Turkey pull away to beat Kosovo in second half
Second-half goals from Burak Yilmaz and Volkan Sen gave Turkey a first win of their World Cup qualifying campaign as they beat Kosovo 2-0 in Group I.
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
FULL TIME
- Burak Yilmaz 51'
- Volkan Sen 55'
Corendon Airlines Park · 26,555 att.
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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Substitution 87'
Substitution, Turkey. Cenk Tosun replaces Burak Yilmaz.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Turkey. Cengiz Ünder replaces Volkan Sen because of an injury.
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Goal 55'
Goal! Turkey 2, Kosovo 0. Volkan Sen (Turkey) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
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Goal 51'
Goal! Turkey 1, Kosovo 0. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yunus Malli.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Turkey. Yunus Malli replaces Oguzhan Ozyakup.
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Yellow Card 44'
Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 36'
Enis Alushi (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 21'
Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Regular Time 90'+4'
Match ends, Turkey 2, Kosovo 0.
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End Regular Time 90'+4'
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Substitution 87'
Substitution, Turkey. Cenk Tosun replaces Burak Yilmaz.
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Substitution 77'
Substitution, Turkey. Cengiz Ünder replaces Volkan Sen because of an injury.
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Goal 55'
Goal! Turkey 2, Kosovo 0. Volkan Sen (Turkey) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
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Goal 51'
Goal! Turkey 1, Kosovo 0. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yunus Malli.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Turkey. Yunus Malli replaces Oguzhan Ozyakup.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+2'
First Half ends, Turkey 0, Kosovo 0.
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Yellow Card 44'
Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 36'
Enis Alushi (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 21'
Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 13 of 13 events.
Team Stats
KOS
TUR
7
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
5
Offsides
4
4
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
1
29.7
Possession
70.3
7
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
8
10
On Target %
60
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
199
Accurate Passes
573
271
Passes
648
70
Pass Completion %
90
3
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
23
20
Cross %
20
51
Long Balls
58
29
Accurate Long Balls
37
60
Long Balls %
60
1
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
15
17
Tackles
24
80
Tackle %
60
9
Interceptions
10
42
Effective Clearances
19
42
Clearances
19
Lineups
ConfirmedTUR · 4-5-1
Volkan BabacanG11 save
Mehmet TopalCD-L151 shot on target1 shot
Ahmet CalikCD-R4
Hasan Ali KaldirimLB13
Gökhan GönülRB7
Oguzhan ÖzyakupCM-L14
Hakan ÇalhanogluCM-R52 shots on target4 shots
Selcuk InanAM8
Arda TuranLM10
Volkan SenRM203 shots on target1 goal4 shots
Burak YilmazF17 yellow card1 shot on target1 goal3 shots
Substitutes
Yalcin AyhanSUB18
Sener ÖzbayrakliSUB2
Kaan AyhanSUB22
Yunus MalliSUB191 assist1 shot on target1 shot
Tolga CigerciSUB6
Cenk TosunSUB9
Harun TekinSUB23
Ismail KöybasiSUB3
Emre ColakSUB21
Cengiz ÜnderSUB16
Muammer YildirimSUB12
Mehmet BatdalSUB11
KOS · 4-4-1-1
Samir UjkaniG16 saves
Alban PnishiCD-L4
Amir RrahmaniCD-R13 yellow card1 shot on target1 shot
Benjamin KololliLB20
Fanol PerdedajRB2
Enis AlushiCM-L5 yellow card
Herolind ShalaCM-R111 shot
Arbër ZeneliLM151 shot
Milot RashicaRM7
Vedat MuriqiF182 shots
Valon BerishaRCF142 shots
Substitutes
Avni PepaSUB6
Besar HalimiSUB8
Adis NurkovicSUB12
Bledar HajdiniSUB16
Eroll ZejnullahuSUB21
Bernard BerishaSUB23
Leart PaqaradaSUB19
Fidan AlitiSUB22
Alban MehaSUB17
Mërgim VojvodaSUB3
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