08.02.2025 23:41
Beşiktaş captain Mert Günok made notable statements after their 2-0 victory against Sivasspor. Speaking about the match time not being changed, Mert said, "Sivasspor plays most of their matches at 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM, while we played at 7:00 PM. I sincerely thank them. They provided us with extra motivation."
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Beşiktaş's captain and national goalkeeper Mert Günok made statements after the match in which they defeated Sivasspor 2-0 away. Mert reacted strongly to the unchanged match time and the referee's decisions.
"THANK YOU, THEY GAVE US EXTRA MOTIVATION"
Speaking about the match time, Günok said, "Those watching saw it, you were here too. You saw the weather conditions. There were many speculations about the match time. I want to thank those in the federation who set the match time. They provided us with extra motivation in this way. While Sivasspor plays most of its matches at 13:00 and 16:00, we played at 19:00. I sincerely thank them. They gave us extra motivation."
"IF NECESSARY, WE CAN BEAT THE REFEREE TOO"
Reacting to the referee's decisions and the field conditions, the experienced goalkeeper said, "A football that requires struggle was needed. We fought with the ground, the opponent, and the weather. This is also true for the Sivasspor players. I congratulate them as well. It was extra motivation for us. Why do such small incidents generally happen to us last year and this year? As a club, we will not let ourselves be crushed by these situations. If necessary, we can beat the referee too! This year cannot be said to be going very well, but we need to resolve this internally. We are against our rights being taken away. I want to say this," he concluded his remarks.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Before the match against Sivasspor, which started at 19:00 and ended with a 2-0 victory, Beşiktaş applied to the Turkish Football Federation and requested that the match be moved to 16:00. The black-and-whites reacted to the Turkish Football Federation, which did not respond to their request regarding the match time, with the following statement;
"Are you considering responding to our request for a time change for our Net Global Sivasspor match? @TFF_Org
The times of the last 8 matches played at our opponent's home
- October 20 at 13:30: Net Global Sivasspor-Atakaş Hatayspor
- November 2 at 13:30: Net Global Sivasspor-Çaykur Rizespor
- November 24 at 13:30: Net Global Sivasspor-Kasımpaşa
- December 8 at 16:00: Net Global Sivasspor-Galatasaray
- December 21 at 16:00: Net Global Sivasspor-Reeder Samsunspor
- * January 7 at 19:00: Net Global Sivasspor-Beşiktaş
- January 12 at 13:30: Net Global Sivasspor-Corendon Alanyaspor
- January 25 at 13:30: Net Global Sivasspor-Bellona Kayserispor
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