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Postponed Turkish derby to be resumed without fans

By REUTERS
April 26, 2018

ANKARA: Turkey’s football federation has ruled the domestic cup semi-final second leg between Fenerbahce and Besiktas will continue in an empty stadium from the point when it was abandoned, after crowd trouble forced the game to be postponed last week.The Turkish Cup semi-final between two of the country’s biggest teams was abandoned on Thursday after Besiktas manager Senol Gunes was hit on the head by an object thrown by Fenerbahce fans.The game, which was 0-0 before it was halted, will be resumed from 57th minute on Thursday, May 3.