Adana Demirspor drew 1-1 with Gaziantep FK in the 9th week of Spor Toto Super League. Adana Demirspor increased its score to 18, while sitting in the leader’s seat with more than a match, Gaziantep FK increased its score to 12.
“SORRY WE DID NOT GET 3 POINTS”
Making a statement at the press conference held after the tough match, Adana Demirspor Technical Director Vincenzo Montella said that they were sorry for not being able to win. Montella said, “I have to say that we performed very well today. We found a lot of positions in the match, but we could not evaluate them. We could have taken a 1-0 lead in the first half, but we could not evaluate the clear positions we found. Again, we got positions that could close the match by 2-0 after the goal, but we could not make the last hits well. The opponent was shown a red card and 10 players remained. This seemed like an advantage. Looking at the match in general, I can say that we performed well in general. We are very sorry because we did not get 3 points. The side that makes us happy is that we did not give a clear position to the opponent, except for the goal. We regret that we did not win. But when we look at the performance, I can say that the team is good.”
“I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY ONLY 6 MINUTES OF EXTENSION WAS GRANTED AT THE END OF THE MATCH”
Noting that the 6-minute overtime added at the end of the match was insufficient, Montella said, “I want to say something if you allow me. I need to improve myself in this regard. Some issues bother me a lot. In the second half of the match, there is a time when only 6 minutes are not played in one position. The game stopped. Why only 6 minutes are given. I do not understand this. I am not angry that the referee did not give a penalty, but I find it difficult to understand why only 6 minutes are given while the game is stopped for so long.