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Adana Demirspor chairman Bedirhan Durak has announced his resignation just a day after the Turkish side walked off the pitch in protest during their Super Lig clash against Galatasaray.
“I now sadly see that we have reached a deadlock. For the sake of my club, my family, my loved ones, and my health, I hereby announce my resignation from the presidency,” Durak said in a statement.
The resignation follows Adana Demirspor’s decision to take their players off the pitch 30 minutes into their Super Lig match at Galatasaray on Saturday night as they trailed 1-0 to a penalty. The game was later abandoned.
The decision was taken to protest against Turkey’s referees committee and football federation, several club officials said.
Bottom side Adana Demirspor were losing to a 12th-minute spot kick by Galatasaray’s Spanish striker Alvaro Morata.
Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk admitted in an interview after the abandomnent that the penalty could have been an incorrect decision.
“If a referee mistake was made, it will be evaluated,” Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk said. “In my opinion, it was a position closer to not being a penalty.
“This is not the first mistake made against Adana Demirspor. This is a great harm done to Turkish football. “I am saddened for Turkish soccer. There is always an effort to make Turkish soccer look bad to the outside world.”
Reuters
Source: independent.co.uk
