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On August 28, Trabzonspor suffered a 0-4 away defeat to Ferencváros in the second leg of the Europa League play-off, with two players sent off, resulting in a 5-0 aggregate loss. The elimination means Trabzonspor drops into the Europa Conference League instead of qualifying for the Europa League group stage. Following the match, head coach Fatih Tekke announced his resignation during the press conference. Tekke stated that before the red cards the game seemed to be going smoothly, but ultimately the team failed to qualify. He reflected on 18 months of hard work with his team, expressed confidence that the team will improve in the future, and said he was imposing this punishment on himself. He noted that no one, including management, knew about his decision in advance.
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Hupu Football News | August 28 — In the second leg of the Europa League play-off held tonight, Trabzonspor suffered a 0-4 away defeat to Ferencváros, with two players sent off. The Turkish side was eliminated with a 5-0 aggregate score and will drop into the Europa Conference League.
Following the match, head coach Fatih Tekke announced his resignation at the post-match press conference.
Tekke's Statement on Resigning
"Before the red cards, the game seemed to be going smoothly, but in the end, we failed to qualify for the Europa League.
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Over these 18 months, my team and I have worked day and night, giving our all, just to figure out how to do the job better.
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This team will undoubtedly get better and better in the future. I won't say much more.
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No one knew about this beforehand: from this moment on, I officially resign from the head coach position I've held for 18 months. Let me impose this punishment on myself.
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I didn't mention this to the management before. No one knew in advance."
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