SANLIURFA, Turkey (AP) 鈥 The Turkish Super Cup ended in chaos on Sunday after only 101 seconds when Fenerbah莽e players walked off after conceding an early goal against rival Galatasaray, which was declared the 1-0 winner.
Fenerbah莽e had already decided to field its under-19 team for the match to protest alleged unfavorable treatment by Turkish soccer authorities.
Argentine forward Mauro Icardi scored in the first minute at Sanliurfa GAP stadium after being set up by Bar谋艧 Alper Y谋lmaz. The Fenerbah莽e players then left the field before the game could resume, drawing whistles from fans.
Galatasaray was subsequently declared the winner, prompting earlier-than-expected celebrations for Icardi鈥檚 team.
Fenerbah莽e president Y谋ld谋r谋m Ali Ko莽 spoke of a 鈥渞ebellion鈥 in a statement , where he detailed alleged injustices going back over the years. 鈥淚t is time for a 鈥榬eset鈥 for Turkish football,鈥 Koc said.
Two Fenerbah莽e players, 陌rfan Can E臒ribayat and Jayden Oosterwolde, were banned for one match by the Turkish soccer federation last week after a Superlig game against Trabzonspor. Trabzonspor fans had charged onto the pitch after the final whistle. Trabzonspor was as punishment.
Fenerbah莽e plays at Olympiakos in the first leg of the Europa Conference League quarterfinals on Thursday. The Turkish team had reportedly been unhappy with the timing of the Super Cup ahead of its game against the Greek side.
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