Valerijs Sabala's late goal salvages draw for Turkey against Latvia
Valerijs Sabala struck a last-gasp equaliser to earn Latvia a 1-1 draw against Turkey in Thursday's Euro 2016 qualifier in Istanbul.
UEFA European Championship Qualifying
FULL TIME
- Selcuk Inan 77'
- Valerijs Sabala 90'+1'
Ataturk Olympic Stadium
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/5/26 | @ Italy | L 1-3 | UEFA Nations League |
| 10/2/26 | @ Belgium | L 0-3 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/28/26 | vs Italy | L 1-4 | UEFA Nations League |
| 9/25/26 | vs France | L 0-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| 6/25/26 | vs United States | W 3-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 90'+1'
Valerijs Sabala is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
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Goal 90'+1'
Goal!! Valerijs Sabala hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
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Substitution 85'
Latvia makes a sub: Valerijs Sabala enters for Arturs Karasausks. Reason: Tactical
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Substitution 83'
Turkey makes a sub: Mehmet Topal enters for Burak Yilmaz. Reason: Tactical
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Substitution 82'
Latvia makes a sub: Eduards Visnakovs enters for Olegs Laizans. Reason: Tactical
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Goal 77'
Goal!! Selcuk Inan hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Turkey now leads 1 - 0
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Substitution 60'
Latvia makes a sub: Arturs Zjuzins enters for Aleksandrs Cauna. Reason: Tactical
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Substitution 58'
Turkey makes a sub: Sener Ozbayrakli enters for Gokhan Tore. Reason: Tactical
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Substitution 55'
Turkey makes a sub: Umut Bulut enters for Volkan Sen. Reason: Tactical
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Yellow Card 34'
Andris Vanins is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
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Yellow Card 32'
Ozan Tufan is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
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Yellow Card 9'
Igors Tarasovs is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
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Yellow Card 90'+1'
Valerijs Sabala is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
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Goal 90'+1'
Goal!! Valerijs Sabala hits a very good right footed shot to the lower left corner from the left channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! The game is now tied at 1
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End Match 90'
End of the game
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End Regular Time 90'
The referee has signaled the end of the second half
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Substitution 85'
Latvia makes a sub: Valerijs Sabala enters for Arturs Karasausks. Reason: Tactical
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Substitution 83'
Turkey makes a sub: Mehmet Topal enters for Burak Yilmaz. Reason: Tactical
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Substitution 82'
Latvia makes a sub: Eduards Visnakovs enters for Olegs Laizans. Reason: Tactical
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Goal 77'
Goal!! Selcuk Inan hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left channel (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Turkey now leads 1 - 0
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Substitution 60'
Latvia makes a sub: Arturs Zjuzins enters for Aleksandrs Cauna. Reason: Tactical
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Substitution 58'
Turkey makes a sub: Sener Ozbayrakli enters for Gokhan Tore. Reason: Tactical
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Substitution 55'
Turkey makes a sub: Umut Bulut enters for Volkan Sen. Reason: Tactical
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Start 2nd Half 45'
The second half is under way
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Halftime 45'
The referee has signaled the end of the first half
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Yellow Card 34'
Andris Vanins is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
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Yellow Card 32'
Ozan Tufan is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
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Yellow Card 9'
Igors Tarasovs is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
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Kickoff
Game on!
Showing the last 17 of 17 events.
Team Stats
LVA
TUR
10
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
0
33
Possession
67
7
SHOTS
25
3
ON GOAL
11
40
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0
Pass Completion %
0
1
Accurate Crosses
2
4
Crosses
5
30
Cross %
40
0
Long Balls %
0
9
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0
Tackle %
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
5
Clearances
5
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedTUR
Volkan BabacanG23
Serdar AzizD4
Hakan BaltaD3
Ozan TufanM16 yellow card1 shot on target1 shot
Caner ErkinM18
Selcuk InanM82 shots on target1 goal3 shots
Gökhan TöreM113 shots on target4 shots
Hakan ÇalhanogluM52 shots on target8 shots
Arda TuranM101 assist1 shot on target3 shots
Volkan SenM202 shots on target5 shots
Burak YilmazF171 shot
Substitutes
Onur KivrakG1
Fehmi Mert GunokG12
Sener ÖzbayrakliD2
Emre TasdemirD13
Adem GulumD22
Alper PotukM6
Oguzhan ÖzyakupM7
Mehmet EkiciM14
Mehmet TopalM15
Olcay SahanM21
Umut BulutF9
Batuhan KaradenizF19
LVA
Andris VaninsG1 yellow card7 saves
Vladislavs GabovsD61 shot
Vitalijs JagodinskisD19
Kaspars DubraD4
Vitalijs MaksimenkoD2
Olegs LaizansM51 shot
Aleksandrs CaunaM8
Igors TarasovsM16 yellow card
Aleksejs VisnakovsM7
Arturs KarasausksF92 shots on target4 shots
Deniss RakelsF15
Substitutes
Kaspars IkstensG12
Pavels SteinborsG23
Anton KurakinsD3
Kaspars GorkssD13
Gints FreimanisD21
Vladimir KamessM14
Arturs ZjuzinsM17
Aleksandrs FertovsM18
Edgars JermolajevsM20
Igors KozlovsM22
Valerijs SabalaF10 yellow card1 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Eduards VisnakovsF11
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