The goals scored by Eldor Shomurodov, the forward for Uzbekistan’s national team and the “Istanbul Bashakshehir” club, in the match against “Antalyaspor” (4:0), have caused a major scandal in Turkish football. This was reported by Kazakhstan’s leading sports portal “Sports.kz.”
In this match, the Uzbek striker opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and, at the end of the game, scored another goal against the opponent. In the following round, he scored the only and winning goal against “Kocaelispor.”
However, after “Bashakshehir’s” resounding victory, “Antalyaspor’s” head coach Erol Bulut made a sensational statement following his team’s defeat, which provoked dissatisfaction from the opposing side. At a press conference, Bulut suggested that someone from “Antalyaspor” might have leaked internal information to the “Bashakshehir” coaching staff.
In his view, this “information leak” was what led to the heavy defeat. These remarks were interpreted by “Bashakshehir” as an accusation against the principles of fair play.
Afterward, “Istanbul Bashakshehir” made an official statement emphasizing its commitment to the principles of fair play. In the club’s statement, it was highlighted that the coaching staff and players only focus on their own work and do not possess any confidential information about their opponent.
The club also emphasized that each team should take responsibility for its own statements. “Bashakshehir” head coach Nuri Sahin also denied any suspicions, stating that throughout his career he had never acted against sports principles.
He emphasized that his team's achievements are the result of daily hard work and expressed his regret that due to these “groundless claims,” an uncomfortable situation has arisen for the club. Now football fans are closely watching how this controversy will unfold.
They hope that these disputes will not negatively affect the games on the field. Meanwhile, “Istanbul Bashakshehir” fans expect Shomurodov’s goal-scoring streak to continue.
It should be noted that, in the current season, Eldor Shomurodov has scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist in 11 matches in the Turkish Super League.
