Angry football fans corner assistant referee on plane after officiating against them

Irate Fenerbahce fans confronted an assistant referee after they discovered they were on the same flight as the official.

Fenerbahce, who are based in Istanbul, had been playing away from home against Adana Demirspor. Demirspor had taken the lead against Fenerbahce, before World Cup hero Enner Valencia salvaged a point for the yellow and blacks.

However, Fenerbahce fans were left fuming at the officials, as they deemed numerous decisions went against them. And one fan took it upon himself to confront Abdullah Bora Özkara, who was the assistant manager in the clash.

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The man can be heard saying: “Don’t bother us, I swear we won’t let you out on the street, don’t mess with Fenerbahçe… Do you know how to raise the flag?”

The referee can be seen ignoring the irate fans – but some questioned his safety. One fan responded: “Turkish league should be flying these refs around on private jets or driving them with a car service. Where the f*** is the safety.”

Another added: “It’s s*** like this why there is a shortage of referees in the game. It’s getting even harder to bring referees in at a grass root level. Like who wants to put up with this s***. It’s the dude’s job ffs.

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“F***ing embarrassment. Not to mention how cowardly of them it is to only puff up and act threatening if they’re all together,” a third added.

While a fourth responded: “No reaction is probably the best action he could argue with that guy non stop that would make the situation worse. Such a good move by the assistant referee!”

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