Tension at the start of the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby

In the 9th week of the Süper Lig at Rams Park, just 16 seconds into the Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe derby, tension arose between yellow-red player Abdülkerim Bardakcı and yellow-navy player Romelu Lukaku.

Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe faced each other at Rams Park in the 9th week of the Süper Lig. Starting at 21:30 and officiated by referee Atilla Karaoğlan, tension escalated between the players of both teams just 16 seconds into the match.

Fenerbahçe's Romelu Lukaku and Galatasaray's Abdülkerim Bardakcı argued following an incident during a play. As the situation threatened to escalate, other players intervened, and referee Atilla Karaoğlan issued a warning to calm the parties down. Match referee Karaoğlan did not show a card to either player following this tension.