In the 19th minute of the Izmir derby played between Göztepe and Altay in the Spor Toto 1st League, the expression of the supporter Mehmet Nihat Aydın, who injured Altay goalkeeper Ozan Özenç with the corner post, made him say to give up. In his statement, Aydın stated that he did not do the attack consciously and said, “I wanted to go to the ambulance on the opposite side and see my brother-in-law who was in the opposite tribune.”
During the match, Mehmet Çakır was seriously injured due to the flare thrown from the Altay stands to the stands where Göztepe fans were present. Göztepe supporter Mehmet Nihat Aydın, who jumped onto the field during the medical teams’ response to the injured, attacked the opponent’s goalkeeper, Ozan Evrim, with a corner post. Evrim was injured by the blow to the head. Both injured were taken to hospital.
ARRESTED
Göztepe supporter Aydın, who was detained on the grounds that he attacked Özenç with a corner post, was transferred to the courthouse after his actions at the police station. He was arrested and sent to prison.
EXPRESSION REACHED
According to the news in the Sabah newspaper, it was learned that Aydın said in his statement, “It was not a conscious thing to attack the goalkeeper by picking up the corner post.”
Using the expressions “I wanted to go to the ambulance on the opposite side and see my brother-in-law in the opposite tribune,” Aydın defended himself by saying, “That’s why I went to the opposite side. I do not accept the accusation against me.”