Derby statement from Fenerbahçe: These behaviors should not go unpunished!

Fenerbahçe made a statement about the events that took place after the derby. Yellow-dark blue team said, "The competition and tension of the derby does not give anyone the right to attack our football players. What happened cannot be dismissed as "derby tension". This attitude of the opposing team members fueled the events rather than reducing the tension. While our club acts responsibly at a time when Turkish football needs calm, these behaviors that do not suit the hospitality of a winning team should not go unpunished." he said.

Here is Fenerbahçe's full statement:

"We strongly condemn the verbal and physical attacks against our football players in the derby match played last night.

The events that started with the verbal attack against Kerem Aktürkoğlu, escalated with the attack of Serhat Doğan from the Galatasaray analysis team on Matteo Guendouzi, and continued with Abdülkerim Bardakçı pulling our football player's hair are unacceptable.

The competition and tension of the derby does not give anyone the right to attack our football players. What happened cannot be dismissed as "derby tension". This attitude of the opposing team members fueled the events rather than reducing the tension.

While our club acts responsibly at a time when Turkish football needs tranquility, these behaviors that do not suit the hospitality of a winning team should not go unpunished.

The actions of everyone involved in the incidents must be fully examined, and the necessary disciplinary sanctions must be applied to those responsible without any discrimination.

"The way to prevent violence in Turkish football is not to leave those responsible unpunished."

WHAT HAPPENED?

The cards that appeared in the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby held yesterday in the 9th week of the Trendyol Super League attracted attention. The yellow-red team won the match at RAMS Park, 2-1. Apart from the football of the two teams, the events that took place after the final whistle and the cards that emerged from the match were remembered.

With the referee report appearing on the information screen of the Turkish Football Federation, the derby's bill was officially clarified.

In the 90-minute part of the derby directed by referee Atilla Karaoğlan, Davinson Sanchez and Rafael Leao from Galatasaray, and İrfan Can Kahveci, Milan Skriniar, Nelson Semedo and N'Golo Kante from Fenerbahçe received yellow cards.

The tension that started between yellow-dark blue football player Kerem Aktürkoğlu and yellow-red player Roland Sallai when the final whistle of the match blew, grew with the participation of other players. After the brawl, Kerem and Sallai received yellow cards. Red cards were also shown to Galatasaray's Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Fenerbahçe's Archie Brown, who physically interfered with each other.