Besiktas debuted in the top100 league as a member of Division 4. A promising start, winning the title and promotion in their first season, since then the club’s campaign has been a roller coaster ride, with ups and downs between Divisions 3, 4 and 5 also due to the constant changes of managers that have passed through the club.
For season 19 the club, which was in the 4th Division, decided to give Yamil Mc02 a chance, however things did not go according to plan: relegation as the worst team, ban for exceeding the squad cap, forced to sell Ousmane Diomande to avoid being sacked for poor results. A nightmare where the Charmain decided to give the manager a new chance despite criticism from the fans but were asked to believe in the process.
A longer process than expected but with the 24th season concluded we can say: BESIKTAS CHAMPION!
THE BREAKTHROUGH
It was the 68th minute at the Philips Stadion, the team was attacking without much luck, Arias made an assist to Portu who settled and shot into the corner, a great goal that was celebrated by the fans who travelled to support the team. The minutes tick by, and the team looks for a second goal to put them at ease, but there’s no luck. The bench is closely monitoring the results of the other matches. The long-awaited 90th minute arrives, the referee blows his whistle, the players and coaching staff erupt in joy as the other results are known, the fans celebrate the title.
Here are the first statements from manager and the players:
Manager Yamil: “From the fall we were able to get up, we took the team in 4th Division and we return it to 4th Division, we sold Diomande and signed Murillo. Football gives us revenge. Now it’s time to celebrate, and in the coming days we’ll analyze how to approach next season and the challenge of being in the 4th Division”.
Portu: “Happy, very happy. The team deserves it. We gave it our all on the field, and today it’s time to celebrate”.
Luis Suarez: “This group is fantastic. I’m proud to be part of this team“.
Murillo: “I’m staying! Sad not to be able to play in the last game due to injury, but I’m here supporting my teammates”.
It has been a hard-fought season, with top managers battling match after match for promotion and the title. Just three goals were the difference for the Black Eagles to be consecrated at the top of Division 5.
THE MAIN EAGLES
The club wishes to congratulate and thank each of the players even those who are no longer with us but have been an important part of the process, such as: Damian Bobadilla, Mika Godts, Alexsander, Chirivella, McKenna, Kaua Santos, M. Friedrich, Armani, Campaz, Saldanha, and Yunis Abdelhamid, our ex great captain, who has been offered the position of youth team coach of Besiktas when he retires from football.
Guillaume Restes: The young goalkeeper started with strong performances at the start of the season, being named man of the match three times, however, his performances declined towards the end.
Costa Murillo: The defensive leader has been improving match by match. 2 goals, 1 assist, and 1 man of the match.
Tousart (3 goals, 1 assist, 1 man of the match), O. Pineda (2 goals, 2 assists), T. Hazard (3 goals, 3 assists), R. Garcia (3 goals, 6 assists, 1 man of the match), and L. Orellano (2 goals, 4 assists, 1 man of the match) were also key players who defined matches.
Hanny Mukthar the most underperforming starter in the attack, his best performance came playing as a 9 when Suarez was unavailable. 8 goals and 2 assists.
But the show was stolen by Besiktas’ golden trident: Arias, Suarez, and Portu.
Jhon Arias: Just like last season, the Colombian had a great performance, scoring 5 goals and 12 assists with an average performance of 7.03.
Luis Suarez: What can we say about this player? The killer of the rival area. He completely changed the face of the team. He was the player we needed, scoring 16 goals, scoring 6 assists, and winning the Man of the Match award 12 times. An average performance of 7.56. And true to his style, 6 yellow cards. A real warrior.
Manzanera Portu: The Spaniard’s season playing on the left wing is incredible. He scored the title-winning goal, idol of the fans and the manager. 13 goals, 20 assists, and 5 times player of the match.
Besiktas’ story is just beginning…
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