UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Latvia vs Turkey, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Latvia
  • 51': Eduards Emsis
  • Red Card 82': Eduards Emsis
  • 90'+4': Kristers Tobers
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Turkey
  • 22': Abdülkerim Bardakci
  • 61': Cengiz Ünder
  • 90'+5': Irfan Can Kahveci

About

Latvia are hosting Turkey at Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia, 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.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
  • 9': Eduards Emsis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye).
  • 11': Attempt saved. Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 12': Foul by Marcis Oss (Latvia).
  • 12': Umut Nayir (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alvis Jaunzems.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alvis Jaunzems.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 21': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Eduards Emsis.
  • 22': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
  • 22': Goal! Latvia 0, Türkiye 1. Abdülkerim Bardakçi (Türkiye) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Merih Demiral with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Abdülkerim Bardakçi (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Orkun Kökcü.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Umut Nayir (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zeki Çelik with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökcü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 29': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
  • 32': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 32': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Kristers Tobers (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks.
  • 34': Foul by Marcis Oss (Latvia).
  • 34': Umut Nayir (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Marcis Oss (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye).
  • 36': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye).
  • 39': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 41': VAR Decision: No Goal Latvia 0-1 Türkiye.
  • 41': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
  • 43': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Umut Nayir (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Eduards Emsis (Latvia).
  • 45'+4': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Marcis Oss.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Latvia 0, Türkiye 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Latvia 0, Türkiye 1.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökcü.
  • 49': Foul by Eduards Emsis (Latvia).
  • 49': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 51': Goal! Latvia 1, Türkiye 1. Eduards Emsis (Latvia) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladislavs Gutkovskis with a cross following a fast break.
  • 52': Eduards Emsis (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 52': Foul by Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia).
  • 52': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Umut Nayir (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökcü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 56': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Cengiz Ünder.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Kristers Tobers (Latvia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduards Emsis with a cross.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Goal! Latvia 1, Türkiye 2. Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökcü with a through ball.
  • 63': Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia).
  • 66': Foul by Kristers Tobers (Latvia).
  • 66': Umut Nayir (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Kristers Tobers (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Umut Nayir (Türkiye).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakçi.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Marcis Oss (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberts Savalnieks with a cross.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Kristers Tobers (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross.
  • 71': Substitution, Türkiye. Eren Elmali replaces Zeki Çelik.
  • 71': Substitution, Türkiye. Baris Yilmaz replaces Arda Güler.
  • 72': Daniels Balodis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Umut Nayir (Türkiye).
  • 72': Offside, Latvia. Raivis Jurkovskis tries a through ball, but Vladislavs Gutkovskis is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Baris Yilmaz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Latvia. Eduards Daskevics replaces Andrejs Ciganiks.
  • 76': Substitution, Latvia. Raimonds Krollis replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Umut Nayir (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a cross.
  • 78': Substitution, Türkiye. Salih Özcan replaces Orkun Kökcü.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Baris Yilmaz.
  • 80': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 80': Substitution, Latvia. Davis Ikaunieks replaces Alvis Jaunzems.
  • 80': Foul by Marcis Oss (Latvia).
  • 80': Mert Günok (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Eduards Emsis (Latvia).
  • 82': Second yellow card to Eduards Emsis (Latvia) for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
  • 86': Substitution, Latvia. Marko Regza replaces Roberts Uldrikis.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Davis Ikaunieks (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kristers Tobers with a headed pass.
  • 88': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye).
  • 88': Raimonds Krollis (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Türkiye. Ozan Kabak replaces Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 89': Substitution, Türkiye. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Raimonds Krollis (Latvia) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davis Ikaunieks.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Raimonds Krollis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raivis Jurkovskis.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Latvia 2, Türkiye 2. Kristers Tobers (Latvia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Latvia 2, Türkiye 3. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+8': Eren Elmali (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Daniels Balodis (Latvia).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Latvia 2, Türkiye 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Latvia 2, Türkiye 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 5
69.5 Possession 30.5
20 SHOTS 15
7 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
443 Accurate Passes 146
518 Passes 224
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 5
18 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.4
52 Long Balls 56
27 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 12
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
4 Interceptions 4
14 Effective Clearances 18
14 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Skonto Stadions
Location: Riga, Latvia
Attendance: 6,287

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Turkey 8 +7 17
2 Croatia 8 +9 16
3 Wales 8 0 12
4 Armenia 8 -2 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

LVA Latvia (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
23 Nils Purins (GK)
21 Daniels Balodis
3 Marcis Oss Yellow Card
13 Raivis Andris Jurkovskis
11 Roberts Savalnieks
8 Eduards Emsis
6 Kristers Tobers Yellow Card
14 Andrej Ciganiks
16 Alvis Jaunzems
9 Vladislavs Gutkovskis
20 Roberts Uldrikis
Latvia Substitutes:
Marko Regza, Maksims Tonisevs, Roberts Ozols, Vladislavs Sorokins, Davis Ikaunieks, Janis Beks, Raimonds Krollis, Elvis Stuglis, Eduards Daskevics, Dmitrijs Zelenkovs, Aleksejs Saveljevs, Deniss Melniks.

TUR Turkey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mert Günok (GK)
14 Abdülkerim Bardakci
3 Merih Demiral
20 Ferdi Kadioglu Yellow Card
2 Zeki Çelik Yellow Card
21 Arda Güler
6 Orkun Kökçü
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
11 Mehmet Umut Nayir
7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
17 Cengiz Ünder
Turkey Substitutes:
Ugurcan Çakir, Umut Bozok, Muhammed Sengezer, Cenk Özkacar, Salih Özcan, Irfan Can Kahveci, Ismail Yüksek, Salih Ucan, Samet Akaydin, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Eren Elmali, Ozan Kabak.

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