Besiktas retain lead as third week ends in Turkish Super League

The third week has come to an end in Turkish football's first division Spor Toto Super League as the Black Eagles maintain their lead with three straight victories. The Big Four were less than stellar in their three-week performances, with Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor dropping comfortable match-ups as favorites. Galatasaray got its second tie in a row against Eskisehirspor, this time without score. Trabzonspor lost to Akhisar Belediyespor in a 3-0 sweep. Akhisar made their Super League debut last year. Fenerbahce were on the winning side this week with a 5-2 thrashing against Sivasspor, after suffering a surprising defeat in week 1 in the hands of now 13th seed Konyaspor. The third week saw 26 goals in five home and three away wins. Fenerbahce's Dirk Kuyt and Besiktas' Almeida top the scoring list with three goals apiece.

Week 3 results:

Torku Konyaspor-Kasimpasa........................( 1 - 2 )

Eskisehirspor-Galatasaray.............................( 0 - 0 )

Kayserispor-Sanica Boru Elazigspor.............( 1 - 3 ) 

Medical Park Antalyaspor-Bursaspor.............( 1 - 2 )

Fenerbahce-Sivasspor...................................( 5 - 2 )

Besiktas-Gaziantepspor.................................( 2 - 0 )

Kardemir Karabukspor-Genclerbirligi.............( 1 - 0 ) 

Caykur Rizespor-Kayseri Erciyesspor...........( 2 - 1 )

Akhisar Belediyespor-Trabzonspor................( 3 - 0 )

Week 4 match-ups:

Galatasaray-Medical Park Antalyaspor, Genclerbirligi-Kayserispor, Trabzonspor-Kardemir Karabukspor, Sanica Boru Elazigspor-Torku Konyaspor, Kayseri Erciyesspor-Kayseri Erciyesspor, Kasimpasa-Fenerbahce, Sivasspor-Eskisehirspor, Gaziantepspor-Caykur Rizespor ve Bursaspor-Besiktas.