UEFA Nations League

Türkiye vs Russia, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Türkiye
  • 26': Kenan Karaman
  • 32': Cengiz Ünder
  • 52': Cenk Tosun (P)
FT
3 - 2
Russia
  • 10': Denis Cheryshev
  • Red Card 24': Andrei Semenov
  • 57': Daler Kuzyaev

About

Türkiye are hosting Russia at Ulker Stadyumu, Istanbul, Türkiye, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Foul by Anton Zabolotny (Russia).
  • 6': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Denis Cheryshev (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Foul by Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Roman Zobnin.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roman Zobnin with a cross.
  • 10': Goal! Turkey 0, Russia 1. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Roman Zobnin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev.
  • 14': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Roman Zobnin.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Merih Demiral with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
  • 19': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Caner Erkin (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
  • 22': Foul by Anton Zabolotny (Russia).
  • 22': Merih Demiral (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Cenk Tosun (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Andrey Semenov (Russia).
  • 24': Andrey Semenov (Russia) is shown the red card.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Goal! Turkey 1, Russia 1. Kenan Karaman (Turkey) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caner Erkin with a cross.
  • 27': Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Yuri Zhirkov.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Caner Erkin.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ozan Tufan.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Kenan Karaman (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 32': Goal! Turkey 2, Russia 1. Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 34': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Turkey).
  • 34': Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 37': Substitution, Russia. Vyacheslav Karavaev replaces Denis Cheryshev.
  • 38': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Foul by Caner Erkin (Turkey).
  • 39': Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Anton Zabolotny (Russia) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roman Zobnin with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Roman Zobnin (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Turkey 2, Russia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Turkey 2, Russia 1.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yuri Zhirkov.
  • 46': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Fehmi Mert Günok.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
  • 48': Anton Zabolotny (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Foul by Merih Demiral (Turkey).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 49': Anton Zabolotny (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Merih Demiral (Turkey).
  • 49': Merih Demiral (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Penalty Turkey. Ozan Tufan draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': Penalty conceded by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Goal! Turkey 3, Russia 1. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 53': Anton Zabolotny (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (Turkey).
  • 54': Foul by Roman Zobnin (Russia).
  • 54': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Roman Zobnin (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Cenk Tosun (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia).
  • 55': Cenk Tosun (Turkey) is shown the yellow card.
  • 55': Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 56': Foul by Merih Demiral (Turkey).
  • 56': Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (Turkey).
  • 56': Roman Zobnin (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Goal! Turkey 3, Russia 2. Daler Kuzyaev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev.
  • 57': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Turkey).
  • 57': Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cenk Tosun.
  • 64': Substitution, Turkey. Deniz Türüç replaces Cengiz Ünder.
  • 64': Substitution, Turkey. Ozan Kabak replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik because of an injury.
  • 65': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
  • 65': Okay Yokuslu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Deniz Türüç (Turkey) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cenk Tosun.
  • 70': Substitution, Russia. Aleksandr Erokhin replaces Anton Zabolotny.
  • 70': Substitution, Russia. Anton Miranchuk replaces Daler Kuzyaev.
  • 72': Foul by Kenan Karaman (Turkey).
  • 72': Roman Zobnin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 73': Foul by Fedor Kudryashov (Russia).
  • 73': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Fedor Kudryashov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
  • 76': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
  • 76': Yuri Zhirkov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Roman Zobnin (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ozan Tufan following a fast break.
  • 79': Substitution, Russia. Aleksey Ionov replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
  • 79': Substitution, Russia. Daniil Fomin replaces Roman Zobnin.
  • 80': Substitution, Turkey. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Cenk Tosun.
  • 81': Deniz Türüç (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Yuri Zhirkov (Russia).
  • 81': Offside, Turkey. Fehmi Mert Günok tries a through ball, but Kenan Karaman is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia).
  • 82': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Guilherme.
  • 83': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
  • 84': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ozan Kabak.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Aleksey Ionov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Substitution, Turkey. Mahmut Tekdemir replaces Ozan Tufan.
  • 86': Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Okay Yokuslu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci.
  • 89': Deniz Türüç (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Daniil Fomin (Russia).
  • 89': Daniil Fomin (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Deniz Türüç.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Turkey. Caner Erkin tries a through ball, but Yusuf Yazici is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Russia. Georgi Dzhikiya tries a through ball, but Aleksandr Erokhin is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Turkey 3, Russia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Turkey 3, Russia 2.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 11
4 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 3
50.7 Possession 49.3
16 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
321 Accurate Passes 322
417 Passes 412
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
23 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
71 Long Balls 66
38 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
24 Interceptions 11
8 Effective Clearances 11
8 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Ulker Stadyumu
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 812

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Norway 6 +8 13
2 Austria 6 +9 11
3 Slovenia 6 -2 8
4 Kazakhstan 6 -15 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

TUR Türkiye (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Mert Günok (GK)
3 Merih Demiral Yellow Card
22 Kaan Ayhan
5 Okay Yokuslu
18 Caner Erkin
2 Zeki Çelik
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
6 Ozan Tufan
19 Kenan Karaman
7 Cengiz Ünder
9 Cenk Tosun
Türkiye Substitutes:
Altay Bayindir, Berkay Özcan, Irfan Can Kahveci, Efecan Karaca, Deniz Turuc, Ozan Kabak, Ugurcan Çakir, Mert Müldür, Mahmut Tekdemir, Yusuf Yazici, Enes Ünal, Omer Bayram.

RUS Russia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Guilherme (GK)
14 Georgi Dzhikiya Yellow Card
13 Fedor Kudryashov Yellow Card
5 Andrei Semenov Red Card
7 Magomed Ozdoev
11 Roman Zobnin Yellow Card
18 Yuri Zhirkov
23 Daler Kuzyaev
10 Anton Zabolotny
6 Denis Cheryshev
15 Alexey Miranchuk
Russia Substitutes:
Vyacheslav Karavaev, Roman Evgeniev, Soslan Dzhanaev, Daniil Fomin, Aleksandr Erokhin, Igor Diveev, Aleksandr Sobolev, Anton Miranchuk, Matvei Safonov, Zelimkhan Bakaev, Aleksei Ionov, Ivan Oblyakov.

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