AD ENOUGH
Galatasary match ABANDONED as opponents walk off the pitch after Morata scores controversial first goal for new club
Bottom club Adana Demispor were not impressed by an earlier penalty
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GALATASARAY's Super Lig clash with Adana Demirspor has been abandoned after players from the visiting side refused to play on.
The clash in Turkey's top flight was initially suspended after 32 minutes with league leaders Galatasaray 1-0 ahead.
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Alvaro Morata put the hosts ahead with a contentious penalty at Rams Park after just 12 minutes.
Dries Mertens hit the deck after minimal contact from the Adana defender.
Morata - on loan from AC Milan - stepped up to score his second goal in three games for Galatasaray.
Adana manager Mustafa Alper Avci was seen calling his players over to the touchline later in the half as midfielder Yusuf Barasi received treatment for an injury.
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Players from the Super Lig's bottom side abruptly walked off the field and headed to the changing rooms with just 34 minutes on the clock.
Confused Galatasaray players eventually followed suit along with the match officials.
Around 20 minutes after the initial suspension, it was confirmed by the stadium announcer the match had been abandoned.
Per , the announcement said: "The match has been abandoned by the referee due to Adana Demirspor withdrawing from the game."
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Adana Demirspor’s former president, Metin Korkmaz, confirmed the protest was against the penalty decision earlier in the game.
He added: "This is a protest against the Refereeing Committee, not Galatasaray."
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Korkmaz added that club president Murat Sancak would later provide further clarification on the incident.
Adana are currently bottom of the Super Lig, with just 5 points from 21 games and -30 goal difference.
Turkey's top tier has been dominated by discussions over officiating in recent months.
Fenerbahce boss Jose Mourinho is among those to have publically called out the standard of refereeing.
The Special One branded the Turkish top flight "toxic" after his side beat Hatayspor 2-1 last month.
And he even threatened to have his team boycott the Turkish Cup in protest.
Mourinho's press conference rant in full
“I will watch the matches until I can because nobody wants to watch the Turkish league.
“Who wants to watch this Turkish league abroad? They have the Premier League, the French league, the German league, the Portuguese league, the Dutch league.
“Why should they see this? When the president met me, the director, even before that I met other important and respectful clubs in Turkey.
“I couldn’t believe that this was the dimension. It’s too grey, it’s too dark, smells bad.
“We were in good control, winning 1-0 when Atilla (Karaoglan, VAR ref), woke up because in the first half he was probably having Turkish tea.
“Not to say an alcoholic drink so probably was Turkish tea. There was a clear red card on Bright (Oyasi-Samuel). If it is a Fenerbahce player he would wake up, even the ref on the pitch wouldn’t be afraid to give the card.
“Referees are afraid to give decisions to us. For me the biggest scandal is a penalty in our favour.
“As I was saying before, I don’t think abroad many people watch the Turkish league. I think in London only my son watches the Turkish league, nobody else.
“I’m going to post on my Instagram. I don’t have many but I think more than five million will watch more of that penalty.
“So they will know what the Turkish league is. (On a scale of 1-10 what grade would I give myself?) Zero.”
In an extraordinary rant, Mourinho said: "Referees are afraid to give decisions to us.
"For me the biggest scandal is a penalty in our favour.
"As I was saying before, I don’t think abroad many people watch the Turkish league. I think in London only my son watches the Turkish league, nobody else.
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"I’m going to post on my Instagram. I don’t have many but I think more than five million will watch more of that penalty.
"So they will know what the Turkish league is. (On a scale of 1-10 what grade would I give myself?) Zero."
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