The Super Lig match between Ankaragucu and Rizespor produced a deplorable scene this Monday evening.
Not having tolerated the visitors’ equalizer in added time, the president of the Ankara club violently attacked the referee at the end of the game.
Faruk Koca went down to the pitch to punch Halil Umut Meler, who on the ground also received other blows.
The attacking president criticized the official for a disallowed goal at the start of the match and a red card addressed to a member of his team after the break.
Its Dakika!!! Ankaragücü-Rizespor maçının ardından sahaya giren Ankaragücü Başkanı Faruk Kocanın hakem Halil Umut Meler’e yumruk atma anı ve tekmelemeler. pic.twitter.com/arVDwOgEMj
— Pennywise 🇹🇷 (@Pennywise_1715) December 11, 2023
The consequences should be serious for Ankaragucu and its president. This Monday evening, Turkish Sports Minister Osman Askin Bak denounces “ an aggression that we no longer want to see on our land “.