Former referees evaluate the controversial decisions of the Beşiktaş-Galatasaray derby! Should Osimhen and Orkun have been sent off for a second yellow card?

In the 25th week of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray were guests of Beşiktaş. The Yellow-Reds left the derby with a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal scored by Osimhen in the 39th minute. With this result, Galatasaray increased their points tally to 61. The point gap between them and their closest rival, Fenerbahçe, increased to 7.

The decisions of the match referee, Ozan Ergün, and the VAR team were as much a topic of conversation as the result of the derby.

Former referees evaluated the decisions that caused controversy in the sports community.

SHOULD A CARD HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR MURILLO'S CHALLENGE ON BARIŞ ALPER IN THE 2ND MINUTE?

Deniz Çoban: This action is a yellow card.

Bahattin Duran: This is a yellow card.

Bülent Yıldırım: Clearly a yellow card.

IS THE FOUL DECISION CORRECT FOR OH'S CHALLENGE ON ABDÜLKERİM IN THE 3RD MINUTE?

Bahattin Duran: I don't criticize the referee too much.

Deniz Çoban: If you call a foul for this in football, every challenge would result in a foul.

Bülent Yıldırım: A 'play on' decision would have been more correct.

IS THE 'PLAY ON' DECISION CORRECT FOR OLAITAN'S CHALLENGE ON SALLAI IN THE 4TH MINUTE?

Deniz Çoban: There is unsportsmanlike conduct. The referee is looking at the ground. The movement is not hard, not reckless. It is unsportsmanlike conduct towards the opponent after the ball has gone. Indisputably a yellow card.

Bahattin Duran: A clear yellow card.

Bülent Yıldırım: The ball is not in play. It is directed at the opponent. If you did that trip outside, it would be a cause for a fight. It should have been a yellow card.

IS THE YELLOW CARD DECISION CORRECT AFTER OSIMHEN'S CHALLENGE ON ERSIN IN THE 5TH MINUTE?

Bahattin Duran: Osimhen's foot stepped on Ersin's knee area and slid down. If he had stepped and followed through, it could be called a red card. A clear yellow card.

Deniz Çoban: Osimhen's action is a yellow card. He doesn't step down hard, his foot doesn't stay there, he slides down.

Bülent Yıldırım: The yellow card decision is correct.

SHOULD A YELLOW CARD HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR SALLAI'S FOUL ON ORKUN IN THE 16TH MINUTE? SHOULD A YELLOW CARD HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR ORKUN'S PROTEST?

Deniz Çoban: Normally it's a yellow card for Orkun, but you didn't show it. Orkun put the referee under fire in front of 40,000 spectators. He is complaining about the referee by saying, 'I took the ball and was going for a goal, they brought me down, the referee didn't show a card.' I think Sallai's intervention was also just a foul.

Bahattin Duran: Orkun should have received a yellow card for his actions. He didn't even call Orkun over to warn him; he remained unresponsive. Sallai's foul is on the verge of a reckless challenge; I won't criticize him for not showing a card.

Bülent Yıldırım: It's the 16th minute, there is no control. Orkun took action to put you in a difficult position, there is no reaction.

SHOULD A PENALTY HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR THE POSITION WHERE BARIŞ ALPER FELL IN THE PENALTY AREA IN THE 20TH MINUTE?

Bahattin Duran: There is no violation here. Barış Alper stepped on the ball and lost his balance. Uduokhai played the ball first, there is slight contact with the boot. The 'play on' decision is correct.

Deniz Çoban: Barış Alper entered a falling motion because he stepped on the ball and lost his balance. This is an unavoidable contact. Uduokhai touched the ball, it was accidental that Barış's foot came there while falling.

Bülent Yıldırım: The 'play on' decision is correct. There is no violation at all.

IS A YELLOW CARD SUFFICIENT FOR SANE'S CHALLENGE ON ASLLANI IN THE 28TH MINUTE?

Deniz Çoban: This action is a clear red card. The foot is tense from the knee, a deformity occurred in the foot, the other foot is in the air. The weight of his body and the momentum he caught were transferred to the foot as intensely as possible. I couldn't understand why VAR didn't intervene. VAR should definitely have intervened. It is a red card both on the field and in VAR.

Bahattin Duran: This action is the exact definition of a red card in football rules. It is an action that will endanger the health of his opponent. The deformity is also very clear. I would have expected a VAR intervention. All elements regarding a red card are present.

Bülent Yıldırım: The sum of the action taken here is risky and dangerous for the opponent's health. A red card should have been issued. VAR should have intervened and suggested a review.

IS THE DECISION CORRECT FOR ORKUN'S YELLOW CARD IN THE 29TH MINUTE?

Bahattin Duran: A late card.

Deniz Çoban: Clearly a yellow card.

Bülent Yıldırım: The yellow card decision is correct.

IS THE YELLOW CARD DECISION CORRECT FOR MURILLO'S FOUL ON BARIŞ ALPER IN THE 30TH MINUTE?

Deniz Çoban: This yellow card could have been spared. Not because of the foul, but he says 'it's the 2nd foul'. A player is not shown a yellow card just because he committed a 2nd foul in the 30th minute.

Bahattin Duran: If the referee hadn't made the '2nd foul' gesture, I could have said it was a yellow card, I could have supported the referee, but when he made the gesture and said 'that was 1, this is 2', 'this is 2' is not that.

Bülent Yıldırım: This yellow card was not right.

DID OSIMHEN OBSTRUCT ERSIN IN THE 31ST MINUTE, SHOULD A YELLOW CARD HAVE BEEN GIVEN?

Bahattin Duran: Osimhen made a risky move. If Ersin had run and gone for it, he would have gotten a foul. As it stands, there is no foul.

Deniz Çoban: Osimhen stayed on the limit. If Ersin had thrown that ball to his teammate and Osimhen had stopped it, it would be correct not to show a yellow card.

Bülent Yıldırım: The 'play on' decision is correct.

DID AGBADOU MAKE CONTACT WITH OSIMHEN'S FACE IN THE 43RD MINUTE?

Deniz Çoban: There is no hitting, there is touching. A foul would have been more correct.

Bahattin Duran: There is no reckless blow, as it stands I don't think it's a yellow card either. Just a foul.

Bülent Yıldırım: I also think it's just a foul.

IS THE 'PLAY ON' DECISION CORRECT IN THE AGBADOU-OSIMHEN STRUGGLE IN THE 45+2ND MINUTE?

Bahattin Duran: The referee signaled for a throw-in, but it was a reckless foul, Agbadou should have received a yellow card.

Deniz Çoban: A yellow card was necessary.

Bülent Yıldırım: A yellow card should have been issued to Agbadou.

SHOULD OSIMHEN HAVE RECEIVED A SECOND YELLOW CARD IN THE 55TH MINUTE?

Bahattin Duran: Osimhen heard the foul whistle, then looked at the referee, saw from the referee's signal that it was a foul, and despite this, he kicked the ball. This is time-wasting, unsportsmanlike conduct, and Osimhen should have received a second yellow card.

Deniz Çoban: Osimhen delayed the game. According to the rulebook, kicking the ball after the whistle is not a yellow card. It says in the book, 'Carrying the ball, kicking the ball, or intentionally touching the ball to cause a conflict or cause the game to start after the referee has stopped the game.' A second yellow card is required.

Bülent Yıldırım: He heard the whistle, looked at the referee, kicked the ball nicely and scored a goal. There is a time difference between the whistle and kicking the ball. If he kicked the ball in the 1-2 seconds the whistle was blown, he is dribbling the ball, he sees the whistle, and despite this, he makes the shot. Osimhen should be sent off with a 2nd yellow card.

SHOULD ORKUN HAVE RECEIVED A SECOND YELLOW CARD FOR HIS PROTEST IN THE 56TH MINUTE?

Deniz Çoban: A second yellow card is required.

Bahattin Duran: A second yellow card is required.

Bülent Yıldırım: A second yellow card is required.

IS THE RED CARD SANE RECEIVED WITH A VAR WARNING IN THE 60TH MINUTE CORRECT?

Deniz Çoban: The red card decision is correct. This red card should have been issued on the field.

Bahattin Duran: The red card decision is correct.

Bülent Yıldırım: The red card decision is correct.

WAS THERE A HANDBALL BY ABDÜLKERİM INSIDE THE PENALTY AREA IN THE 70TH MINUTE?

Deniz Çoban: The 'play on' decision is correct.

Bahattin Duran: The 'play on' decision is correct.

Bülent Yıldırım: The 'play on' decision is correct.

IS THE FOUL DECISION CORRECT FOR TORREIRA'S CHALLENGE ON ASLLANI, IS THE YELLOW CARD ABDÜLKERİM RECEIVED FOR PROTEST CORRECT?

Bahattin Duran: Torreira committed a foul. The card given to Abdülkerim is wrong.

Deniz Çoban: The foul decision is correct, the card given to Abdülkerim is wrong.

Bülent Yıldırım: This yellow card was not right.

IS THE 'PLAY ON' DECISION CORRECT IN OSIMHEN'S ACTION TOWARDS UDUOKHAI, WHO FELL HOLDING HIS FACE IN THE 74TH MINUTE?

Deniz Çoban: There is no foul here, it is difficult to determine. The hand does not come to the face, it comes to the shoulder. It is not even a careless action.

Bahattin Duran: There is no contact with the face.

Bülent Yıldırım: There is no contact with the face.

DID OLAITAN MAKE ANY CONTACT WITH SALLAI IN THE 75TH MINUTE?

Bahattin Duran: The hand comes to the face. A yellow card should have been given.

Deniz Çoban: I cannot find fault with the referee. I will not criticize the referee here.

Bülent Yıldırım: The referee is focused on the ball. He didn't see anything.

IS THE YELLOW CARD GIVEN TO LEMINA IN THE 77TH MINUTE CORRECT?

Deniz Çoban: The yellow card is correct.

Bahattin Duran: The yellow card is correct.

Bülent Yıldırım: The yellow card is correct.

OZAN ERGÜN'S REPORT CARD

Deniz Çoban: I will not criticize the referee for the red card that came with VAR. He made a significant number of card errors. He used the cards correctly at the end of the game. He did not take precautions at the beginning. Osimhen's sending off and Sane's earlier sending off were necessary. Orkun, who disrupted the game from the 1st minute to the last minute, should have received a yellow card in the 16th, 21st, and 55th minutes. It was the referee's shortcoming that Orkun finished the match with a single yellow card.

Bahattin Duran: This match is such a match that Sane's two positions are in people's minds. He did not show a red card to Sane in the first position. As a result, Orkun definitely should have been sent off. Osimhen should have been sent off.

Bülent Yıldırım: He needs to continue working.

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