If you think the Premier League has drama, welcome to Turkish football, where the passion is turned up to eleven and the logic is frequently left at the stadium gates. This is the story of how a "ghost announcement," a premature celebration, and a literal fire created the most embarrassing—and legendary—day in the history of Fenerbahçe SK.

The Context: The Big Three vs. The Crocodile

For decades, Turkish football was a playground for the "Big Three" Istanbul giants: Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Beşiktaş. No team from outside Istanbul had won the league in 26 years. Enter Bursaspor (The Green Crocodiles). Led by the stoic Ertuğrul Sağlam, they played disciplined, effective football. Heading into the final matchday of the 2009-10 season, the standings looked like this: * Fenerbahçe: 73 points * Bursaspor: 72 points But the fixture was that salty, Fenerbahçe was facing Trabzon, which they had grwon a really big rivalry since 80's, and Bursaspor was facing Beşiktaş, which they had some bloody match games against. The math was simple. If Fenerbahçe beat Trabzonspor at home, they were champions. If they dropped points and Bursaspor beat Beşiktaş, the title would head to the city of Bursa for the first time ever.

The Match: Nerve-Wracking Tension Fenerbahçe’s stadium, the Şükrü Saracoğlu, was a cauldron. Fans had already printed "Champion" t-shirts. The trophy was in the building. * Bursaspor's side: They scored at 32' and 44' against Beşiktaş. They were doing their part. * Fenerbahçe's side: They scored at 14' and conceded at 23', drawing with Trabzonspor. They were attacking relentlessly, hitting the post, and forcing world-class saves from Trabzonspor’s keeper, Onur Kıvrak (who was playing the game of his life). As the clock ticked toward 90 minutes, Fenerbahçe only needed one goal.

The "Incident": The Announcement That Changed Everything In the 88th minute, Beşiktaş Scored a goal against vursa to make the difference one, and a voice boomed over the stadium loudspeakers. The stadium announcer (the "PA guy") shouted the update everyone was waiting for:

"Beşiktaş 2, Bursaspor 2! The match in Bursa ended 2-2!"

The Reality: The match in Bursa was actually 2-1 in favor of Bursaspor. The Result: Total, unmitigated chaos. Believing a draw was now enough to win the league, the Fenerbahçe players stopped attacking. They began shielding the ball near the corner flag to waste time. The fans started cheering. The manager, Christoph Daum, looked relieved. When the final whistle blew in Istanbul, the Fenerbahçe fans stormed the pitch. They hugged the players, waved flags, and began a massive lap of honor. They started doing crocodile walk to mock Bursaspor. The Realization: 2-2 is Not 2-1 While Fenerbahçe fans were dancing on the pitch, news started filtering in via transistor radios and cell phones. * Wait... Bursa won. * The score wasn't 2-2. * Bursaspor are the champions. The transition from euphoria to pure, cold horror was instantaneous. The music died. The announcer went silent. A haunting realization spread through the 50,000 people on the pitch: They had celebrated a title they didn't win. The Aftermath: Fire and Memes The "12 minutes of fake championship" remains the ultimate "bruh" moment in Turkish sports history.

• The Riot: Angry and humiliated, some fans set fire to sections of their own stadium. The image of the Şükrü Saracoğlu stands billowing black smoke became the iconic image of the night.

• The Announcer: The man responsible for the "2-2" announcement later claimed he overheard someone say the score and just repeated it. He was, understandably, fired.

• The Legacy: To this day, rival fans (Galatasaray and Beşiktaş) mock Fenerbahçe with this day

Bursaspor became the "Leicester City" of Turkey before Leicester City was a thing, breaking the Istanbul monopoly in the most surreal way possible.