In the 18th week of the Super League, Fenerbahçe defeated Atakaş Hatayspor 2-1 at home with the goals they scored in the first 45 minutes. The yellow-navy team increased their points to 39 and continued their pursuit of the top. Fenerbahçe Vice President Acun Ilıcalı made striking statements about their eternal rivals Galatasaray at the end of the match. "THE RIVAL TEAM HAS NOT LOST POINTS IN ANY MATCH"Criticizing Galatasaray, Ilıcalı said, "In the Galatasaray match yesterday, the penalty that was not given in the 85th minute and if they had called our penalty in the Eyüp match, the point difference would have been 4. The rival team has not lost points in any match. The rival team is in rebellion. The rival team is in court with the TFF. They are making all kinds of calls. How many points have you lost? 0. Let's count ours: We were not given a penalty in the Göztepe match. We were not given a penalty in the Eyüp match. We have lost 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, rebellion arises. Our coach is in rebellion. Our coach is extremely demoralized. Our coach asked, 'Who is our rival?' I couldn't say anything. You won't see such a rebellion anywhere else. It is clear that it cannot continue like this. We can't find anything to say. We have a lot to say. As a management, we will gather with our president. We will fight to the end. We will reach a period where justice will prevail in Turkey. Right now, there is no justice in football. Yesterday, all 15 referees did not give a penalty in the penalty situation. Our clear penalty was also not given in the Eyüp match. We will fight to the end. No one should think that we will back down from this case. Turkey has also seen that Turkish refereeing has ended. Hopefully, we will reach a fair league, a league where justice prevails. This is the issue on our agenda. There is a team that is being pushed openly. It may be unfair, but can it be this much? Torreira is a good actor. Be careful, he is holding his chest. He takes the ball out with his hand and then holds his chest. On the other side, there is a referee applauding. 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," he said. "THE POINT DIFFERENCE WILL CLOSE"Referring to the 8-point gap, Ilıcalı said, "The point difference can close, there are 20 matches left. Let justice come, let both teams compete, and let's see what will happen. Our fans should be at ease. The point difference you mentioned has closed before in Turkey. Let there be justice, then criticize us. We are not people who do not make mistakes," he stated. "WE WANT FOREIGN REFEREES"On the other hand, Ilıcalı, who said they want foreign referees, stated, "We will evaluate the Turkey 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 mistakes, let the mistakes not be biased. Last week, a penalty was called in Torreira's situation. Why do these players never get into a penalty situation? Our team has united. The kids are putting everything on the line. They know that this point difference will close. We will make new transfers. The tension in the stands affects the players. We are open to the criticisms of our fans. Reacting during the match is like cutting the branch you are sitting on. Our fans are our 12th man. The booing of Samet has affected our players a lot. We will fight to the end in some way. We will make important transfers. There is injustice. One team is clearly being pushed. These are the facts. Those who deny these will find themselves in a ridiculous situation. If you changed two penalty situations that were 200% clear, the point difference would have been 4," he concluded.
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