Sports writers evaluate Beşiktaş's victory over Malmö: 'The difference of a 'real' referee'

Beşiktaş, one of our representatives in the UEFA Europa League, faced Malmö at home.

The Black and Whites won the match 2-1, marking their second European victory following their win away at Lyon.

Beşiktaş's goals came from Ernest Muçi and Semih Kılıçsoy. Malmö's only goal was scored by Soren Rieks in the 90+4th minute.

Sports writers evaluated Beşiktaş's victory. Here are the writers' comments on Beşiktaş:

"SEMİH WAS EXTREMELY AMBITIOUS"

Ömer Üründül: "Semih was extremely ambitious. It was obvious from everything he did that he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity when he finally got his chance. But the team's lack of offensive organization and the lack of harmony among the front three forced Semih into individual play. He ended both the match and the night with a beautiful goal. The star of the night was Svensson. While the score was balanced, he prevented a 100% goal and also provided the assist for the first goal. There are two serious problems at Beşiktaş. Even though he made 2-3 classy moves yesterday, a serious physical decline was observed in Rafa. Immobile, who is recovering from an injury, is also extremely inadequate physically. Despite being a much higher quality player than him, Semih played much more mobile than Immobile last night." (Sabah)

"THERE ARE MANY LESSONS, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WILL LEARN"

Turgay Demir: "Semih, who has been confined to the sidelines for weeks, finally got the ball he wanted; he was facing the goal, pulled it to the left, turned to the right, and then shot to the left... As he scored the goal, he practically shouted, 'I am not a man of the sidelines, but of this area!'... I wonder if anyone will hear!? Giovanni Van Bronckhorst has many lessons to learn from this match, but I don't know if he will. Beşiktaş should have scored five and conceded three against such a weak team. If the entire first half hadn't been wasted, that's how it would have been." (Fotomaç)

"THE DIFFERENCE OF A 'REAL' REFEREE"

Güntekin Onay: "After the Kasımpaşa match, Beşiktaş's desire and energy to win were high yesterday. With Milot Rashica, Gabriel Paulista, and Al Musrati returning from injury, the Black and Whites gave the impression that they would return to their old, strong game. Let us also underline that we saw a 'real' referee performance yesterday, unlike in the Süper Lig. German referee Sven Jablonski did not blow the whistle easily and ensured the game sped up. He used his cards appropriately. I hope the Süper Lig referees watched the match." (Hürriyet)

"GIO AND THE PLAYERS SHOULD APPRECIATE THIS"

Atilla Gökçe: "The Malmö victory is very important. The Black and Whites can thus forget the defeats against Ajax and Frankfurt and prepare better to stay in the top 24. Another importance of this victory should be to forget the consecutive league defeats. Bronckhorst and his players should appreciate this." (Milliyet)

"THEY REVEALED THEIR QUALITY"

Ali Gültiken: "For big teams, the periods following home losses become test phases. The reaction the team gives during this process is very important. Strong teams are those that can bounce back from these situations. Beşiktaş revealed its quality with the reaction it gave against Malmö." (Sabah)

"IT WAS LIKE MEDICINE FOR EVERYONE"

Sinan Vardar: "Even though Beşiktaş saw a goal in their net in the final minute of the game, they both added 3 more points to their tally and dispersed the gray clouds over them. This victory was like medicine for everyone. Even though it is clear where the Maccabi Tel Aviv match, which has turned into a soap opera, will be played, I hope Beşiktaş takes 3 points from there as well and continues its journey in Europe. Congratulations BEŞİKTAŞ. You deserved the jersey. Stay well." (Fotomaç)

"THE GREAT BEŞİKTAŞ IS WALKING"

Hasan Sarıçiçek: "I think to myself... It's not running, it's walking, the great Beşiktaş. Until they find the goal. Yet, Giovanni van Bronckhorst is measuring, weighing, and trying every possibility to put a 'stop' to the unwanted results he has experienced in the last 4 matches, and to add the Malmö victory to the Lyon triumph in the UEFA Europa League after the Ajax and Eintracht Frankfurt defeats! To bring the dazzling Beşiktaş from the beginning of the season back to the showcase in a 4-2-3-1 formation." (Türkiye)

"NO DRILL, YOU CAN'T PIERCE IT"

Mustafa Çulcu: "You've marked the wall, you have the screw and the wall plug in your hand, but there's no drill; you can't pierce it. Playing with a Rafa Silva-focused football mind to pierce the wall was not enough in the first half. There was a different Rafa Silva in the second half. He played tremendously and created positions. 3 minutes after Bronckhorst's move of Rashica and Musrati in the 73rd minute, the morale-boosting goal came from Muci. After the goal, Beşiktaş was more self-confident, believing, and productive. From this minute on, Semih became someone who was aggressive, looking for the goal, as if he had broken his chains and gained his freedom on the field. He started playing differently and decorated his efficient football with a goal." (Sabah)

"BY FORCE"

Gülengül Altınsay: "The game is almost in 'slow motion'. But they speed up with the balls they steal. We have no choice but to be fast. The goal expectation in the first half is on the floor. Looking for final passes in high balls is another mistake. In the 2nd half, Malmö starts coming into our half with more players. We also find counter-attack opportunities. We enter positions where we get close to scoring and get excited. In other words, the game and Beşiktaş are active in the 2nd half. We move Rafa forward and switch to a double striker. It seems like fast attacks with ground passes without lifting the ball will bring results. Indeed, we first test them with Semih, but we find the goal with Muçi in the 76th minute. Then in the 85th minute, Semih turns, breaks through, clears space, and finds the 2nd goal. The match doesn't end without conceding a goal, but the 3 points and the applause go to Beşiktaş..." (Cumhuriyet)