Key moments from the Galatasaray - Başakşehir match analyzed! What did they say about that specific play?

In the 25th week of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray defeated Başakşehir 2-0 at home. Following the match, the key plays were evaluated through commentary provided by the broadcaster's Trio panel.

Initially, the foul committed by Galatasaray's Dries Mertens on Olivier Kemen was discussed. Regarding the referee's decision, it was noted that Bülent Yıldırım pointed out the delay in the call and stated that the foul committed early in the match should have been penalized with a yellow card.

Bahattin Duran expressed a similar view, stating that the referee's delayed decision could undermine the players' sense of confidence. Deniz Çoban criticized the referee for the late call in a situation where the VAR system could not intervene.

During the match, the decision to play on following Leo Dubois' challenge on Kerem Aktürkoğlu sparked debate. Bahattin Duran stated that Dubois made a risky move and that it was problematic for the referee to miss this situation. Bülent Yıldırım emphasized that the referee should focus on the ball during play and that player safety must be prioritized in such situations.

WHAT DID THEY SAY ABOUT THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT PLAY?

Regarding Başakşehir's disallowed goal, the broadcaster's Trio team stated that the referee's decision was correct. Bülent Yıldırım emphasized that the goal was disallowed because the ball did not end the attacking phase and that there was no rule error. Bahattin Duran stated that the Galatasaray player did not control the ball while attempting to clear it and that the attacking phase continued.

Here are the comments on that play:

Bülent Yıldırım: You are completely clueless. There are people writing that this is a rule error and acting like agitators as if this were serious information. Oh, it's a pity, it's shameful.

Deniz Çoban: Yet, isn't it very clear, hocam? Even if there were an intervention by VAR contrary to the protocol, this would not count as a rule error.

Bülent Yıldırım: It would not count.

Bahattin Duran: It is a referee error.

Deniz Çoban: It is a referee error.

Bülent Yıldırım: How eager they are to create a rule error like this.

Deniz Çoban: I mean, even if they intervene when it's none of their business and the decision changes... This is not a rule error.

Bülent Yıldırım: Trying to divide people and masses like this, creating unrest, steering everything toward conspiracy... We are tired of you, friends, as a society. Please show a little respect for knowledge.

Bülent Yıldırım: The Galatasaray player is clearing the ball. Just clearing it. He is deflecting it, trying to clear it from his goal. That ball comes to the Başakşehir player. The attacking phase does not end, it is not ending.

Deniz Çoban: There are those who say the ball came under Galatasaray's control. Because the Galatasaray defender sent the ball to his teammate with his head comfortably, but it didn't reach his teammate. Even Güntekin Bey said it's a rule that rewards incompetence. Look, "The following are not considered as gaining control of the ball in a clear manner: 1 - A save, deflection, or rebound that does not result in ball control. 2 - A clearance that does not reach a teammate or cannot be controlled." Is this a clearance? It is a clearance. Did it reach a teammate? It did not. Was the player able to control it? He was not.

Deniz Çoban: Yes, Güntekin Bey's perspective might be justified. He may have made an incompetent clearance, but that doesn't mean it's against the rules. He tried to clear it, but he couldn't get the ball he was trying to clear to his own teammate, nor could he take it under his own control, and it went to the Başakşehir player again.

Bülent Yıldırım: The referee's decision is correct, and I congratulate both the referee and the video assistant referee for interpreting it correctly. Look, two things should not be confused. If an opinion in the media says, "Hey friend, the guy here is hitting it with his head in a controlled manner. This rule is also far from the logic of football. I'll debate this, let's debate this until morning," then fine, let's debate it. However, the Turkish Football Federation does not write the rules of this game, nor does the VAR referee in Riva. IFAB wrote it, my brother. It says that for the phase to have ended here for this Galatasaray player, one, he must take it on his chest, soften the ball, and make an uncontested dribble, or two, he must take the ball and deliver it to an uncontested teammate. Only then is the phase cut. Deniz, he was caught offside, and this phase does not end, friends. Because this is not control. Control here means taking it on the chest, softening it, and passing it to a teammate.

Bülent Yıldırım: The ball goes to the Başakşehir player. The attacking phase continues without ever being cut. It's that simple. What the video referee did and what the referee did are both correct. The goal disallowance is correct, friends. It is like this according to the rules.

Bahattin Duran: Bülent Hocam explained it very well again. The referee's decision to disallow the goal is correct. It is correct with the warning from VAR. I am thinking about what I can add. When the ball came to Davinson, he was in front of the penalty area. So, he is actually not playing badly with the ball. It is not his incompetence either. What is his goal? To clear the ball before it enters his own penalty area, before it comes to the Başakşehir players. He is doing that too. Yes, he hits the ball comfortably with his head and clears it. This has nothing to do with offside. He is playing it controlled and deliberately, but that is not what that is. Here, he is clearing the ball. What did you say? He took it on his chest, softened it with his knee, stopped the ball, controlled it. Then if he gives it to his opponent, that is different. Then the attacking phase would have ended. Or if Deniz Türüç had lofted this ball and Davinson Sanchez had headed it in such a way that it went very far and crossed into the opponent's half and went to the opposing team, then we could have called it an attacking phase, but in this position, the attacking phase did not end. Even if Davinson hits it, the ball came to the Başakşehir player. This is evaluated as offside. The attacking phase did not end.

Deniz Çoban: "A clearance that does not reach a teammate or cannot be controlled." Here, the Galatasaray player is performing a clearance action, and he does not control the ball himself, nor can he get it to a teammate. According to the protocol

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