Kartal: We played a first half that was not worthy of us

In the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe lost 2-1 to Galatasaray, and head coach İsmail Kartal answered reporters' questions after the match.

Kartal said his team could not produce the game they wanted in the first half. Noting that this performance was not worthy of the club, Kartal reminded that a better fight was shown in the second half and that they found the goal. The coach said they would evaluate the reasons internally and stressed that they did not want this result.

Apologizing to the fans, Kartal said they now want to put this match behind them and focus on new goals. Pointing out that there are many matches left until the end of the season, the coach noted that these derbies remain critical in the second half too.

Kartal said that the title can be possible without winning the derby, and that Fenerbahçe can achieve this success this season as well.