In the midst of the heated aftermath of the Turkish Cup quarterfinal between Fenerbahce and Galatasaray, Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho was restrained after he placed his hands on Galatasaray manager Okan Buruk.
The away match was won by Galatasaray by a score of 2-1 thanks to a brace scored by on-loan striker Victor Osimhen in the first half.
A goal scored by Sebastian Szymanski brought Fenerbahce back into the game just before halftime, but they were unable to find a way to equalise the score.
During the last minutes of the match, a massive altercation broke out, resulting in two players from Galatasaray and one player from Fenerbahce receiving straight red cards. During the time when the three men were being sent off, none of them were present on the pitch.
Then, as the final whistle blew, Mourinho got into a violent argument with his opponent, who was playing the opposite position.
Buruk, the boss of Galatasaray, was given a face squeeze by the Portuguese boss, which caused him to fall to the ground in a fairly dramatic manner.
Immediately, security personnel surrounded the two individuals, and Mourinho was instructed to leave the area where the incident occurred.
During the 88th minute, tensions had already reached a boiling point, beginning with a confrontation that took place between a number of players.
The match came to a close with a large number of officials, coaches, players, and substitutes from both teams participating. The referee, Cihan Aydin, ultimately made the decision to dismiss the replacements Kerim Demirbay and Baris Yilmaz from Galatasaray, as well as Mert Yandas from Fenerbahce.
Each side was issued five yellow cards, with one of Galatasaray’s bookings being presented to manager Buruk at the beginning of the second half. These cards were given to each team.
Given what transpired during the Super League match between the two teams in February, it was reasonable to anticipate that the match would be fraught with conflict.
After making what the Turkish FA described as post-match “derogatory and offensive statements towards the Turkish referee,” Mourinho was given a four-match suspension, which was later reduced by half. This was due to the fact that he “accused Turkish football of chaos and disorder with insulting and offensive statements towards both the Turkish football community and all Turkish referees.”
After an allegation was made against him in an interview with Sky Sports, he was able to escape receiving a longer suspension.
“On the day my [four-match] ban was decided, it comes to public eyes that the chief of the disciplinary committee is celebrating among friends with a Galatasaray shirt on,” he said to reporters.
In response, the Turkish Football Association (TFA) declared that its board has been acting in “complete neutrality since the day it took office,” and it went on to say that this behaviour will continue from this point forward. It is for this reason that our Board does not customise announcements of this nature.
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