VAR did not intervene: When a penalty was not awarded from this position, Okan Buruk went crazy.

22.12.2024 16:50

Galatasaray expected a penalty after Osimhen's duel with goalkeeper Onurcan in the 23rd minute of the match against Kayserispor, following a lack of space. While the referee of the match, Mehmet Türkmen, continued the game, the VAR referee, Bülent Birincioğlu, did not intervene in the controversial situation. Galatasaray's head coach, Okan Buruk, protested to the fourth official, but the decision remained unchanged.

The leader Galatasaray expected a penalty in the 23rd minute of the match against Kayserispor in the 17th week of the Trendyol Super League.

OSIMHEN FELL DOWN

In Jeanvier's back pass, goalkeeper Onurcan Piri controlled the ball. Pressing Osimhen engaged in a duel with Onurcan Piri and fell to the ground. After this struggle, the match referee Mehmet Türkmen continued the game.

VAR DID NOT INTERVENE

Onurcan Piri received the ball once again after the back passes and waited. Referee Mehmet Türkmen stopped the game when Osimhen did not get up after about 1 minute. After the game was stopped, VAR referee Bülent Birincioğlu did not recommend a review to referee Mehmet Türkmen.

OKAN BURUK PROTESTED

Following this, Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk approached the fourth official and protested for the penalty situation where neither the match referee Mehmet Türkmen nor VAR Bülent Birincioğlu intervened, but the decision did not change.

Here is that situation;