12.02.2025 22:20
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has released the VAR recordings of the penalty awarded to Galatasaray during the match against Adana Demirspor, which was interrupted when the visiting team withdrew from the game in the 23rd week of the Trendyol Super League. The decision regarding the controversial match will be announced after the PFDK meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 13 (tomorrow).
The TFF announced the VAR recording of the Galatasaray-Adana Demirspor match, which was interrupted due to the visiting team's withdrawal from the field.
TFF'S STATEMENT
"In the board meeting held today by the Board of Directors of the Turkish Football Federation, it has been decided to share the raw VAR recordings with the football public regarding the incident that occurred in the 11th minute of the match played between Galatasaray A.Ş. and Adana Demirspor A.Ş. on February 9, 2025, during the 23rd week of the Trendyol Super League.
According to the evaluation of the MHK, in cases where similar situations occur despite the need for VAR intervention, and the referee is not invited to review, the football public will continue to be informed in the following weeks in accordance with the principle of transparency."
DECISION TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW
On the other hand, the decision regarding the mentioned match will be announced after the PFDK meeting to be held on Thursday, February 13 (tomorrow). In the controversial match, Galatasaray will be declared the winner with a score of 3-0 and will have 3 points added to their tally. Additionally, according to the regulations, Adana Demirspor will have 3 points deducted.
ADANA DEMİRSPOR AND MURAT SANCAK REFERRED TO PFDK
Furthermore, after the completion of the 23rd week of the Trendyol Super League, the referrals made to the Professional Football Discipline Committee by the Legal Consultancy of the Turkish Football Federation were announced. Adana Demirspor and its president Murat Sancak have been referred to the PFDK. In the statement on the TFF's website, it was noted that Adana Demirspor was sent to the PFDK for leaving the match that had started against Galatasaray. It was also reported that Adana Demirspor Club President Murat Sancak was sent for disciplinary action due to unsportsmanlike conduct in the same match.
INCIDENTS DURING THE INTERRUPTED MATCH
Galatasaray faced Adana Demirspor at RAMS Park in the 23rd week of the Super League. The yellow-reds won a penalty in the 11th minute when Mertens fell in the penalty area. Although the visiting team protested this penalty intensely, the decision was not changed. In the 12th minute, Alvaro Morata, who took the penalty, scored and put his team ahead 1-0. While the match continued with the home team's superiority, in the 30th minute, Yusuf Barasi fell to the ground due to injury in an area without the ball. During this time, a discussion took place between the Adana Demirspor players and head coach Mustafa Alper Avcı. After this discussion, in the 34th minute, captain Semih Güler called out to his teammates, saying, "We are withdrawing from the field," and they headed towards the corridor. Later, the referee team also went to the dressing room. Approximately 25 minutes later, it was announced in the stadium that the Galatasaray-Adana Demirspor match had been suspended by referee Oğuzhan Çakır.