Türkiye vs Albania, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Türkiye

90': Cenk Tosun

FT
1 - 0

Albania

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Türkiye are hosting Albania at Ulker Stadyumu, Istanbul, Türkiye, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
4': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Kastriot Dermaku (Albania).
4': Kastriot Dermaku (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
6': Ermir Lenjani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Merih Demiral (Turkey).
7': Keidi Bare (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
7': Merih Demiral (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
8': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
8': Merih Demiral (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Turkey).
10': Cenk Tosun (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Berat Djimsiti (Albania).
11': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Turkey).
11': Ledian Memushaj (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Ledian Memushaj (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
14': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Kastriot Dermaku (Albania).
15': Foul by Cenk Tosun (Turkey).
15': Frédéric Veseli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Turkey).
17': Ledian Memushaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Ermir Lenjani (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Turkey).
18': Offside, Turkey. Mert Günok tries a through ball, but Emre is caught offside.
23': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
23': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Offside, Turkey. Emre tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
26': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Turkey).
26': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Offside, Turkey. Merih Demiral tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
31': Offside, Albania. Ardian Ismajli tries a through ball, but Sokol Cikalleshi is caught offside.
34': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Turkey).
34': Ledian Memushaj (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Albania) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ledian Memushaj with a cross.
36': Attempt saved. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mert Günok.
36': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
36': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Cenk Tosun (Turkey).
39': Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
39': Umut Meras (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
40': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermir Lenjani.
45'+3': Foul by Emre (Turkey).
45'+3': Rey Manaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+5': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45'+5': Corner, Albania. Conceded by Mert Günok.
45'+5': First Half ends, Turkey 0, Albania 0.
45': Second Half begins Turkey 0, Albania 0.
45': Substitution, Turkey. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Kaan Ayhan.
46': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Cenk Tosun (Turkey).
47': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Ardian Ismajli (Albania).
48': Attempt saved. Merih Demiral (Turkey) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
48': Foul by Klaus Gjasula (Albania).
48': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Foul by Ermir Lenjani (Albania).
49': Merih Demiral (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt saved. Ozan Tufan (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emre.
53': Attempt missed. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ledian Memushaj.
54': Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
54': Ozan Tufan (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Substitution, Albania. Odise Roshi replaces Ermir Lenjani.
57': Hand ball by Frédéric Veseli (Albania).
59': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
59': Frédéric Veseli (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Turkey).
60': Odise Roshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Hand ball by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
61': Attempt missed. Ozan Tufan (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mahmut Tekdemir.
61': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
61': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania).
62': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cenk Tosun.
63': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Turkey).
63': Rey Manaj (Albania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey).
64': Rey Manaj (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Offside, Albania. Ardian Ismajli tries a through ball, but Sokol Cikalleshi is caught offside.
66': Foul by Emre (Turkey).
66': Keidi Bare (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Substitution, Turkey. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Emre.
68': Hand ball by Klaus Gjasula (Albania).
68': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
69': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Turkey).
69': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Ozan Tufan (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Attempt saved. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Umut Meras with a cross.
72': Attempt missed. Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Frédéric Veseli.
72': Substitution, Albania. Amir Abrashi replaces Ledian Memushaj.
75': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey).
75': Sokol Cikalleshi (Albania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Odise Roshi.
76': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
78': Ardian Ismajli (Albania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Turkey).
80': Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Ozan Tufan.
80': Foul by Rey Manaj (Albania).
80': Mahmut Tekdemir (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci with a cross following a set piece situation.
83': Foul by Amir Abrashi (Albania).
83': Zeki Çelik (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Amir Abrashi (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Albania. Bekim Balaj replaces Sokol Cikalleshi.
84': Attempt blocked. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Umut Meras with a cross.
84': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Ardian Ismajli.
85': Amir Abrashi (Albania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Turkey).
86': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
86': Berat Djimsiti (Albania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Albania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bekim Balaj with a headed pass.
87': Foul by Amir Abrashi (Albania).
87': Zeki Çelik (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Albania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frédéric Veseli.
89': Foul by Frédéric Veseli (Albania).
89': Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Turkey) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mahmut Tekdemir.
90': Goal! Turkey 1, Albania 0. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
90'+4': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Kastriot Dermaku.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Turkey 1, Albania 0.
90'+6': Klaus Gjasula (Albania) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Turkey 1, Albania 0.

Statistics

ALB		TUR
21	Fouls	20
6	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	3
5	Saves	4
40.6	Possession	59.4
8	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	6
0.5	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
273	Accurate Passes	434
367	Passes	541
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	50
27	Accurate Long Balls	18
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	2
11	Effective Tackles	12
14	Tackles	15
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
14	Interceptions	11
15	Effective Clearances	10
15	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Ulker Stadyumu
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 41,438

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Denmark	10	+9	22
2	Slovenia	10	+11	22
3	Finland	10	+8	18
4	Kazakhstan	10	+4	18

Full Table

Line-Ups

Türkiye (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Mert Günok (GK)
3	Merih Demiral
22	Kaan Ayhan
13	Umut Meras
2	Zeki Çelik
14	Mahmut Tekdemir
5	Emre Belözoglu
7	Ozan Tufan
17	Burak Yilmaz
10	Hakan Çalhanoglu
9	Cenk Tosun

Türkiye Substitutes:

Yusuf Yazici, Çaglar Söyüncü, Kenan Karaman, Ozan Kabak, Sinan Bolat, Irfan Can Kahveci, Enes Ünal, Deniz Turuc, Omer Bayram, Nazim Sangaré, Okay Yokuslu, Ugurcan Çakir.

Albania (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Thomas Strakosha (GK)
17	Kastriot Dermaku
6	Berat Djimsiti
18	Adrian Ismajli
8	Klaus Gjasula
9	Ledian Memushaj
7	Keidi Bare
3	Ermir Lenjani
5	Frederic Veseli
10	Rey Manaj
16	Sokol Cikalleshi

Albania Substitutes:

Kristi Qose, Taulant Seferi, Gentian Selmani, Lindon Selahi, Enea Mihaj, Hysen Memolla, Ylber Ramadani, Lorenc Trashi, Etrit Berisha, Bekim Balaj, Odise Roshi, Amir Abrashi.

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