26.08.2026 23:10
In the UEFA Champions League playoff round second leg against Lyon, Fenerbahce expected a penalty. Early in the second half, during a Fenerbahce attack, Vedat Muriqi got the ball inside the penalty area and took a shot. The ball hit the opposing player's hand, and Muriqi and the Fenerbahce players expected a penalty, but referee Maurizio Mariani let play continue.
In the UEFA Champions League play-off round second leg, Fenerbahce, facing Lyon in France, expected a penalty right at the start of the second half.
VEDAT SHOT, BALL HIT THE DEFENDER'S HAND
In a yellow-navy attack at the very beginning of the second half of the match, Vedat Muriqi met the ball inside the penalty area and took his shot, but the ball, hitting the defender's hand, did not head towards the goal.
PENALTY APPEAL FROM FENERBAHCE
Stating that the ball hit the opposing player's hand due to the defender's intervention, Vedat Muriqi and the Fenerbahce players strongly appealed for a penalty. Despite the yellow-navy team's appeals, the Italian referee of the match, Maurizio Mariani, let the play continue. As there was no review warning from the VAR room either, the game resumed from where it had stopped.