International football match Turkey - Switzerland 2005
The international football match Turkey - Switzerland 2005 , referred to in Switzerland as the shame of Istanbul , was the second leg of the relegation round in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup . On November 16, 2005, the Turkish national soccer team played against the Swiss national soccer team in Istanbul ; the Swiss won the first leg in Switzerland 2-0. After a heated game, the Swiss national team lost the second leg 2: 4, the away goals rulewas the decisive factor in Switzerland qualifying for the World Cup. Shortly after the end of the game, there were fights between members of both teams and security forces.
prehistory
The mood was already heated in the first leg: in the run-up to the game, the Turkish national team was received in an unfriendly manner in Switzerland, and before the game began, the Turkish national anthem was whistled while the game was playing. In the run-up to the second leg, there were revenge actions. The Swiss team therefore expected a disrespectful reception at Istanbul Airport. Players - standing in the same line as journalists and supporters - were stopped at customs, baggage receipt was delayed and Turkish airport employees sang battle chants, while Turkish supporters held the crew with posters with slogans such as “Welcome to Hell” or “Hurren Son Frei »(both in German) stood, received. During the ride with the bus, eggs, tomatoes and stones were thrown at it.
Course of the game
Switzerland scored the opening goal after just two minutes. After a handball by Alpay Özalan , Alexander Frei converted the penalty into the Swiss lead; by adding the first and second leg, Switzerland was leading 3-0 at this point. Turkey had to score four goals at the time to qualify for the World Cup. Just four minutes after the 0: 1, Hakan Şükür had the chance to equalize, which Pascal Zuberbühler was able to thwart. As the game progressed, Turkey got stronger and stronger; Tuncay Şanlı rewarded the Turkish efforts in the 24th minute with the equalizer with a header after a cross. The guests from Switzerland were now completely encircled in their own penalty area. Only Ricardo Cabanas had a good chance to score after 35 minutes. Three minutes later, Tuncay Şanlı gave Turkey a 2-1 lead. After a duel between Swiss striker Marco Streller and his Turkish opponent Serhat Akın, Belgian referee Frank De Bleeckere whistled a penalty for Turkey in the second half. Necati Ateş converted it to 3-1 for Turkey in the 52nd minute.
With an overall result of 3: 3, Switzerland was qualified for the World Cup due to the away goals rule . Hakan Şükür had the chance to make it 4-1 after 62 minutes, but he stumbled in front of Zuberbühler. Just three minutes later, Frei had the chance; however, he forgave from eleven meters. Another four minutes later, Frei left a chance after a corner. During the second half there were three yellow cards on both sides. Shots at the Swiss goal did not occur again until the 75th minute. Ergün Penbe just missed the score in the 78th minute. A minute later, Streller played around the rushed Volkan Demirel in the Turkish penalty area , but then he missed this great chance. Another goal would have been enough for the Turks to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. Instead, the Swiss successfully completed a counterattack in the 84th minute. Marco Streller made it 3-2. The Turks scored with Tuncay Şanlı's third goal four minutes later to make it 4-2, but it stayed.
After the game
Shortly after the final whistle, the Swiss players ran into the dressing room after Turkish supporters had thrown objects at them. In the cabin corridor, security forces and Turkish substitutes attacked substitutes for the Swiss team. According to Pierre Benoît, the Swiss team's spokesman, reserve player Stéphane Grichting was kicked in the abdomen and had to be hospitalized. The goalkeeping coach Erich Burgener was hit in the eye by a projectile. The trigger for the turmoil was the then assistant coach of Turkey, Mehmet Özdilek . TV pictures show Özdilek trying to trip a member of the Swiss team. Thereupon Özdilek was kicked in the thigh by Benjamin Huggel , a Swiss player.
Reactions
Members of the Swiss selection were very shocked by the events in Istanbul. Köbi Kuhn , coach of the Swiss, spoke of a "pursuit to the cabin". The player Raphael Wicky told the German magazine Stern : " They beat us up ". In some Turkish media, Sepp Blatter , the President of FIFA , was portrayed as very partial to the Swiss team due to his Swiss origins. Others were self-critical.
Sanctions
The Turkish association was sentenced to a fine of 200,000 Swiss francs (plus procedural costs of 20,000 francs). The national team was also suspended on the basis of the evidence available and had to play six competitive home games outside Turkey.
Individual players and officials from both teams were also sanctioned. Emre Belözoğlu and Alpay Özalan each had to pay 15,000 francs (plus procedural costs of 1,000 francs each) and were banned for six competitive games, Serkan Balcı for two competitive games with a fine of 5000 francs (+ 500 francs procedural costs ). Benjamin Huggel also had to sit out six competitive games and pay 15,000 francs (plus 500 francs procedural costs). The Turkish assistant coach Mehmet Özdilek was banned from all football activities within the FIFA area for one year and received a fine of 15,000 francs (+ 1,000 francs procedural costs). The physiotherapist of the Swiss team, Stephan Meyer, was banned from playing two competitive games and fined 6500 francs (plus 500 francs procedural costs).
Another meeting in 2008
At the 2008 European Championship , which also took place in Switzerland, the two teams met in Basel. The Turks won the game 2-1, there were no riots or special incidents.
Individual evidence
- ^ Claudia Rey: World Cup play-offs: Switzerland plays against Northern Ireland | NZZ . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . October 17, 2017, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed October 17, 2017]).
- ↑ me: The unforgettable «Shame of Istanbul» . In: Swiss Radio and Television (SRF) . ( srf.ch [accessed on October 17, 2017]).
- ↑ November 16, 2005: The night of kicks and punches - one of the greatest Nati successes degenerates into the “shame of Istanbul” . In: watson.ch . ( watson.ch [accessed October 17, 2017]).
- ↑ Felix Reid Hair: Disrespectful reception in Istanbul. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. November 15, 2005, accessed February 23, 2012 .
- ↑ Turkey vs Switzerland: Chaos in Istanbul concerns the FIFA. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007 ; Retrieved November 30, 2012 (news post copied onto a starting post of a thread).
- ↑ a b c Olympia Verlag GmbH (Ed.): Turkey threatens punishment by FIFA. In: kicker online. November 16, 2005, accessed February 23, 2012 .
- ↑ Olympia Verlag GmbH (ed.): Mehmet Özdilek resigns. In: kicker online. November 22, 2005, accessed February 23, 2012 .
- ↑ Roland Wiedemann: Interview: "They followed us to the cabin". In: Frankfurter Allgemeine. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, November 17, 2005, accessed on February 23, 2012 .
- ↑ Reuters / DPA: Scandal game: "They beat us up". In: stern.de. November 17, 2005, accessed February 23, 2012 .
- ↑ DPA: Blatter is a "hooligan president". In: stern.de. November 18, 2005, accessed February 23, 2012 .
- ↑ a b Deutsche Welle (ed.): FIFA penalty for Turkey and Switzerland. In: DW. February 7, 2006, accessed August 6, 2015 .