Harsh reaction from Antalyaspor President: "There cannot be such dirty football!"

In the 27th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, playing away against Galatasaray, Antalyasporleft the pitch with a 2-1 defeat. Antalyaspor President Sinan Boztepe made statements to the press after the match.

"THE PENALTY IS NOT A PENALTY. THE GOAL IS OFFSIDE"

Congratulating his players for the fight they put up, Boztepe said, "There was a tremendous struggle on the pitch against 16 people. There was an Antalyaspor that cornered Galatasaray in their own stadium in front of 42,000 fans. Our players put on a great performance despite the 16 people. There cannot be such nonsense. I made a very unfortunate statement this morning. I was ashamed of those statements, but it turns out my statements were justified. Damn it all. A team that plays magnificently cannot be defeated like this. Let's look at where Turkish football has come to. There cannot be such disgrace. The penalty is not a penalty. The goal is offside. If we had scored 8 goals today, the referee would have made them score a 9th. There cannot be such ugly football and misfortune. We no longer want to be part of anyone's game."

"THE FEDERATION SHOULD ALSO RESIGN"

Damn it all. The federation should also resign. Let people come who will do this job correctly and not eat away at rights. I am calling out to all my fellow presidents here. I am calling out to the presidents who make a fuss when decisions are made against them but do not defend anyone's rights when decisions are made in their favor. Come and seek our rights today. Look at the cards we received. Galatasaray did not receive a single card. Are they being bought? There cannot be such dirty football. The referee took revenge for Fenerbahçe. Just because two teams are entering the championship race, Anatolian teams are going to be disgraced here. The Galatasaray fans next to us said it was not a penalty. Whoever is responsible for this should resign. Who are these people? I made very unfortunate statements this morning, but I have made even worse ones right now," he said.

Stating that they were slaughtered in front of all of Turkey, Boztepe added, "They had told us. They told us we would be slaughtered. Galatasaray hosted us very well. I thank them. May God be pleased with them, but the treatment we received today is a shame for Turkish football."

"THE FEDERATION IS DISGRACEFUL, THE REFEREE IS DISGRACEFUL"

Expressing that the rivalry between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe at the top of the league is harming Anatolian clubs, President Boztepe concluded his remarks by saying, "The federation is disgraceful, and the referees are disgraceful. Nothing will come of them. The Central Referee Committee (MHK) should resign immediately. The federation should also resign. Let someone come who will do this job properly. They slaughtered us today. In the coming weeks, they will slaughter other teams. We were also slaughtered in our previous matches against İstanbulspor and Samsunspor. Have you targeted Antalyaspor, friends? It is a shame and a sin; I have nothing else to say."

News Source: İHA