Fenerbahce kept its promise to boycott the tournaments in which it participates and this Sunday it was the turn of the Turkish Super Cup final against the Galatasaray where they appeared with an under-19 team and ended up leaving the field before the first minute was completed.
The measure was taken by Fenerbahce recently after ruling out withdrawing from the Turkish championship following the serious incidents of violence that occurred weeks ago when Trabzonsport fans entered the field and clashed with rival players.
In this way, for the Turkish Super Cup final that should have been played last year in Saudi Arabia but was rescheduled due to political issues, Fenerbahce not only appeared with an alternative team but also left the field when it had barely elapsed. one minute of play.
In that minute, Galatasaray took the lead with a goal from Argentine Mauro Icardi (at 50 seconds). Immediately the Fenerbahce players, who made the trip to the GAP Stadium in Sanliurfa with an under-19 squad that was led by the first team’s technical assistants, left.
Prior to this commitment, the president of the Turkish club, Ali Koc, issued a statement in which he assured that they had planned to play the final of the Turkish Super Cup with the first team, but that recent situations changed the situation.
“At the point we have reached, Fenerbahce Sports Club will send its A team to a Super Cup with a probability of 50 to 50. Instead, it greatly weakened its cup chances and it did so because it reached the point of rebelling against the principle and values in which he believed and the injustices he suffered”he pointed out.
“There is a lot to explain. First of all, I want to say this to all Fenerbahce fans, no matter what happens today, no matter what has happened so far. It is the right day to remember the words of Islam Cupi”added the statement from the boss of the historic Turkish club.
After the surprise withdrawal of the Fenerbahce members from the field, the Galatasaray players showed their disapproval of this gesture with ironic applause, according to a report from the newspaper Marca. Once the referee ruled the victory 0-3 due to the abandonment of the rival, the celebration for winning the title began.
It was learned that Fenerbahce had asked the Turkish Football Federation for the possibility of rescheduling the Turkish Super Cup in order to have more time to prepare for the first leg of the Conference League quarterfinals that will be played on Thursday against Olympiakos. Greek.
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