Samsunspor President Yüksel Yıldırım: Take that

In the second week of the UEFA Conference League, Samsunspor defeated Dynamo Kyiv 3-0. Following the match, Samsunspor President Yüksel Yıldırım made statements to the press.

President Yıldırım said, "I would like to thank the great Samsunspor fans. There were 13,800 fans who came to the stadium today to support us. We would have liked more, but this is how it turned out. They supported us for 90 minutes. The reward for this support was an incredible atmosphere created by my team and my players, whom I am proud of, and today we, as Samsunspor, have once again given Turkey a night of pride.

When we reached this point, no one believed in us or gave us a chance. They asked, 'What is Samsunspor doing going to Europe? They will be eliminated, this will happen, that will happen.' I want to say 'take that' to those who thought this way.

Because we are truly creating a legend here. We work very hard, and we do things intentionally. The transfers we made are showing their worth on the pitch today. We said we don't buy star players. We buy players who will become stars. Today, everyone watched what kind of team Samsunspor is. I felt an incredible sense of pride in my players, my fans, and my coach.

I am incredibly happy. We are in European competitions after 27 years. It is our first home match, and we finished the match with a clear score of 3-0. There is more to come, let me tell you. Hopefully, if we get through the match in Malta without any accidents, we will have gone 3 for 3 and guaranteed our spot in the next round with 9 points, but Samsunspor has a goal here. We built this squad for this goal.

Both in the league and in Europe. Our initial goal in Europe was to reach the last 24 and then the last 16. Perhaps if things continue this way, we are now aiming to finish in the top 8. We have raised our target. Yesterday Galatasaray won 3-1, today Fenerbahçe won 1-0, and Samsun won with a clear 3-0 score. Thus, the 3 teams have earned 9 points for our country," he said.