
Balıkesirspor 1-1 Gaziantepspor
Eskişehirspor 1-3 Akhisar Belediyespor
Beşiktas 2-1 Gençlerbirliği
- May 30's fixtures:
Çaykur Rizespor vs Galatasaray
Fenerbahçe vs Kasımpaşa
Bursaspor vs Torku Konyaspor
Medicana Sivasspor vs Trabzonspor
Mersin İdmanyurdu vs Istanbul Başakşehir
