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Fenerbahce fielded their under-19 side in the Turkish Super Cup against rivals Galatasaray – and the young side walked off the pitch after one minute in protest at alleged unfair treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n Fenerbahce had asked for the match to be postponed as they face a Europa League quarter-final against Olympiakos of Greece on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Football authorities rejected the plea.<\/span><\/p>\n A Mauro Icardi goal had given Galatasaray the lead before their opponents forfeited the game.<\/span><\/p>\n The match was abandoned and Galatasaray celebrated winning the Super Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier on Sunday, Fenerbahce president Ali Koc gave a news conference at which he said: “It is time for Turkish football to be reset.”<\/span><\/p>\n Following the abandoned game, Fenerbahce issued a statement saying the club took to the field “not to win but to defend the truth”, adding they will “continue to stand tall”.<\/span><\/p>\n Fenerbahce had also called for a foreign referee to take charge of the game, citing unfavourable treatment from Turkish referees.<\/span><\/p>\n It comes days after the Turkish Football Federation sanctioned two Fenerbahce players with one-match bans. The sanction was imposed after Trabzonspor fans <\/span>stormed the pitch and fought with Fenerbahce players<\/span><\/a> during a league game on 17 March.<\/span><\/p>\n Fenerbahce considered leaving the Turkish Super Lig but members <\/span>voted against<\/span><\/a> doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n Sunday’s match was taking place about 1,000 kilometres from Istanbul where the two sides are based, in Sanliurfa – which was hit by a devastating earthquake last year. <\/span><\/p>\n Proceeds from the game were being donated to the victims of the earthquake, which claimed more than 53,500 lives.<\/span><\/p>\n The Super Cup was originally scheduled to take place in Riyadh in December <\/span>but was postponed<\/span><\/a> when Saudi organisers refused to allow players to wear warm-up shirts with the image of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n