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After the Trabzonspor – Antalyaspor fight in the 35th week of the Super League, the burgundy blue team secured their championship. After the final whistle of the match, the fans entered the field and had great joy with the players. Trabzonspor star players Andreas Cornelius and Stefano Denswil have made statements.
Speaking to BT, one of Denmark’s leading newspapers, Andreas Cornelius said thousands of fans entered the pitch to celebrate the championship and touch the football players: “We almost had to run away. But we couldn’t. “They lifted me in the air and took off my boots,” he said.
IT’S MAKING HEADLINES IN DENMARK
As echoes of Trabzonspor’s championship 38 years later echoed through the Danish media, BT, one of the country’s leading newspapers, covered Andreas Cornelius’ TV interview extensively. In an interview with the title “Cornelius ran away from the frenzied cheers: they took off my shoes”, the Danish striker said that thousands of fans entered the pitch to celebrate the championship and touch the players. “We almost had to flee. But we couldn’t. They lifted me in the air, took my boots off,” he said.
“I CAN’T FORGET THIS NIGHT FOR LIFE”
Stressing that the championship is a wonderful event for him and his friends, the soccer striker said it will take time to digest this, and the celebrations are still going on in the city, and the fans are incredibly happy when they stop on the road. Stating that he was calm when the fans first entered the pitch and managed to keep them away from him for a while, Cornelius said: “However, when I saw the children running I was a little nervous. And I thought things could go wrong if you weren’t lucky. Fortunately, nothing unpleasant happened.
Stefano Denswill, Dutch football player for the Burgundy Blue team, describing the great enthusiasm, said: “Crazy prevailed in the stadium and in the city. A fan took off my shirt. Another wanted my shorts. “When many footballers came into the locker room, they only had boxers on them,” he said.
‘luckily I saved my shorts’
Trabzonspor’s Stefano Denswil gave interviews to Dutch public television NOS and newspaper De Telegraaf. An experienced defender for the celebrations that started when fans poured onto the pitch during the Antalya game, said: “It was a real madhouse. There was madness in the stadium and in the city. One fan took off my shirt. Another wanted my shorts. Fortunately, I saved them. However, when many footballers came into the dressing room, they were only wearing their boxers. “Either their clothes were taken or everything was torn,” he said.
‘FANS GET IN EARLY’
Expressing that he understood the excitement created by the victory after a long break, Denswil said: “People were shouting in the streets, showing their gratitude for the championship that came to the club 38 years later.” Noting that the fans entered the pitch for the first time before the final whistle of the match against Antalya, the 28-year-old said: “The fans entered the pitch a bit early. I don’t know how it happened. Fortunately, the match referee and the opposing team did not protest, but the match was over once the pitch was cleared.
ROTTERDAM THE FLOOR OF ‘EVERYWHERE TRABZON’
Denswil, who said he hosted a small party with his family at home, said he received congratulations from around the world on championship night. “The club advised us not to go to town because of the crowds. Besides Holland and France, I even received congratulatory messages from America. I saw footage of the championship celebration in Rotterdam Square. “We are not called Trabzon everywhere” for nothing… On the other hand, we are also the Naples of Turkey.
‘JUST WALK ON THE PITCH’
The star name Marek Hamsik, who had an important role in the Burgundy blues championship, was also on the Dutch footballer’s agenda. Praising the veteran’s name, Denswil said: “Marek Hamsik is Marek Hamsik. He is a footballer that everyone knows. All he has to do is step onto the pitch and the whole stadium goes crazy. The player, who has already won leagues with Ajax and Brugge, said: “Things went well during my loan spell at Trabzon. “I leave the rest to God and my manager,” he said. -he declares.
“NOBODY BELIEVE IT, WE BELIEVE IT”
Stating that coach Abdullah Avci knew each other from the games he played against Başakşehir and Beşiktaş when he played for Brugge, Stefano Denswil drew attention to the importance of this situation in his transfer. Denswil said: “He was in charge of those two teams at the time. I scored a free kick against Başakşehir. Avcı told me that we will play for the championship in Trabzonspor. We have successfully accomplished this mission. “No one believed it, but we did,” he said.
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