This is what the European Football Association writes in a press release. – I didn’t expect such shouts, it’s a shame, said Dynamo Kyiv coach Mircea Lucescu, according to the BBC. The coach reacted with disbelief when he heard the shouts of the Fenerbahçe supporters in the wake of the 1-0 scoring of the Ukrainian football team. On Wednesday, Fenerbahçe hosted Dynamo Kyiv in the second leg of the 2nd qualifying round for the Champions League. The match ended 2–1 to Dynamo Kyiv, who secured further advancement in the qualifiers. However, it was something completely different that would steal the headlines after the match. Make a Putin shout It was the crowd’s reaction to Vitalij Bujalskyj’s 1-0 goal that was to arouse attention during the match. MEETS WITH SHOUTS: Vitalij Bujalskyjs and Dynamo Kyiv. Here from a training match against Borussia Dortmund. Photo: SASCHA SCHUERMANN / AFP When Bujalskyjs put the away team in the lead, he celebrated with an eagle hand gesture, as a jab at the Turkish team. Fenerbahçe’s arch-rival, Besiktas, is nicknamed the “Black Eagles”. It made some of the Fenerbahçe fans see red, who started shouting “Vladimir Putin” from the stands. “It is very sad to hear the words of support from Fenerbahçe supporters in favor of the Russian murderer and aggressor who bombed our country,” Vasyl Bodnar, Ukraine’s ambassador to Ankara, said in a statement on his Twitter account. AMBASSADOR: Vasyl Bodnar Photo: Burhan Ozbilici / AP – Tasteless The Turkish big club has not yet publicly commented on the calls. CBS journalist Nico Cantor has posted videos of the incident, where several supporters shout the name of the Russian president. – Completely tasteless, he writes on Twitter. – Despite the “provocative” action of the Dynamo player, the response from the Fenerbahçe fans is still completely inappropriate and, frankly, cheap, the journalist continues. news tried to get in touch with Uefa, without success. But they later confirmed in a press release that the matter will be investigated. – An inspector in Uefa’s Elite and Disciplinary Committee will start an investigation in connection with an alleged unsportsmanlike conduct by Fenerbahçe’s supporters. Information about this case will be made public in due course, writes Uefa. Norway’s national team player Joshua King played 63 minutes of the match.
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