Galatasaray Game Abandoned After Adana Demirspor Players Walk Off In Protest At Refereeing Decision

Adana Demirspor players walked off the pitch in the first-half of their away match against Super Lig leaders Galatasaray on Sunday after the referee awarded a penalty against them, Turkey’s state news agency reported.

The team walked off in the 30th minute after Galatasaray took a 1-0 lead with Alvaro Morata scoring from a penalty kick, Anadolu said.

After they left, the referee’s team went to speak with them in the dressing room, which prompted an announcement that the match at Rams Park stadium had been abandoned.

Turkish media reports said the team, who are bottom of the table, had stormed off in protest over what they claimed was “referee corruption”.

Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk said in an interview after the visitors had walked off the field that the penalty could have been an incorrect decision.

Adana Demirspor head coach Mustafa Alper insisted on his desire to finish Sunday’s match-up, the report suggested.

“The president took the decision, we wanted to stay on the field.” Alper said, while his counterpart, Okan Buruk, even insisted that a penalty was more than likely the incorrect decision made by the official.

The final decision is now left for the Turkish Football Federation on next line of action.