At least twelve fans of Trabzonspor The Turkish was arrested for attacking the playing field and attacking the players of Fenerbahçe at the end of the match between the two clubs played on Sunday, as announced this Monday by the Ministry of the Interior. “Judicial and administrative proceedings have been initiated in relation to the twelve people identified so far. Investigations into the incidents are ongoing,” explained Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
During the match, which ended in a 2-3 away victory for Fenerbahçe, local fans threw plastic bottles at the players of the visiting team and, after the match, many of them rushed the field .
The players defended themselves, leading to a fierce battle in which the players were rescued by security forces, who escorted them to the locker rooms. The Turkish Football Federation issued a statement in which it stressed that “necessary criminal penalties will be applied to those responsible for the incidents once the investigations have been completed, in order to prevent their recurrence.”
During the match, there was tension and the referee delayed the game several times as Trabzonspor fans threw firecrackers and glasses of water onto the field. According to the rules of the TFF Disciplinary Committee, Trabzonspor is expected to receive the penalty of closing the stadium or playing without spectators between six and eight matches.
The Turkish press is now pointing out that Trabzonspor fans have finished their season with four home games left for their team in the 2023/24 season. Fenerbahçe, currently second in the Turkish Super League, has won five in a row, including yesterday, which puts it 30 points ahead of Trabzonspor, in third place.
Source: La Verdad
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