Absurd scenes in Turkey: the president of Ankaragucu attacked the referee after Rizespor equalized in injury time of the Super Lig match. At the final whistle, Faruk Koca entered the pitch and punched international Meler in the face, who fell to the ground and was then also kicked. The race director suffered a head injury and the president was arrested. The federation has also suspended all matches indefinitely
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Incredible what happened in Türkiye at the end of the match Super Lig between the’Ankaragucu and the Caykur Rizespor, which ended with a score of 1-1. After the final whistle, the president of the Ankara club, Faruk Koca, he violently attacked the referee of the match, the international Halil Umut Melerhitting him with uno punch to the face.
What happened
After the initial lead scored by Marutan in the first half, l’Ankaragucuclub coached by former Inter midfielder Emre Belozoglu, there are ten left for almost the entire second half due to Sowe’s dismissal in the 50th minute and conceded the equalizer in full stoppage time, in the 97th minute (former Benevento and Verona striker Adolfo Gaich scored). The final 1-1 goal sent people into a rage the president of the home teamwhich at the end of the match he entered the field and headed towards the refereewho was talking to the Rizespor players at that moment. Koca thus hit the refereewas totally surprised, with a violent punch to the face, causing him to fallwhich once on the ground it also was hit by several kicks before being taken to safety.
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The referee is not in danger of dying, but would like to retire
After the episode, referee Meler was taken to the neurosurgery department of the Ankara hospital to carry out the necessary checks and from there, according to what comes from Turkey, he allegedly confided to some people close to him that he wanted to stop refereeing. The race director, visibly in shock, suffered a head injury and remained under observation after a brain CT scan, but fortunately, as stated by his doctor, it would not be life threatening.
The president was arrested
After the incident, the president of Ankaragucu he stated that he did not realize what he had done: “My brain went crazy – said Koca -, my vision became blurred and I don’t remember what I did“. As reported by the Turkish newspaper Fans, the Interior Minister announced that Faruk Koca and two of his collaborators have been arrested. Furthermore, the federation announced that it had suspended all national matches indefinitely
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