Turkey vs Wales, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Turkey

72': Mehmet Umut Nayir
80': Arda Güler

FT
2 - 0

Wales

41': Joe Morrell

Turkey go top of Euro group after beating 10-man Wales

Turkey moved top of Euro 2024 qualifying Group D with a hard-earned 2-0 home victory against 10-man Wales on Monday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
2': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
3': Foul by Orkun Kökcü (Türkiye).
3': Joe Morrell (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Delay in match because of an injury Orkun Kökcü (Türkiye).
3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
4': Baris Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Chris Mepham (Wales).
6': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Wales) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ethan Ampadu.
9': Offside, Türkiye. Merih Demiral tries a through ball, but Zeki Çelik is caught offside.
9': Own Goal by Chris Mepham, Wales. Türkiye 0, Wales 0.
11': VAR Decision: No Goal Türkiye 0-0 Wales.
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Attempt blocked. Baris Yilmaz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
14': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
16': Dan James (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
16': Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökcü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
19': Foul by Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye).
19': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Foul by Harry Wilson (Wales).
20': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye).
21': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
23': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Delay in match (Wales).
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Brennan Johnson (Wales).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye).
33': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
37': Dan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye).
38': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
40': Attempt blocked. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
40': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
41': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Joe Morrell (Wales).
41': Delay in match because of an injury Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye).
41': Joe Morrell (Wales) is shown the red card.
42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökcü.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
45'+5': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökcü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
45'+6': Attempt missed. Baris Yilmaz (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
45'+7': First Half ends, Türkiye 0, Wales 0.
45': Second Half begins Türkiye 0, Wales 0.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Umut Nayir replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
45': Substitution, Wales. Ben Cabango replaces Brennan Johnson because of an injury.
47': Dan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
47': Merih Demiral (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
49': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
51': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye).
51': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Wales).
52': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Baris Yilmaz.
55': Dan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye).
57': Baris Yilmaz (Türkiye) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
58': Connor Roberts (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
60': Substitution, Türkiye. Eren Elmali replaces Zeki Çelik.
61': Substitution, Türkiye. Arda Güler replaces Salih Özcan.
61': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Orkun Kökcü.
62': Substitution, Wales. Tom Bradshaw replaces Dan James.
63': Penalty conceded by Aaron Ramsey (Wales) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
64': Penalty saved! Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
68': Hand ball by Umut Nayir (Türkiye).
68': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Umut Nayir (Türkiye) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
70': VAR Decision: No Goal Türkiye 0-0 Wales.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye).
70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Goal! Türkiye 1, Wales 0. Umut Nayir (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Baris Yilmaz with a cross.
73': Substitution, Türkiye. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Ferdi Kadioglu because of an injury.
74': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökcü (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Baris Yilmaz.
74': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Foul by Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye).
75': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Chris Mepham (Wales).
75': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Aaron Ramsey (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Orkun Kökcü (Türkiye).
80': Goal! Türkiye 2, Wales 0. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökcü.
83': Cengiz Ünder (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Foul by Neco Williams (Wales).
84': Substitution, Wales. Nathan Broadhead replaces Harry Wilson.
84': Substitution, Wales. Jordan James replaces Aaron Ramsey.
86': Ethan Ampadu (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye).
87': Baris Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Joe Rodon (Wales).
88': Offside, Türkiye. Cengiz Ünder tries a through ball, but Arda Güler is caught offside.
89': Substitution, Türkiye. Salih Uçan replaces Orkun Kökcü.
89': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Mert Günok.
90'+4': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Neco Williams.
90'+5': Offside, Türkiye. Hakan Çalhanoglu tries a through ball, but Abdülkerim Bardakçi is caught offside.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Türkiye 2, Wales 0.
0': Match ends, Türkiye 2, Wales 0.
0': Match ends, Türkiye 2, Wales 0.

Statistics

WAL		TUR
9	Fouls	16
1	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
23.2	Possession	76.8
4	SHOTS	14
1	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
141	Accurate Passes	642
211	Passes	703
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	2
7	Crosses	26
0.1	Cross %	0.1
47	Long Balls	62
13	Accurate Long Balls	47
0.3	Long Balls %	0.8
2	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	4
12	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.3
8	Interceptions	5
29	Effective Clearances	8
29	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Samsun Yeni 19 Mayis Stadyumu
Location: Samsun, Turkey
Attendance: 28,766

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

Turkey (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mert Günok (GK)
14	Abdülkerim Bardakci
3	Merih Demiral
20	Ferdi Kadioglu
2	Zeki Çelik
5	Salih Özcan
6	Orkun Kökçü
10	Hakan Çalhanoglu
9	Baris Alper Yilmaz
7	Kerem Aktürkoglu
17	Cengiz Ünder

Turkey Substitutes:

Mehmet Umut Nayir, Eren Elmali, Cenk Özkacar, Ozan Kabak, Ismail Yüksek, Muhammed Sengezer, Salih Ucan, Samet Akaydin, Irfan Can Kahveci, Ugurcan Çakir, Kenan Karaman, Arda Güler.

Wales (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Danny Ward (GK)
6	Joe Rodon
5	Chris Mepham
3	Neco Williams
14	Connor Roberts
10	Aaron Ramsey
15	Ethan Ampadu
16	Joe Morrell
9	Brennan Johnson
20	Daniel James
8	Harry Wilson

Wales Substitutes:

Liam Cullen, Joe Low, Oliver Cooper, David Brooks, Morgan Fox, Adam Rhys Davies, Nathan Broadhead, Wayne Hennessey, Jordan James, Luke Harris, Ben Cabango, Tom Bradshaw.

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