Türkiye vs Latvia, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

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.

• 0': Game on!
• 1': Caner Erkin crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 2': Vitalijs Jagodinskis clears the ball from danger.
• 2': Vladislavs Gabovs commits a foul on Arda Turan resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 2': Caner Erkin takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
• 3': Selcuk Inan commits a foul on Olegs Laizans resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 3': Olegs Laizans takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 3': Arda Turan hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 4': Andris Vanins makes a very good save (Punch)
• 4': Aleksandrs Cauna commits a foul on Caner Erkin resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 4': Hakan Calhanoglu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
• 5': Throw-in: Hakan Calhanoglu takes it (Defending)
• 5': Volkan Sen hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 6': Andris Vanins blocks the shot
• 6': Volkan Sen hits a right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 7': Andris Vanins blocks the shot
• 7': Hakan Calhanoglu takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 7': Vitalijs Jagodinskis clears the ball from danger.
• 7': Throw-in: Vitalijs Maksimenko takes it (Defending)
• 8': Deniss Rakels crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 8': Volkan Babacan clears the ball from danger.
• 8': Arturs Karasausks hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 9': Volkan Babacan blocks the shot
• 9': Igors Tarasovs commits a foul on Arda Turan resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 9': Hakan Calhanoglu takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
• 9': Igors Tarasovs is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 9': Hakan Calhanoglu takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 10': Igors Tarasovs clears the ball from danger.
• 10': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 11': Deniss Rakels crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 11': Ozan Tufan clears the ball from danger.
• 12': Throw-in: Aleksejs Visnakovs takes it (Attacking)
• 12': Aleksandrs Cauna takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 13': Hakan Calhanoglu hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 13': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 14': Igors Tarasovs crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
• 14': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 16': Volkan Babacan takes a long goal kick
• 17': Deniss Rakels commits a foul on Ozan Tufan resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 17': Hakan Calhanoglu takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 17': Volkan Sen commits a foul on Aleksandrs Cauna resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 17': Igors Tarasovs takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
• 18': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 18': Throw-in: Caner Erkin takes it (Attacking)
• 19': Gokhan Tore hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 19': Aleksandrs Cauna blocks the shot
• 20': Olegs Laizans hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 20': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 20': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Defending)
• 21': Arturs Karasausks hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 22': Volkan Babacan takes a long goal kick
• 22': Aleksandrs Cauna crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 22': Arturs Karasausks hits a header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
• 23': Volkan Babacan takes a long goal kick
• 24': Volkan Babacan takes a long goal kick
• 24': Hakan Kadir Balta commits a foul on Deniss Rakels resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 24': Aleksandrs Cauna takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
• 25': Throw-in: Aleksandrs Cauna takes it (Attacking)
• 26': Caner Erkin crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 26': Arda Turan hits a header, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
• 27': Volkan Sen hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: save
• 27': Andris Vanins makes a very good save (Parry)
• 28': Gokhan Tore hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 28': Andris Vanins makes a good save (Catch)
• 30': Throw-in: Ozan Tufan takes it (Attacking)
• 31': Ozan Tufan crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
• 31': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 32': Ozan Tufan commits a foul on Arturs Karasausks resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 32': Aleksandrs Cauna takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 32': Ozan Tufan is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 33': Offside called on Selcuk Inan
• 33': Andris Vanins takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 34': Andris Vanins is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
• 34': Vladislavs Gabovs commits a foul on Volkan Sen resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 35': Hakan Calhanoglu takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
• 35': Offside called on Serdar Aziz
• 36': Andris Vanins takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 37': Hakan Calhanoglu hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
• 38': Gokhan Tore hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: clearance
• 39': Vitalijs Jagodinskis clears the ball from danger.
• 39': Vladislavs Gabovs hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 39': Volkan Babacan takes a long goal kick
• 41': Gokhan Tore hits a left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 41': Andris Vanins makes a very good save (Catch)
• 41': Offside called on Aleksejs Visnakovs
• 41': Ozan Tufan takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 43': Volkan Sen hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
• 44': Hakan Calhanoglu takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 45': Hakan Kadir Balta commits a foul on Arturs Karasausks resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 45': Andris Vanins takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
• 45'+1': Throw-in: Gokhan Tore takes it (Attacking)
• 45'+1': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Defending)
• 45': The second half is under way
• 46': Selcuk Inan commits a foul on Aleksandrs Cauna resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 46': Vitalijs Jagodinskis takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 47': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Attacking)
• 48': Offside called on Burak Yilmaz
• 48': Andris Vanins takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 49': Volkan Sen hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
• 50': Aleksandrs Cauna blocks the shot
• 50': Hakan Calhanoglu takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the out of play, resulting in: open play
• 50': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 52': Vitalijs Maksimenko commits a foul on Gokhan Tore resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 52': Hakan Calhanoglu takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
• 53': Aleksandrs Cauna takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 53': Ozan Tufan clears the ball from danger.
• 55': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Defending)
• 55': Turkey makes a sub: Umut Bulut enters for Volkan Sen. Reason: Tactical
• 56': Hakan Calhanoglu hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 56': Igors Tarasovs blocks the shot
• 58': Olegs Laizans commits a foul on Arda Turan resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 58': Hakan Calhanoglu takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
• 58': Turkey makes a sub: Sener Ozbayrakli enters for Gokhan Tore. Reason: Tactical
• 59': Hakan Calhanoglu takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 60': Offside called on Hakan Calhanoglu
• 60': Andris Vanins takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 60': Latvia makes a sub: Arturs Zjuzins enters for Aleksandrs Cauna. Reason: Tactical
• 61': Throw-in: Sener Ozbayrakli takes it (Attacking)
• 61': Olegs Laizans commits a foul on Selcuk Inan resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 61': Selcuk Inan takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
• 62': Caner Erkin crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 62': Andris Vanins makes a very good save (Catch)
• 62': Serdar Aziz commits a foul on Arturs Karasausks resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 62': Arturs Zjuzins takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
• 64': Ozan Tufan hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 64': Andris Vanins makes a very good save (Catch)
• 64': Offside called on Aleksejs Visnakovs
• 64': Volkan Babacan takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 65': Burak Yilmaz hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 65': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 65': Sener Ozbayrakli crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 66': Hakan Calhanoglu hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 66': Kaspars Dubra blocks the shot
• 66': Hakan Calhanoglu takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 67': Hakan Calhanoglu hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 67': Sener Ozbayrakli commits a foul on Aleksejs Visnakovs resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 67': Aleksejs Visnakovs takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
• 68': Throw-in: Sener Ozbayrakli takes it (Attacking)
• 69': Hakan Calhanoglu hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
• 69': Kaspars Dubra blocks the shot
• 69': Hakan Calhanoglu hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: clearance
• 70': Igors Tarasovs clears the ball from danger.
• 71': Throw-in: Arda Turan takes it (Attacking)
• 71': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 72': Throw-in: Sener Ozbayrakli takes it (Attacking)
• 72': Arturs Karasausks hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: clearance
• 73': Hakan Kadir Balta clears the ball from danger.
• 74': Hakan Calhanoglu takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
• 74': Arda Turan hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 74': Andris Vanins takes a long goal kick
• 75': Arturs Zjuzins takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 75': Volkan Babacan takes a short goal kick
• 76': Selcuk Inan hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 77': Andris Vanins makes a very good save (Catch)
• 77': Selcuk Inan hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: 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
• 77': That last goal was assisted by Arda Turan (Pass from Left Channel)
• 81': Selcuk Inan hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
• 81': Igors Tarasovs blocks the shot
• 82': Latvia makes a sub: Eduards Visnakovs enters for Olegs Laizans. Reason: Tactical
• 83': Turkey makes a sub: Mehmet Topal enters for Burak Yilmaz. Reason: Tactical
• 84': Arda Turan commits a foul on Vitalijs Maksimenko resulting on a free kick for Latvia
• 84': Vitalijs Maksimenko takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
• 85': Throw-in: Caner Erkin takes it (Attacking)
• 85': Latvia makes a sub: Valerijs Sabala enters for Arturs Karasausks. Reason: Tactical
• 85': Throw-in: Vladislavs Gabovs takes it (Defending)
• 86': Arturs Zjuzins takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
• 86': Mehmet Topal clears the ball from danger.
• 86': Throw-in: Sener Ozbayrakli takes it (Attacking)
• 88': Andris Vanins takes a short goal kick
• 90': Volkan Babacan takes a long goal kick
• 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
• 90': End of the game
• 90'+1': Valerijs Sabala hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: 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
• 90'+1': Valerijs Sabala is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
• 90'+2': Eduards Visnakovs commits a foul on Selcuk Inan resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 90'+2': Selcuk Inan takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
• 90'+3': Eduards Visnakovs commits a foul on Ozan Tufan resulting on a free kick for Turkey
• 90'+3': Hakan Calhanoglu takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
• 90'+4': Hakan Calhanoglu hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
• 90'+4': Kaspars Dubra blocks the shot
• 90'+5': Selcuk Inan takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play