2024-04-08 10:12:44
Istanbul Galatasaray and Istanbul Fenerbahce were supposed to face each other in the Super Cup final on Sunday.
Even before this match, Fenerbahce team leaders asked the Turkish Federation authorities to postpone the cup final, as the team needs to prepare for this week’s European Conference Cup quarter-final clash with Greek side Olympiakos Piraeus.
However, the request was rejected. Then “Fenerbahce” announced that they do not want a disqualification and will not play with the main lineup, and the team will be represented by nineteen-year-olds. They fought in the doubles championship during lunch on Sunday and reached the city of Sanliurfa by plane in the afternoon, where the final was played.
Galatasaray’s Mauro Icardi scored a goal in the first minute of the match, and when the ball was back in the middle of the pitch, Fenerbahce’s youth system coach Zekis Murat Gele motioned for the players to go to the dressing room. The team did not appear on the field again.
The “Fenarbahce” team left, and already in the sixth minute of the match, “Galatasaray” got the Super Cup in their hands and started celebrating.
In order not to leave his fans without a match, the cup holder split into two teams, subbed the reserve players and played a training match. It is interesting that the referee on the field was the assistant strategist of the Galatasaray club.
Both of these teams are still fighting for the Turkish title, with Galatasaray in first place with 84 points and Fenerbahce in second place with 82 points.
2024-04-08 10:12:44