One Dutch player draws the ire of Turkey: 'Scandalous! This was red'

There is much anger in Turkey about a controversial moment in the European Championship match against the Netherlands (2-1 loss) on Saturday evening. Several media outlets are citing a hard foul in the first half by Xavi Simons and are calling for a red card.

In the thirtieth minute of the match, Simons tried to play the ball away with the outside of his foot. Under pressure from the opponent, the attacking midfielder of Oranje unfortunately but ugly stepped on the shin of Mert Müldür.

The right back of Turkey screamed in pain. Referee Clément Turpin showed a yellow card to Simons. “A scandalous decision”, according to the Turkish sports newspaper fanatic.

Photomaç even blames the French referee for the defeat. “Turkey could not win against this referee. This match will be decided by the referee.”

Other Turkish media mainly point to the excellent match that the team of national coach Vincenzo Montella put on the field. “A great match. Turkey made it very difficult for the Netherlands”, writes Milliyet.

“A historic match,” reads the headline Sabahwhich is also proud of what the Turkish team has shown. The newspaper found that the Netherlands was the inferior party until the seventieth minute. “And even after the goals of Stefan de Vrij and Cody Gakpo, Turkey still had enough chances, but it was not in it. Turkey says goodbye at the European Championship.”

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