Okan Buruk's reaction to disallowed goal: 'A big comedy'

TÜMOSAN Konyaspor defeated Galatasaray 2-0 at home in the 23rd week of the Trendyol Super Lig. Returning from the Konya away game without points, the yellow-red team suffered a critical blow in the championship race. Konyaspor, which had not won in 12 matches, broke this streak against Galatasaray, while Cimbom lost after 10 matches. The goals that brought victory to Konyaspor were scored by Adil Demirbağ in the 75th minute and Blaz Kramer in the 81st minute.

Galatasaray's goal overturned by VAR

The goal scored by the yellow-red team in the 49th minute was disallowed following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review. Starting the second half of the match quickly, Galatasaray found the goal through Leroy Sane in the 49th minute. Referee Atilla Karaoğlan pointed to the center circle for the position. After reviewing the incident again upon the warning of Davut Dakul Çelik in the VAR room, Karaoğlan changed his decision because Sacha Boey, who was in an offside position, obstructed his opponent during the goal.

Speaking to beIN Sports after the match, manager Okan Buruk stated the following:

"We were not having a good day"

"We made player changes and tried to start with rested names. We could not see that efficiency, that 'freshness'. As a team, we were not having a good day. We produced little."

"The MHK president will make the necessary decision"

After the cancellation of the goal we scored in the second half... We scored a legitimate goal. This is very clear. No matter what anyone says. The general consensus will be this way. Maybe referees would have called offside in the 90s, but unfortunately, we are in 2026. Calling offside for this goal, calling for a VAR review for this goal is a big comedy. Watching this and making that call is a big comedy. The TFF president had a statement regarding the referees watching from VAR; he will make the necessary decision himself. The MHK president will make the necessary decision. Calling offside on this position is a shame for football. Tonight was also a shame. 

"We lost because we didn't play like Galatasaray"

I congratulate Konyaspor. I want to congratulate our opponent. If we were good enough, even if 1-2 of our goals were not given, we would still have won. We lost because we didn't play like Galatasaray. It is a critical mistake, especially when the match was 0-0. It is a sad mistake on our behalf. Even if the referee managed the game poorly, even if the referee did everything against us, we should have won. We must take everything into account from now on. We need to be better to win.

"Osimhen's absence was significant, Icardi made it to the match at the last minute"

Osimhen's absence was significant. Icardi made it to the match at the last minute. He had left yesterday's training session halfway through; he had a stiff back and neck. We thought about whether to start him or not. During halftime, we thought about both the front-line pressure and especially the fact that Konyaspor was trying to play forward, and we considered Barış's runs behind the defense, but it didn't work. As a team, we always retreated.

"The pitch was bad"

The pitch was bad. It is very difficult to pass on this pitch. We couldn't make runs behind the defense. We should have tried harder to score. We had 2 shots in the second half. We should have made moves toward the opponent's goal. Everyone tried to come back and receive the ball. The passes were not enough either. We should have produced more in the final third. This is one of the reasons for the defeat."

News Source: 12punto