Uprising at Fenerbahçe: Acun Ilıcalı reacts to referee decisions

Fenerbahçe defeated Atakaş Hatayspor 2-1 at home in the 18th week of the Trendyol Super League. The yellow-navy blues increased their points to 39 and continued their pursuit of the top spot.

Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı made statements after the Hatayspor match.

"THERE IS A TEAM BEING CLEARLY PUSHED"

Acun Ilıcalı used the following expressions in his statements:

"If the penalty not given in the Galatasaray match yesterday in the 85th minute and our penalty in the Eyüp match had been called, the point gap would be 4. There is no match where the rival team has lost points. The rival team is in revolt. The rival team is in a legal dispute with the TFF. They are making all kinds of calls.

How many points have you lost? 0. Let's count ours: Our penalty was not given in the Göztepe match. Our penalty was not given in the Eyüp match. We have a loss of 4 points. When was the last time Galatasaray received a red card at home? Before the World Cup. They haven't received a red card for 2.5 years. I think it's a comedy film. There are 4-5 red cards that Galatasaray has not received. Mistakes can always happen, but if the mistakes are always in favor of one team, there is no justice. Where there is no justice, there is an uprising. Our coach is in revolt. Our coach is extremely demoralized. Our coach asked, 'Who is our rival?' I couldn't say anything. You cannot see such an uprising anywhere else. When you look at it, it is clear that it cannot continue like this. We can't find anything to say. We had a lot to say. As the management, we will meet with our president.

We will fight to the end. We will reach the period when justice will be served in Turkey. There is currently no justice in football. Yesterday, none of the 15 referees gave a penalty for the penalty position. Our clear penalty was not given in the Eyüp match either. We will fight to the end. Let no one think that we will turn back from this cause. Turkey has also seen that Turkish refereeing is finished. I hope we will have a fair league, a league where justice is served. This is the issue on our agenda. There is a team that is clearly being pushed. It can be unfair, but can it be this much? Torreira is a good actor. Pay attention, he is holding his chest. He clears the ball with his hand and then holds his chest. On the other side, there is a referee who applauds the referee. The referee cannot give a yellow card. 40 yellow cards have not been given. What will happen? Of course, our agenda is the referee scandal happening in Turkey."

"THE POINT GAP WILL CLOSE"

"The point gap, there are 20 matches left, it will close. Let justice come, let both teams fight and let's see what happens. Our fans should be at ease. The point gap you mentioned has closed in Turkey before. Let there be justice, then criticize us. We are not people who do not make mistakes."

"TENSION IN THE STANDS AFFECTS THE PLAYERS"

"We will evaluate the Turkish Cup decision in our meeting tomorrow. If this league continues with these referees, I can't say anything. We want foreign referees. Even if they make a mistake, let the mistakes not be close to one side. Last week, a penalty was called for Torreira's position. Why do these players never get suspended? Our team is united. The kids are putting everything they have on the line. They know that this point gap will close. We will make new transfers. The tension in the stands affects the players. We are open to our fans' criticisms. Reacting during the match is cutting off the branch you are sitting on.

Our fans are our 12th man. Samet being booed really touched our players. We will fight to the end in one way or another. We will make important transfers. There is injustice. One team is being clearly pushed. These are facts. Those who deny these will fall into a ridiculous situation. If you change two 200 percent penalty positions, the point gap would be 4."