Striking comments from Rıdvan Dilmen on the Konyaspor-Galatasaray match! 'It will be talked about for 50 years...'

In the 37th week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe defeated its arch-rival Galatasaray 1-0 away from home.

Playing with 10 men for a large part of the match, the Yellow-Navies reduced the point gap with Galatasaray to 3 with this result.

The championship race in the Süper Lig has been left to the final week. Fenerbahçe will play away against İstanbulspor, whose relegation is already confirmed, while Galatasaray will play away against Konyaspor, which is in danger of relegation.

Sports commentator Rıdvan Dilmen evaluated the derby, which Fenerbahçe won.

Here are the comments Dilmen made on TV 8.5:

"IT WAS A NONSENSICAL, VERY HARSH DECISION"

"The man of this match, İrfan Can, is not there; Plan B, Cengiz, is not there; Serdar Aziz, whom he would use in rotation, is not there; İsmail Yüksek is not there. Coach İsmail said, 'I will play with pressure, brother, I came to win.' I think he played like he was going to win. Until when? Until he was left with 10 men due to a nonsensical second yellow card. I think it was a nonsensical, very harsh decision."

"1 CHANCE IN 102 MINUTES"

"In 102 minutes, Galatasaray had only 1 chance, and that was from a set piece. Fenerbahçe gave you only 1 chance from a set piece while playing with 10 men."

"PLAYING 11 AGAINST 10 IS NOT EASY"

"Coach İsmail started the second half as if a draw was enough for Fenerbahçe. He said, 'I am already playing 11 against 10, let me save all the risks for the end.' Because playing 11 against 10 is not an easy thing."

"COACH İSMAİL CREATED ART IN THIS MATCH"

"Okan Buruk made the changes he makes in every match where he falls behind, but it was in vain. Because this time, he was facing the Fenerbahçe that truly plays the best away games. If İsmail Kartal had thought about this scenario before the match, that is, 'If we are left with 10 men, if I do this, if it continues like this,' this would be it. Coach İsmail created art in this match."

"IT WILL BE REMEMBERED EVEN 20 YEARS LATER"

"I have watched and played in very important matches. I have come out of dozens of Galatasaray - Fenerbahçe matches. This was a different match. This victory achieved by Fenerbahçe will be remembered even 20 years later. I never believe in this saying: 'Let's beat Galatasaray and not be champions.' It is a nonsensical sentence. But that kind of football was not played today. There was an important understanding of the game and a struggle that will go down in history."

"IT WAS A MATCH OUTSIDE OF MATHEMATICS"

"I was saying that even if Fenerbahçe won at RAMS Park, Galatasaray would be 95 percent champions. It was necessary not to go there 6 points behind. It was a match that was outside of mathematics today. If it were point for point, the derby could have been different."

"FENERBAHÇE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH COACH İSMAİL"

"Fenerbahçe has reached a possible 99 points. You cannot be a champion with 99 points. Fenerbahçe should go with the philosophy of 'I would rather be first with 74 points than second with 99.' I think this team should be protected. With 2-3 reinforcements, they will be championship candidates again. Would you part ways with a coach who collected 99 points in world football? When I look at it with my emotions and my logic, Coach İsmail can continue."

"NEITHER TEAM WILL SEE THESE POINTS NEXT YEAR"

"Neither Fenerbahçe nor Galatasaray will see these points next season and in the years to come. One team will already be missing next season. These points are a dream for next year."

"IF THE KONYASPOR - GALATASARAY MATCH ENDS IN A DRAW, IT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT FOR 50 YEARS"

"If they had given 1 point each today, neither would Galatasaray go to Konya nor would Konya play the match. That is the reality of football. If the match ends in a draw next week, it will be talked about for 50 years. Commenting too much on this would lead to speculation and would not be very healthy."