The fans of Besiktas thousands of stuffed toys were thrown onto the field during Sunday’s match against the antalyaspor to give them to children affected by the earthquake in Turkey and neighboring Syria.
The Turkish Super Lig match, which ended 0-0, was stopped after 4 minutes and 17 seconds to allow fans to throw gifts onto the pitch. The earthquake first struck Turkey at 04:17 local time on February 6.
“Our fans threw scarves, berets and stuffed animals on the Vodafone Park ground to give as gifts to the children in the earthquake zone to cheer them up,” Besiktas said in a club statement.
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and neighboring Syria has exceeded 50,000. Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu was among the victims, as he was found dead on February 18 under the building where he lived in southern Turkey.
Source: La Verdad
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