Just over a week has passed since the referee was punched in the face in Rizespor’s match against Ankaragücü, and Turkey’s top football competition, the Süper Lig, is dealing with another unexpected problem. This time it is a match between Istanbulspor and Trabzonspor, in which the president of the home team, Ecmel Faik Sarialioglu, entered the playing field in the 73rd minute and ordered his players to leave the dressing room early.
They immediately obeyed him. It was a reaction to a missed penalty kick in favor of his team and then Paul Onuachu’s goal to make it 2-1 for the visitors. Under this condition, the match at the Necmi Kadiougl stadium was also interrupted, and the finish is still in sight. The Turkish Football Federation will decide on the further development of events.
“Despite attempts by Trabzonspor president Ertugrul Dogan and several Istanbulspor players to convince Sar?alioglu to continue the match, Istanbulspor left the field,” it is written in the report of the Turkish agency Anadolu. Istanbulspor is in last place in the Süper Lig table with only 8 points from 15 matches. In the lead are the two more famous Istanbul clubs Fenerbahce and Galatasaray with 40 points.
2023-12-20 08:38:10
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