The finale of the Istanbul derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe was eventful, as the tension that arose after the final whistle escalated into a full-scale brawl, with players from both teams coming to blows.
The match, part of the 9th round of the Turkish league, ended with Galatasaray winning 2-1, but the events that followed on the field overshadowed the result.
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Initially, Fenerbahçe’s Kerem Aktürkoglu and Galatasaray’s Roland Szalai engaged in a heated verbal exchange. The two players approached each other, and the situation quickly escalated as shoving on both sides fueled the tension.
Galatasaray – Fenerbahçe derbisinde maç sonu yaşanan olayların tamamı: https://t.co/45jRQ2rz5c
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Subsequently, their teammates, members of the coaching staff, and people from the benches gathered at the scene, causing the incident to escalate further. The most intense confrontation unfolded between Fenerbahçe’s Archie Brown and Galatasaray’s Abdülkerim Bardakçı. The two players came to blows and ended up on the ground, with footage of the incident resembling a wrestling match more than a soccer derby.
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