Nigeria’s Super Eagles winger, Henry Onyekuru has expressed his disappointment at the officiating of the Turkish Super Lig clash between his team, Galatasaray and Gaziantep BBK with his booking in the stoppage time.
The former Everton player, who was on the pitch for the total duration of the game, said the officiating referees were all ot to denial Galatasaray because all their call were always against his team.
“Let no one perceive this as an excuse, but let’s look back at the game we played last week; the same way this week.
“We can never touch our opponent. When we touch them, fouls are blown against us, and meaningless cards were shown.
“It really shocked us and we were surprised by the referee’s decisions. We did everything we could, we went 3-1 ahead,” Onyekuru.
Speaking further, Onyekuru, who is on loan at Galatasaray from French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco, said Galatasaray can only do what the referees allow them to do with their strange calls.
“We were running and fighting from the beginning to the end of the match but we could only do that to the extent the referee allows us.
“We are Galatasaray. Galatasaray fight until the last minute carries this spirit and reflects on the field.
“I hope, these will not happen in the match we will play next week, but it was the same this past week. I hope we won’t experience them next week.”
“As Galatasaray football players, we have to fight until the last second. Of course, we can say that it has become difficult due to the difference in points opened.
“But Galatasaray does not give up in the spirit, we will continue to fight in the same spirit,” he added.
The former Anderlecht player has made nine appearances for Galatasaray in the Super Lig this season.
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