In the 15th week of Trendyol Super League, leader Galatasaray defeated Sivasspor 3-2 away and increased the point difference between its follower Fenerbahçe to 6.
The decisions made by the referee of the match, Turgut Doman, caused many discussions after the match.
Master commentator Mustafa Çulcu made flash comments about Doman’s performance in his article in Sabah newspaper. Here are Çulcu’s words:
“THEY OFFICIALLY CHANGE AND BEAT THEM”
“The yellow card that referee Turgut Doman showed to Rodrigues in the first minute is correct. The images shown on the broadcast of the sending off to Metehan due to VAR intervention due to an obvious goal opportunity are disgraceful. We cannot see whether there is arm contact while Manaj brings the ball in front of him from the air, OFR’ The images presented to the referee are fast shots, it is not clear what happened, we have hesitations and discomfort. What we are sure of is that Metehan intercepts the ball outside the penalty area and the ball is under Manaj’s control. There is an ‘Obvious Chance of Goal’. Sivas players literally beat Torreira and Mertens with fouls.
“Will we call this refereeing?
Çulcu: “The goalkeeper’s clear penalty to Osimhen. It was a plus for the referee to give the penalty without relying on VAR. Koita, who had yellow, should have been sent off for the 2nd yellow. Balde pushing Sallai and then slapping him in the 78th minute should have been red, the referee gave yellow to both of them. He managed by showing it. VAR slept, the 4th referee slept. Will we call this refereeing now? Aggressive and reactive Manaj received a yellow card at the last minute, then he did something worse. VAR intervened. The referee, who was watching in the OFR, kept Manaj in the game with a scandalous decision, even though he should have been sent off for this brutal action!“