29.10.2026 20:05
After the derby in which Galatasaray defeated Fenerbahçe 2-1, a fight broke out between Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Archie Brown, and both players were shown red cards. After the match, Brown, showing the marks on his neck, reacted to Abdülkerim with the words, "I saw Abdülkerim pulling Guendouzi's hair and intervened. Galatasaray people are like that. They pull hair like women and scratch with their nails. He did this to my neck like a woman."
In the 9th week of the Süper Lig, Galatasaray maintained its lead by defeating Fenerbahçe 2-1 at RAMS Park. The yellow-red team increased the points gap with its closest follower Fenerbahçe to 6, while the events that occurred after the final whistle overshadowed the derby.
THE DERBY ENDED, THE PITCH WAS IN CHAOS
With the end of the match, tension arose between the players of the two teams. First, an argument broke out between Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Roland Sallai, and then Fenerbahçe's Archie Brown and Galatasaray's Abdülkerim Bardakcı came face to face.
The verbal argument between the two players quickly turned into physical intervention. The players' actions toward each other were caught on camera.
RED CARDS FOR BOTH PLAYERS
After the fight at the end of the match, the referee showed Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Archie Brown red cards for violent conduct. The events after the derby became one of the most talked-about topics following the match.
SHOCKING WORDS FROM ARCHIE BROWN: HE DID THIS TO MY NECK LIKE A WOMAN
Fenerbahçe's English player Archie Brown said in his statement after the tension that he got involved in the incident to defend his teammate Matteo Guendouzi.
Showing the marks on his neck after the match, Brown reacted to Abdülkerim with the words, "I saw Abdülkerim pulling Guendouzi's hair and I intervened. Galatasaray players are like this. They pull hair and scratch with their nails like women. He did this to my neck like a woman."
BARDAKCI: WATCH THE VIDEO
Meanwhile, Galatasaray's defender Abdülkerim Bardakcı told members of the press on his way out of the match, "If you watch the video, you will see who attacked first."