There was a scandal during Fenerbahçe Istanbul’s Champions League game against Dynamo Kyiv. Turkish fans provoked by shouting “Putin”.
Fenerbahçe Istanbul fans behaved in a way that overshadowed Dynamo Kyiv’s win in Ukraine’s second competitive game since Russia’s war of aggression began. According to consistent Turkish media reports, numerous supporters of the Turkish club chanted the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the second half of the Champions League second qualifying round match. Videos of the game were posted on Twitter, showing fans chanting to match. Fenerbahçe and the European Football Union UEFA were asked to comment.
“Putin” calls for Ukraine’s goal
Vitaliy Bujalskyj (57th minute) gave Kyiv the lead, then there were calls of “Vladimir Putin” from the stands. Attila Szalai (89′) equalized just before the end of regular time for Fenerbahçe, who were outnumbered for a long time after Ismail Yüksek (53′) received a yellow-red card. Oleksandr Karawajew ensured Kyiv progressed in extra time (114th).
The Ukrainian football champions won the second leg in Istanbul on Wednesday evening 2-1 (1-1, 0-0) after extra time. The narrow away win was enough after the 0-0 in the first leg to reach the third qualifying round for the premier class. Kyiv meets Sturm Graz.
