The shouts of the name of the Russian leader, Vladimir Putinof Turkish fans in the game of Fenerbahçe against him Dynamo Kyiv Last night in Istanbul (1-2), which corresponds to the second leg of the Champions League qualifying round (0-0- in the first leg), this Thursday caused protests from the Ukrainian embassy in Ankara.
“Football is a fair game. Yesterday, Dinamo kyiv was stronger. I am very saddened to hear the words of support from Fenerbahçe fans for the Russian murderer and aggressor who bombed our country ,” Ukrainian Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar wrote on Twitter.
“I am very grateful for the support of the friendly Turkish people in Ukraine, considering the attitude of the fans as inappropriate,” concluded the diplomat.
The second leg of Fenerbahçe, currently runners-up in the Turkish Super League, against Dinamo Kyiv in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, turned tense in the 53rd minute when the referee sent off the Turkish midfielder for a double yellow. Ismael Yuksek.
Four minutes later, Dinamo’s Vitaliy Buyalskiy scored the first goal of the match and celebrated “exaggeratedly”, according to the Turkish press, which also earned him a yellow card.
In what seemed to be a kind of revenge, part of the Turkish fans started chanting the name of Putin, who invaded Ukraine last March and keeps a significant part of the country occupied.
Apparently in reaction to these chants, Dinamo coach Mircea Lucescu of Romania refused to take part in the post-match press conference, where Fenerbahçe received a total of six yellow cards and Dinamo seven.
“I ask you if you have counted how many fouls they committed against us. We had everything planned, and we won. But we did not count on the fans; I did not expect these screams; a shame,” said Lucescu in the press, according to Habertürk newspaper. . Fenerbahçe’s coach, the Portuguese Jorge Jesus, did not refer to the incident in front of the media.
Lucescu is a prominent figure in Turkish football having previously coached Fenerbahçe’s two biggest rivals, Galatasaray and Besiktas, as well as managing the Turkey national team between 2017 and 2019.
Source: La Verdad
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