Turkey: Football match deserted after fan assaults goalkeeper with a nook flag, sends the participant to hospital

Turkish soccer followers are recognized to be probably the most passionate soccer followers on the earth. Visiting groups throughout European competitions have usually described the ambiance in Turkey as probably the most hostile one which they’ve ever skilled. However, this ardour generally boils over, because it occurred throughout the native derby between Göztepe and Altay soccer golf equipment.

The second division match between Anatolian rivals Göztepe and Altay was known as off 25 minutes into the primary half after a Göztepe fan attacked the Altay goalkeeper with a nook stick. The goalkeeper, Ozan Evrim Ozenc, was rushed to the hospital after the assault that resulted in critical damage to his head.

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The soccer match between Göztepe (@Goztepe) and Altay (@AltaySporKulubu) was interrupted after a fan attacked Altay goalkeeper Ozan Evrim Özenç with a stick. pic.twitter.com/2lm3pBdCWz

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Ozenc suffered a hemorrhage and a four-centimetre gash on his head due to the assault by the deranged fan. The sport was suspended instantly after the assault.

Göztepe and Altay are longstanding rivals from the town of Izmir in Turkey, with passions usually operating excessive throughout the course of this native derby. Before the Altay goalkeeper was attacked, the sport had already been stopped as soon as within the nineteenth minute after fireworks have been thrown on the dwelling followers by the part supporting Altay.

Injured followers have been receiving therapy on the time when the Altay goalkeeper was attacked with a nook stick by a Göztepe fan. The fan went on to hit the participant on the pinnacle twice earlier than he was restrained by the opposite gamers and officers.

Following the loopy scenes on the pitch, the hosts Göztepe tweeted, “We wish a speedy recovery to our fans, who were seriously injured by a flare fired from the Altay away stand.”

Instead of blaming their fan, Göztepe put the blame for the violence on Altay supporters and mentioned, “The situation where the flare thrown by the away tribune and causing the events to start brought our supporters. Anyone who puts this cartridge in the stadium, allows it to be inserted, fires it has a share in the landing of that stick on the head! He is guilty! Those who fired that firecracker to the tribunes to kill perfidious people, regardless of their children, and those who turned a blind eye to it, will pay for our 2 children from Göztepe, who were injured!”

Both golf equipment are at the moment occupying mid-table spots within the second division of Turkish soccer.