Former referees agreed on a single view regarding the controversial positions in the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match.

Former referees agreed on a single view regarding the controversial positions in the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match.

27.04.2025 13:40

The beIN Trio team evaluated the controversial positions and referee decisions following the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match. Deniz Çoban, Bülent Yıldırım, and Bahattin Duran reached a consensus on the mentioned positions.

The beIn Trio team evaluated the decisions of referee Direnç Tonusluoğlu and the controversial positions after the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match in the 33rd week of the Trendyol Super League, which ended with a 3-1 victory for the yellow-navy team.

YELLOW CARD SEEN BY İSMAİL YÜKSEK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MATCH

Deniz Çoban: At the very beginning of this game, the referee's awareness is important, but it was an ordinary foul by İsmail. A move that a player can always make. There was a normal foul. He wanted to resort to the warning mechanism. He did this in the 2.5 minute. He resorted to his card early in the 3rd minute. The first was not a position to be warned, he acted too early. This position was also not a position for a yellow card. He said he set his limit, but the limit was very low. He should have warned on the second foul. He made the warning incorrectly, he made the warning in the wrong place.

Bülent Yıldırım: There is nothing to be warned about in İsmail's foul. He made a mistake in the general warning point. There is no promising attack, just simple fouls. I cannot agree with this yellow card.

Bahattin Duran: I completely agree with you. This yellow card did not fit at all. It was a wrong warning mechanism and resulted in a yellow card.

Former referees united in a single view on the controversial positions of the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match
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THE POSITION WHERE FENERBAHÇE EXPECTED A PENALTY: EDIN DZEKO-SEMİH GÜLER

Deniz Çoban: Did the defender carelessly step on Dzeko's foot after the ball passed? This is a careless move. He steps on it accidentally because he is careless. You have to be careful with your movements until the end. This could also be a VAR issue, it would be evidence. But here, the foot does not remain and goes over the loss. Therefore, it is not a VAR issue. This is a penalty. I am a Fenerbahçe player, I extend my foot, why are you stepping on my foot? The ball is gone, why are you stepping on my foot? Its effect is enough to be a penalty. The referee can miss it because the foot is not settled, but there should be a standard for your decisions in the match. Direnç Tonusluoğlu blew the whistle when his assistant raised the flag today. He did not blow it when he did not raise it. The foul evaluations were very low according to the Super League referee. The position is a penalty. There will be no VAR intervention.

Bahattin Duran: My decision is that this position is definitely a penalty. Fenerbahçe's penalty was not given in the 6th minute.

Bülent Yıldırım: Sometimes words fall short. Let me ask from a citizen's perspective, where is the ball, where is the foot? The ball is gone, where is the foot? On the opponent's foot. There is also an angle he sees. If you leave everything to VAR, then don't referee. This is a very clear penalty. Given the angle he is in, it is a penalty that every referee would give. I do not accept that it was not given at the Super League level.

Former referees united in a single view on the controversial positions of the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match
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TALISCA'S DISALLOWED GOAL

Bülent Yıldırım: The referee, who could not catch many things accurately, made a correct determination here. A correct goal disallowance and determination.

Deniz Çoban: I agree.

Bahattin Duran: I agree. The disallowance is correct.

Bülent Yıldırım: It was an unexpected ball in its formation. It provided an unfair advantage, and the goal disallowance is correct.

Former referees united in a single view on the controversial positions of the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match
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THE POSITION WHERE OGÜN EXPECTED A PENALTY

Bülent Yıldırım: If you ask anyone on the channel, you know the answer. Again, very dominant. Now this is not a yellow card! From morning till night, in terms of the beginning, development, and end of the position, Ogün's yellow card is more of an attempt to deceive. This is definitely not a position that can be passed without a yellow card. What Ogün did is unethical, a clear yellow card.

Bahattin Duran: Ogün did not see the yellow card he should have seen for the act of trying to deceive the referee.

Former referees united in a single view on the controversial positions of the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match
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EN NESYRI'S DISALLOWED GOAL

Deniz Çoban: This could be the finest offside in the history of the semi-automatic offside system. The moment the ball is struck is very valuable here. Football is not like this, but if we have taken this technology, we must bear the consequences.

Bahattin Duran: Technology brought it out this way.

Bülent Yıldırım: I have nothing to add. Just let’s know that this system does not follow players from the broadcaster's cameras, but from the camera placed on the stadium ceiling by its own system, showing the moment of contact with the ball with this artificial intelligence as an animation. Sometimes millimetric differences can arise. There is nothing we can do but accept and respect it. He said offside, offside.

Former referees united in a single view on the controversial positions of the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match
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THE POSITION WHERE DZEKO EXPECTED A PENALTY

Bülent Yıldırım: Dzeko took control of the ball perfectly. There is no contact with the hand. Let nothing remain in mind. Just as he is about to strike the ball, there is an effective push from the side with both hands. There is a clear goal chance everywhere. There is control, the opponent's position is clear. This position meets all the criteria, it is a clear red card and penalty that would require a VAR intervention.

The referees on the field are trying to manage the match through VAR, which is why these situations occur. Give the penalty. If it's wrong, let VAR correct it.

Deniz Çoban: My teacher, a penalty will also be given with VAR intervention. There is another situation where Dzeko is waiting for a penalty. We are talking about standards. If there is going to be a penalty in this match, it should be that one. If there is going to be VAR intervention, it should be that one. When there is a push with both hands aimed at the target and showing its effect, VAR can intervene. This takes the player away from the ball, he is not fighting for the ball, the referee sees it. As long as we discuss through VAR, our referees on the field are not improving. Bruno's red card, VAR intervention is indisputable for me.

Bahattin Duran: It is the same for me. My most important evidence is this: there are two hands, the player is preparing to hit the ball. The player cannot stand firmly, he controlled it beautifully and took it in front of him, the Gaziantep player was left behind, he is about to score. He brought down Dzeko, who was on one leg. Clear penalty. There is no struggle for the ball. It's a penalty due to the push. Red card. The referee did not see it, but there should have been VAR intervention. A clear penalty and a red card. There is clearly a push with both hands.

Former referees united in a single view on the controversial positions of the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match
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PENALTY WON BY FENERBAHÇE

Deniz Çoban: I would ask this question, what is that player's hand doing there? The hand is raised, and as En-Nesyri is making a move towards the ball, his hand comes there. But the presence of this player's hand here is an indication that he acted carelessly. Is the effect here more obvious, or in the previous position (where Dzeko was waiting for a penalty)? The same Video Assistant Referee. He does not intervene in that, but he intervenes in this. I am looking for this standard. Today there are 3 penalty expectations. If you give one right to VAR, it will intervene in the previous one. If you give another right, it will give the position where Dzeko's foot was stepped on. This is the last one that will be intervened. What is the standard here? I do not object to the referee who gives a penalty for this. Penalty.

Bülent Yıldırım: My decision is a penalty. There is no blow to the face, the arm is not used as a weapon. I only think it is a penalty. Clear penalty. Bruno's hand hits En-Nesyri's forehead, with the palm. There is no contact with the hand, it is due to the hand that comes to the forehead. Let's reflect all of them. Penalty.

Bahattin Duran: I think the same. The Gaziantep player is taking a risk by coming like that with his hand. That hand came to the opponent's head. Careless, came by taking a risk, penalty. I think the referee would give a penalty for this on the field, but VAR would not intervene. Penalty.

Former referees united in a single view on the controversial positions of the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match
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WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN İRFAN CAN AND NDIAYE AFTER THE MATCH

Bülent Yıldırım: Can this be done, Badou's expulsion. İrfan Can also did quite a bit to the referee and the fourth referee. He says go look at the screen, it's a red card. İrfan gets a yellow card, Badou definitely needed to be expelled. You cannot make such gestures to the opponent or the stands after the match is over. The intensity and degree of power there is indisputable. He directly hits the opponent. This hitting attempt is not a push. Badou N'Diaye gets a red card, I say İrfan Can gets a yellow card.

Deniz Çoban: What is my fourth referee friend doing? We have no issue with the fourth referee, but we have been talking about his behaviors since the beginning of the year. N'Diaye deserved at least a yellow card, İrfan Can is looking somewhere as he comes towards that side. İrfan Can is wagging his finger. A player cannot wag his finger at a referee. He was not in a good state of resistance, but there was no one on the field to help him. I am okay with a yellow card.

Bahattin Duran: I also say Badou gets a red card, İrfan Can gets a yellow card.

Former referees united in a single view on the controversial positions of the Gaziantep FK-Fenerbahçe match
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REFEREE'S REPORT CARD

Deniz Çoban: He showed 6 yellow cards. We said 3 of them were wrong. 6 yellow cards should not have been shown when they should have been sent off. Bruno did not receive a red card. According to you, N'Diaye should have received a red card, in my opinion, a yellow card. There is still one more card there. 7 yellow cards, 1 red card was not shown. We are sure about N'Diaye, if we say that too, 8 yellow cards. 2 penalties not given. 7 yellow cards not given, 1 red card. 3 incorrectly shown yellow cards. We identified 10 yellow card errors and 1 red card error.

Bülent Yıldırım: When you do not give two penalties that will change the course of the match and do not give the red card, this is a very poor performance with so many mistakes.

Bahattin Duran: The referee team and VAR had a poor performance.

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