In the 15th week of the Super League, Samsunspor lost 3-2 away to Galatasaray. After the match, Samsunspor Coach Thomas Reis made a statement at the press conference.
Stating that a scandalous decision was made against them in the last moments of the match, Thomas Reis said, “I am having a hard time choosing the right words. Because I am very angry and sorry. You may lose the match. If we had shown the performance we showed in the first half in the second half, we could have talked about different things. We were the better side in the second half. We showed a good character. I think we deserved 1 point. We are defeated with the goal we conceded in the last minute. There was a decision made against us at the end of the match. The same was made in the Fenerbahçe match, our goal was stolen. We took this position. “We want to consider it as a scandal. If a penalty had been awarded, it could have ended in a draw. I would also like to know if the VAR had taken a break or something. We have an important match ahead of us. If we can make good use of our chances, we will have the opportunity to finish in the top 8. I would like to send my best wishes to the Turkish teams playing in Europe.”
‘I CAN SAY THAT WE LOST FOR A REASON’
Stating that Galatasaray found serious gaps in the first half of the match, the German coach said, “This was one of the problems we experienced. When our offensive line went to press, we left gaps in the second zone when our defense remained strong. If we are going to put pressure in the half-time, we will do it together. If we are going to wait, I said we will wait together in the second zone. We were the weak side in the double fights in the first half. I know Sane from Germany. We could have played with him a little more in touch. When we talked about these, we played differently. We started to fight for every ball. The team was fit. As a result, today “We lost. I can say that we lost because of VAR. We need to look ahead. We have 5 injured players. We will try our best and get 3 points in the Conference League,” he said.