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Besiktas reclaims league’s top spot in shutout

Istanbul club leads Turkish league by 2 points with 3 matches to go

Satuk Buğra Kutlugün  | 16.05.2017 - Update : 16.05.2017
Besiktas reclaims league’s top spot in shutout BURSA, TURKEY - MAY 15: Players of Besiktas celebrate after the Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig soccer match between Bursaspor and Besiktas at the Timsah Arena in Bursa, Turkey on May 15, 2017. ( Ali Atmaca - Anadolu Agency )

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By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun

ANKARA

A shutout win Monday by Besiktas helped it reclaim the spot in the Turkish Spor Toto Super Lig.

Strikers Cenk Tosun and Vincent Aboubakar etched their names on the scoresheet for the Black Eagles in 65th minute and extra time to seal the 2-0 win against Bursaspor.

The victory improved Besiktas' points total to 68, two better than second-place Medipol Basaksehir, with only three matches left in the season.

Medipol Basaksehir briefly took the points lead Saturday after it edged out a 2-1 win versus Genclerbirligi.

Here are the full results of round 31 in the league:

Kayserispor - Atiker Konyaspor: 2-1

Kasimpasa - Caykur Rizespor: 4-2

Medipol Basaksehir - Genclerbirligi: 2-1

Adanaspor - Trabzonspor: 1-1

Fenerbahce - Antalyaspor: 0-1

Osmanlispor - Akhisar Belediyespor: 0-4

Aytemiz Alanyaspor - Kardemir Karabukspor: 4-2

Gaziantepspor - Galatasaray: 1-2

Bursaspor - Besiktas: 0-2

Standings as of 7 a.m. (0400GMT) Tuesday:


TeamsPWDLGFGA+/-Pts.
1. Besiktas31 20 8 3 61 29 32 68
2. Medipol Basaksehir31 19 9 3 60 27 33 66
3. Fenerbahce31 16 9 6 54 29 25 57
4. Galatasaray31 17 4 10 58 37 21 55
5. Trabzonspor31 14 7 10 37 31 6 49
6. Antalyaspor31 14 7 10 38 38 0 49
7. Kasimpasa31 12 7 12 45 42 3 43
8. Akhisar Bld.31 12 6 13 38 39 -1 42
9. Genclerbirligi31 10 10 11 29 31 -2 40
10. Atiker Konyaspor31 10 10 11 36 40 -4 40
11. Aytemiz Alanyaspor31 12 4 15 52 58 -6 40
12. Karabukspor31 11 6 14 33 41 -8 39
13. Osmanlispor31 9 11 11 36 37 -1 38
14. Kayserispor31 10 6 15 44 54 -10 36
15. Bursaspor31 10 5 16 30 53 -23 35
16. Caykur Rizespor31 7 6 18 39 52 -13 27
17. Gaziantepspor31 7 5 19 29 55 -26 26
18. Adanaspor31 6 6 19 30 56 -26 24

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