İsmail Kartal apologized! He explained the reason for the defeat

News summary

Fenerbahçe head coach İsmail Kartal apologized after a 2-1 defeat against Beşiktaş in the first derby of the season in the Trendyol Süper Lig.

News details

Following Fenerbahçe's 2-1 defeat to their arch-rivals Beşiktaş, head coach İsmail Kartal made statements.

Kartal stated, "We failed to live up to expectations tonight. All responsibility lies with me and my staff. We were not expecting something like this either."

Touching upon critical points of the game, Kartal evaluated, "We fell behind in pressing in the midfield compared to the opponent. We needed to keep possession. When we couldn't maintain sufficient possession, we conceded chances."

Kartal concluded his words saying, "All responsibility is mine. We apologize to our fans."

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Key information

• Tournament: Süper Lig
• Clubs involved: Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş
• News type: Football
• Certainty: The source did not state the official status of the development.

Source

This news was compiled from information obtained from the Sözcü source (published: 5 September 2026 23:15).

Original news: Sözcü