Angry president forces game to be abandoned in Turkey
Referee Ali Sansalan refuses to award Istanbulspor a penalty, and the team falls behind in the immediate aftermath. The club president fumes on the spot and orders his team to withdraw. After some discussion, the team complied.
Turkish soccer is not calming down. After the latest attack on a referee, the next scandal broke out in the Süper Lig - and once again an impartial referee was in the spotlight.
Angered by referee Ali Sansalan, club president Ecmel Faik Sarialioglu of Istanbulspor asked his team to leave the pitch during the clash with Trabzonspor. The immediate reason was that Sansalan had denied the home team a supposed penalty after a challenge on the edge of the penalty area. In return, the visitors scored a goal.
The scene was reviewed by the video assistant, but the goal stood. Some Istanbul players then followed the instructions of their president, who had rushed to the pitch, to leave the pitch, while others wanted to continue playing. Captain Mehmet Yesil finally informed the referees that Istanbulspor would not play on. After minutes of discussion, the match was abandoned with the score at 1-2.
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In the ongoing drama within Turkish soccer, Istanbulspor's president, Ecmel Faik Sarialioglu, was enraged after a controversial decision by referee Ali Sansalan during a game against Trabzonspor. The president's anger led to a unprecedented scene, as he ordered his team to leave the field after refusing to continue playing due to the penalty denial.
The fervor surrounding soccer in Turkey continues to captivate the nation, with club presidents like Sarialioglu playing a pivotal role in shaping the turbulent atmosphere on and off the pitch.
Source: www.ntv.de
