Türkiye vs Norway, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFANorway fight back to hold Turkey to 1-1 draw in Istanbul
Turkey were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Norway in a result that could be costly for the hosts in their bid to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, as t
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Norway).
- 4': Ozan Tufan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Hand ball by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
- 6': Cengiz Ünder (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Norway).
- 6': Goal! Turkey 1, Norway 0. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Petter Hauge.
- 11': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 14': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 15': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
- 15': Jens Petter Hauge (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Morten Thorsby (Norway) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 16': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
- 17': Attempt missed. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
- 20': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 21': Offside, Norway. Stefan Strandberg tries a through ball, but Kristian Thorstvedt is caught offside.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Jens Petter Hauge (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 28': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Caner Erkin.
- 29': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
- 32': Foul by Caner Erkin (Turkey).
- 32': Marcus Pedersen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
- 34': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
- 36': Attempt missed. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Caner Erkin.
- 39': Offside, Turkey. Berat Özdemir tries a through ball, but Cengiz Ünder is caught offside.
- 40': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Cengiz Ünder.
- 41': Attempt missed. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jens Petter Hauge with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Goal! Turkey 1, Norway 1. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Hanche-Olsen following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
- 45': Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Norway).
- 45'+1': Ozan Tufan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Turkey 1, Norway 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Turkey 1, Norway 1.
- 46': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Birger Meling.
- 50': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 52': Attempt missed. Morten Thorsby (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
- 53': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 56': Attempt missed. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 58': Offside, Turkey. Caner Erkin tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 58': Substitution, Turkey. Berkan Kutlu replaces Ozan Tufan.
- 61': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Cengiz Ünder.
- 64': Foul by Berat Özdemir (Turkey).
- 64': Jens Petter Hauge (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Berat Özdemir (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Offside, Norway. Birger Meling tries a through ball, but Morten Thorsby is caught offside.
- 65': Morten Thorsby (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Attempt missed. Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 70': Substitution, Turkey. Kaan Ayhan replaces Serdar Aziz because of an injury.
- 70': Substitution, Turkey. Taylan Antalyali replaces Berat Özdemir.
- 70': Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Cengiz Ünder.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morten Thorsby.
- 75': Substitution, Norway. Mats Møller Dæhli replaces Jens Petter Hauge.
- 75': Substitution, Norway. Fredrik Aursnes replaces Patrick Berg.
- 75': Substitution, Norway. Veton Berisha replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 77': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Birger Meling.
- 81': Attempt missed. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a headed pass.
- 83': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Turkey).
- 83': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Turkey. Kenan Karaman replaces Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 84': Substitution, Norway. Julian Ryerson replaces Marcus Pedersen.
- 84': Offside, Norway. Andreas Hanche-Olsen tries a through ball, but Morten Thorsby is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
- 86': Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Berkan Kutlu.
- 88': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Norway).
- 88': Mehmet Zeki Çelik (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Offside, Turkey. Ugurcan Çakir tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Turkey).
- 90'+2': Veton Berisha (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Kaan Ayhan (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90'+4': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
- 90'+5': Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Turkey 1, Norway 1.
- 0': Match ends, Turkey 1, Norway 1.
Statistics
 NOR |
TUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.2 | Possession | 52.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 343 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
| 458 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 22 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 91 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 50 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 14 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: Ulker Stadyumu
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 21,408
Venue: Ulker Stadyumu
Location: Istanbul, Türkiye
Attendance: 21,408
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 8 | +23 | 20 |
| 2 | Poland | 8 | +7 | 17 |
| 3 | Finland | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 4 | Malta | 8 | -15 | 5 |
Line-Ups
Türkiye (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ugurcan Çakir (GK) |
| 3 | Merih Demiral |
| 16 | Serdar Aziz |
| 18 | Caner Erkin |
| 2 | Zeki Çelik |
| 10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
| 5 | Berat Özdemir  |
| 6 | Ozan Tufan |
| 17 | Burak Yilmaz |
| 21 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
| 7 | Cengiz Ünder |
Norway (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland (GK) |
| 21 | Andreas Hanche-Olsen |
| 4 | Stefan Strandberg |
| 5 | Birger Meling |
| 22 | Marcus Pedersen |
| 8 | Patrick Berg |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 10 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 19 | Kristian Thorstvedt |
| 11 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 7 | Jens Petter Hauge |
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