DISGRACED Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca has resigned after he punched a referee – and said he only meant to spit at the official.
Turkish football has been SUSPENDED indefinitely after last night’s shocking attack following Ankaragucu’s 1-1 draw with Rizespor in the Turkish Super Lig.
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The away team snatched a point at the death as Adolfo Gaich grabbed an equaliser in a bad-tempered game that had also included two red cards as both Ankaragucu’s Ali Sowe and Rizespor’s Emirhan Topcu received their marching orders.
However, more trouble erupted after full-time when ref Halil Umut Meler was confronted and PUNCHED by an irate Faruk Koca, the president of Ankaragucu.
Explosive footage shows him swinging and connecting with a punch at the unsuspecting official, sending him crashing to the ground.
Meler was then kicked by another unidentified person while trying to protect his face.
Players, coaching staff and security raced to the scene to stop the attack from going even further as the visibly shaken Meler eventually was helped to his feet.
The official was then spotted sporting a huge black eye as he was escorted from the field before heading to hospital for treatment on his injuries.
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