Mehmet Topal strike enough as Turkey beat Republic of Ireland
Ireland handed senior debuts to Declan Rice, Scott Hogan and sub Matt Doherty and first starts to Alan Browne and Sean Maguire in Antalya
International Friendly
FULL TIME
- Mehmet Topal 52'
32,000 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
-
Yellow Card 90'
Caglar Soyuncu (Turkey) Yellow Card at 90'
-
Substitution 87'
Substitution, Turkey. Alper Potuk replaces Yusuf Yazici.
-
Substitution 82'
Substitution, Turkey. Kaan Ayhan replaces Serdar Aziz.
-
Yellow Card 81'
David Meyler (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
-
Substitution 80'
Substitution, Turkey. Irfan Kahveci replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
-
Substitution 80'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Judge replaces Jeff Hendrick.
-
Substitution 75'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Daryl Horgan replaces Scott Hogan.
-
Substitution 69'
Substitution, Turkey. Yunus Malli replaces Emre Akbaba.
-
Substitution 69'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ciaran Clark replaces Conor Hourihane.
-
Substitution 68'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. David Meyler replaces Alan Browne.
-
Substitution 64'
Substitution, Turkey. Enes Ünal replaces Cenk Tosun.
-
Substitution 63'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Matt Doherty replaces Seamus Coleman.
-
Substitution 62'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shane Long replaces Sean Maguire.
-
Goal 52'
Goal! Turkey 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Mehmet Topal (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a cross following a corner.
-
Yellow Card 45'
Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
-
End Regular Time 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Turkey 1, Republic of Ireland 0.
-
Yellow Card 90'
Caglar Soyuncu (Turkey) Yellow Card at 90'
-
Substitution 87'
Substitution, Turkey. Alper Potuk replaces Yusuf Yazici.
-
Substitution 82'
Substitution, Turkey. Kaan Ayhan replaces Serdar Aziz.
-
Yellow Card 81'
David Meyler (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
-
Substitution 80'
Substitution, Turkey. Irfan Kahveci replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
-
Substitution 80'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Judge replaces Jeff Hendrick.
-
Substitution 75'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Daryl Horgan replaces Scott Hogan.
-
Substitution 69'
Substitution, Turkey. Yunus Malli replaces Emre Akbaba.
-
Substitution 69'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Ciaran Clark replaces Conor Hourihane.
-
Substitution 68'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. David Meyler replaces Alan Browne.
-
Substitution 64'
Substitution, Turkey. Enes Ünal replaces Cenk Tosun.
-
Substitution 63'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Matt Doherty replaces Seamus Coleman.
-
Substitution 62'
Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Shane Long replaces Sean Maguire.
-
Goal 52'
Goal! Turkey 1, Republic of Ireland 0. Mehmet Topal (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a cross following a corner.
-
Start 2nd Half 45'
Second Half begins Turkey 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
-
Halftime 45'+1'
First Half ends, Turkey 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
-
Yellow Card 45'
Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
-
Kickoff
First Half begins.
Showing the last 19 of 19 events.
Head to Head
TUR leads series 1-0-1
Lineups
ConfirmedTUR · 4-2-3-1
Volkan BabacanG1
Çaglar SöyüncüCD-L13
Serdar AzizCD-R4
Hasan Ali KaldirimLB3
Gökhan GönülRB7
Emre AkbabaAM18
Mehmet TopalLM15
Okay YokusluRM5
Cenk TosunF9
Hakan ÇalhanogluAM-L10
Yusuf YaziciAM-R11
Substitutes
Yunus MalliSUB19
Serkan KirintiliSUB12
Irfan Can KahveciSUB21
Omer BayramSUB24
Selcuk InanSUB8
Zeki ÇelikSUB25
Ugur DemirokSUB2
Abdülkadir ÖmürSUB26
Okan KocukSUB23
Enes ÜnalSUB16
Kaan AyhanSUB22
Mahmut TekdemirSUB14
Serdar GürlerSUB6
Cengiz ÜnderSUB17
Alper PotukSUB20
IRL · 5-3-2
Colin DoyleG1
Shane DuffyCD5
Declan RiceCD-L10
Kevin LongCD-R21
James McCleanLB11
Seamus ColemanRB2
Alan BrowneCM14
Jeff HendrickCM-L13
Conor HourihaneCM-R25
Scott HoganCF-L19
Sean MaguireCF-R8
Substitutes
Ciaran ClarkSUB4
Cyrus ChristieSUB3
Enda StevensSUB22
Derrick WilliamsSUB24
Kieran O'HaraSUB16
Shane LongSUB9
Daryl HorganSUB15
Darragh LenihanSUB12
Alex PearceSUB20
Matt DohertySUB6
David MeylerSUB18
Eunan O'KaneSUB7
Aaron McCareySUB23
Alan JudgeSUB17
Men's International Friendly News
All news
News
Football Australia boss flies to Amman for crisis talks over Jordan friendly
Football Australia has told ESPN it remains confident the Socceroos will play two games during the November international window, after chief executive Martin Kugeler flew to Amman on Wednesday for crisis talks with the Jordan FA.
Video
Keller: USMNT roster will understand if Pochettino joins Man United
Keller: USMNT roster will understand if Pochettino joins Man United
News
Football Australia looking for 'resolution' with Socceroos' Jordan game in doubt
Football Australia is hopeful of finding a "resolution" to the Socceroos' scheduled friendly in Jordan that has prompted fears players could withdraw from national team selection over security concerns.
News
Socceroos name seven uncapped players to face Qatar, Jordan
Football Australia will continue to assess security ahead of the Socceroos' planned friendly against Jordan, with an under-strength squad named amid player concerns over safety.