Cards left their mark on the derby

The 407th derby in the historical rivalry of two deep-rooted players of Turkish football is behind us.

The yellow-red team won the match at RAMS Park, 2-1. Apart from the football of the two teams, the events that took place after the final whistle and the cards that emerged from the match were remembered.

With the referee report appearing on the information screen of the Turkish Football Federation, the derby's bill was officially clarified.

In the 90-minute part of the derby directed by referee Atilla Karaoğlan, Davinson Sanchez and Rafael Leao from Galatasaray, and İrfan Can Kahveci, Milan Skriniar, Nelson Semedo and N'Golo Kante from Fenerbahçe received yellow cards.

The tension that started between yellow-dark blue football player Kerem Aktürkoğlu and yellow-red player Roland Sallai when the final whistle of the match blew, grew with the participation of other players. After the brawl, Kerem and Sallai received yellow cards. Red cards were also shown to Galatasaray's Abdülkerim Bardakcı and Fenerbahçe's Archie Brown, who physically interfered with each other.

In the last 20 derbies between the two teams, there were a total of 18 red cards and 150 yellow cards.

In the last 20 meetings between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, including 18 Super League, 1 Turkish Cup and 1 Super Cup, the referees issued red cards to 18 players. Referees raised the yellow card 150 times.

In the last 20 matches of the competition, yellow-dark blue players were punished with 12 red cards, and yellow-red players were punished with 6 red cards.

Source: TRT Haber Spor RSS (Open Press / Translated Full Text)