Samsunspor Criticizes Referee Management Harshly

In Week 9 of the Trendyol Süper Lig, the Samsunspor-Amedspor match played at Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadium ended with a 2-1 victory for the visiting side. In the match, Afonso Sousa of Samsunspor was sent off in the 37th minute, and Mbaye Diagne of Amedspor received a red card in the 60th minute.

After the match, Samsunspor made a harsh statement through its official social media account. The club criticized the referee management, saying "Last night was a dark night for football." In the statement, it was argued that the yellow card and subsequent red card shown to Afonso Sousa were controversial and directly affected the course of the match.

Samsunspor also claimed that the referee of the match could not handle the weight of the game and responded to a question from Head Coach Nenad Bjelica with a red card at the end of the match. The club stated that such decisions, and those who made them, should be urgently evaluated by the relevant committees.

At the end of the statement, the Turkish Football Federation and the relevant committees were invited to carry out the necessary reviews of the incidents and take steps without delay. The club argued that otherwise Turkish football would continue to suffer.