They held it tough! Burak Yılmaz tried to attack the referee.

13.01.2026 19:23

In the Ziraat Turkey Cup match against Kocaelispor, Gaziantep FK's head coach Burak Yılmaz received a red card and approached the assistant referee. While his assistants struggled to calm the young coach, it was observed that Burak Yılmaz frequently tried to break free from his assistants to run towards the referee. The young coach also choked the assistant who was holding him back.

In the second week match of Group C of the Ziraat Turkey Cup, Gaziantep FK faced Kocaelispor in Gaziantep. An incident that occurred in the early minutes of the match overshadowed the contest.

GAZİANTEP FK REMAINED WITH 10 PLAYERS

In the 11th minute of the match, Gaziantep FK player Tayyip Talha Sanuç made a harsh intervention on his opponent. The match referee Burak Pakkan showed a yellow card to Tayyip Talha. After the warning from VAR referee Yasin Kol, Burak Pakkan reviewed the situation and showed a red card to Tayyip Talha.

BURAK YILMAZ ATTEMPTED TO ATTACK THE REFEREE

After this decision, the head coach of the red-blacks, Burak Yılmaz, lost his temper. The young coach, who rebelled against the referee's decision, approached the assistant referee. In these moments, Burak Pakkan also sent Burak Yılmaz off with a red card. It was observed that Burak Yılmaz, who appeared to be quite angry, had difficulty being calmed down by his assistants. It was seen that Burak Yılmaz frequently tried to break free from his assistants and ran towards the referee, while one of his assistants was seen choking him.

Here are those moments:

They barely held him back! Burak Yılmaz attempted to attack the referee — Image: A Spor

They held it tough! Burak Yılmaz tried to attack the referee.

GAZİANTEP FK REMAINED WITH 10 PLAYERS

BURAK YILMAZ ATTEMPTED TO ATTACK THE REFEREE

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