Fenerbahçe's penalty against Nottingham Forest went to waste.

19.02.2026 21:50

In the UEFA Europa League match against Nottingham Forest, our representative Fenerbahçe awaited a penalty after Talisca's shot hit the defender's arm. The referee, who stopped the game, requested the game to resume when no alert came from VAR.

Fenerbahçe hosted the English representative Nottingham Forest at Chobani Stadium in the first match of the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 play-off. The yellow-blues awaited a penalty in the final moments of the first half of this challenging match.

TALISCA SHOT, THE BALL BOUNCED OFF THE DEFENDER'S ARM

In the 39th minute of the match, Anderson Talisca's shot from the right diagonal hit Murillo's arm in Nottingham. Intense penalty appeals came from our representative after the incident. The referee of the match, Sandro Scharer, contacted VAR.

REFEREE'S DECISION CONTINUES

While the game was stopped for about 1 minute, Sandro Scharer, who did not receive a warning to review the incident from VAR, concluded that it was not a penalty and requested the game to continue. During these moments, Fenerbahçe's head coach Domenico Tedesco, who protested, received a yellow card.