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- LAST: According to TV 2, the game will be played on Wednesday, with new referees. The message arrived just before 11:30 pm on Tuesday night.
On Tuesday night the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was stopped, and both teams left the field, as a result of accusations of racism against the fourth officials of the match.
In a press release on Tuesday night, UEFA stated that it had been decided that the match would resume with a new fourth official, without this happening. UEFA also stated that they will investigate the incident thoroughly.
Late Tuesday night, AFP news agency reports that Turkish President Recep Erdogan condemns the incident and urges UEFA to take action.
Norwegian world star Ada Hegerberg is also reacting. On Twitter, write the following: “Shut up, UEFA.”
Fiscal
After about 15 minutes of play, PSG player Presnel Kimpembe made a strong tackle on Istanbul Basaksehir player Fredrik Gulbrandsen. Then a conflict arose on the sidelines.
In television footage, Basaksehir’s assistant coach Pierre Webo can be seen accusing fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of making racist comments. Webo yelled “why did you say black?” repeatedly.
Star player Demba Ba was also involved in the conflict, and in television footage of the match Ba can be seen confronting the fourth official loudly.
The aforementioned Gulbrandsen also participated in one of the many discussions that arose in connection with the incident. In the television images, Gulbrandsen, apparently delivered, can be heard saying the following to PSG coach Thomas Tuchel: “I didn’t hear him say that. But he said he said it.”
Romanian
NTB reports that the dialogue between the judges was conducted in Romanian, and that according to Romanian journalist Emanuel Rosu, the fourth judge said something that can be translated into the following: “He answered there. Go and see who it is. There he answered, it is not possible to behave like that.
Dagbladet has contacted the Norwegian observer referee for the match, Jon Eilif Skjervold, who does not want to comment on the incident.
