FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Norway vs Türkiye, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Norway
  • Red Card 79': Kristian Thorstvedt
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0 - 3
Türkiye
  • 4': Ozan Tufan
  • 28': Caglar Söyüncü
  • 58': Ozan Tufan

Haaland, Norway get thumped as Turkey win again

Ozan Tufan scored two superb goals as Turkey cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Erling Haaland and Norway.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Kenan Karaman (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ozan Tufan with a cross.
  • 4': Goal! Norway 0, Turkey 1. Ozan Tufan (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 7': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Turkey).
  • 7': Stian Rode Gregersen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 9': Hand ball by Yusuf Yazici (Turkey).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a headed pass.
  • 11': Offside, Norway. Erling Haaland tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
  • 12': Offside, Turkey. Ugurcan Çakir tries a through ball, but Kenan Karaman is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
  • 13': Mert Müldür (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Hand ball by Erling Haaland (Norway).
  • 14': Offside, Turkey. Okay Yokuslu tries a through ball, but Yusuf Yazici is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
  • 16': Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
  • 17': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Hand ball by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
  • 20': Hand ball by Yusuf Yazici (Turkey).
  • 23': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
  • 23': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).
  • 24': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Birger Meling.
  • 26': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mert Müldür.
  • 28': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Patrick Berg.
  • 28': Goal! Norway 0, Turkey 2. Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Ozan Tufan (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 32': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
  • 34': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
  • 35': Foul by Kaan Ayhan (Turkey).
  • 35': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
  • 39': Hand ball by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz with a through ball.
  • 43': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 45': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
  • 45': Fredrik Midtsjø (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Norway 0, Turkey 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Norway 0, Turkey 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Norway. André Hansen replaces Rune Jarstein because of an injury.
  • 47': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
  • 48': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Stian Rode Gregersen (Norway).
  • 48': Stian Rode Gregersen (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  • 56': Hand ball by Okay Yokuslu (Turkey).
  • 58': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
  • 58': Fredrik Midtsjø (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Goal! Norway 0, Turkey 3. Ozan Tufan (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Burak Yilmaz.
  • 62': Offside, Norway. Alexander Sørloth tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
  • 63': Fredrik Midtsjø (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
  • 64': Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 65': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjø with a cross following a corner.
  • 67': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (Turkey).
  • 67': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
  • 67': Substitution, Norway. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 67': Substitution, Norway. Joshua King replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 68': Substitution, Norway. Jonas Svensson replaces Julian Ryerson.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Berg.
  • 69': Hand ball by Joshua King (Norway).
  • 69': Substitution, Turkey. Taylan Antalyali replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 69': Substitution, Turkey. Caner Erkin replaces Yusuf Yazici.
  • 70': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
  • 70': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
  • 72': Okay Yokuslu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Turkey. Enes Ünal replaces Kenan Karaman.
  • 75': Foul by Mert Müldür (Turkey).
  • 75': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Mert Müldür (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 76': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 77': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joshua King.
  • 78': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
  • 79': Caner Erkin (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway).
  • 79': Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) is shown the red card.
  • 83': Substitution, Norway. Morten Thorsby replaces Erling Haaland.
  • 86': Substitution, Turkey. Ozan Kabak replaces Ozan Tufan.
  • 86': Substitution, Turkey. Halil Akbunar replaces Burak Yilmaz.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 89': Hand ball by Mert Müldür (Turkey).
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
  • 90'+2': Enes Ünal (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jonas Svensson (Norway).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Norway 0, Turkey 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Norway 0, Turkey 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Norway 0, Turkey 3.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 0
42.4 Possession 57.6
10 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 1
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
384 Accurate Passes 537
465 Passes 616
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 25
0.5 Cross % 0.2
67 Long Balls 32
31 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 6
9 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 19
20 Effective Clearances 3
20 Clearances 3

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: La Rosaleda
Location: Malaga, Spain

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Netherlands 8 +23 20
2 Poland 8 +7 17
3 Finland 8 -6 10
4 Malta 8 -15 5
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Line-Ups

NOR Norway (4-1-3-2)

No. Name
1 Rune Jarstein (GK)
3 Kristoffer Ajer
2 Stian Gregersen Yellow Card
18 Fredrik Midtsjo
5 Birger Meling
14 Julian Ryerson
8 Patrick Berg
11 Mohamed Elyounoussi
10 Martin Ødegaard
9 Alexander Sørloth Yellow Card
23 Erling Haaland
Norway Substitutes:
Jonas Svensson, Iver Fossum, Stefan Strandberg, Ruben Gabrielsen, Andre Hansen, Morten Thorsby, Mats Daehli, Joshua King, Jens Petter Hauge, Sten Grytebust, Kristian Thorstvedt, Martin Linnes.

TUR Türkiye (4-4-2)

No. Name
23 Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
22 Kaan Ayhan
13 Umut Meras
3 Mert Müldür Yellow Card
5 Okay Yokuslu
6 Ozan Tufan
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
19 Kenan Karaman
11 Yusuf Yazici
17 Burak Yilmaz
Türkiye Substitutes:
Enes Ünal, Caner Erkin, Deniz Turuc, Altay Bayindir, Orkun Kökçü, Mert Günok, Cenk Tosun, Taylan Antalyali, Ozan Kabak, Halil Akbunar, Dorukhan Toköz, Abdülkerim Bardakci.

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