Match Report
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Serdar Dag (93')
Önder Reçber (12')
| Turkey Under-21 | Portugal Under-21 | ||
| Formation | 5-4-1_v5  | 5-3-2_v11 | |
| Style | Neutral / Short Passing | Neutral / Short Passing | |
| Offside Trap | Yes | No | |
| Tackling | Normal | Normal | |
| Pressing | High | Low | |
| Counter Attack | Yes | No | |
| One-on-Ones | No | No | |
| Marking | Zonal | Man to Man | |
| High Balls | Yes | No | |
| Keeping Style | Rushing out | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | No | No | |
| Long Shots | No | Yes | |
| Possession | 50% | 50% | |
| Shots | 10 | 1 | |
| Shots on Goal | 2 | 0 | |
| Effectiveness | 10% | 0% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 87% | 80% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 13% | 20% | |
| Fouls | 15 | 39 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 42217 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 64000 terraces) to see Turkey Under-21 - Portugal Under-21! The sky is pretty cloudy and it might rain! However, with a little luck the rain won't fall and we will have a good match! The pressing made by the players of Portugal Under-21 seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. The players of Turkey Under-21 are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. Around minute 12, Turkey Under-21 will have to make a substitution as Önder Reçber seems to have been injured in that last play. Tayfun Ilhan comes in to take his place. The pressing made by the players of Turkey Under-21 seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. The goal-keeper of Turkey Under-21 is doing his job very well. His style is confusing the opposite forwards in this game. After 34 minutes, Celino Cerejeira combines with Joaquim Bilro... Celino Cerejeira gets around one opponent but he's tackled by a second in the name of Kadri Öncü, who sends the ball out for a corner kick. Around 42 minutes, Tayfun Ilhan combines with Serdar Dag... Tayfun Ilhan gets around one opponent but he's tackled by a second in the name of Joaquim Bilro, who sends the ball out for a corner kick. The game went into half time, with the score at 0-0. In this first-half the ball possession was quite even, the home side kept the ball 49% of the time and the visitors 51% of the time. The game is still quite indefinite and the final result is hard to predict. Portugal Under-21 seems to be changing their style, as they are now playing a little more attacking. The defensive line of Turkey Under-21 is able to put the opponent forwards in offside frequently. The marking style applied by Turkey Under-21's players is working very well today. At the 51th minute of the match, Bahadir Üzülmez replaces Aykut Ulubey who seems to be grabbing his thigh after that last tackle. 52 minutes, some great play from Turkey Under-21. Serdar Dag gets the ball near the touch line, and crosses it to the edge of the penalty area where Tayfun Ilhan is waiting with his foot held back for the shot... and makes an enormous mistake. This ball won't be returning to the stadium. The marking style applied by Portugal Under-21's players is working very well today. The players of Turkey Under-21 are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. The time is now 74 minutes, when a free kick occurs that can be very dangerous for the defensive line of Portugal Under-21. Tayfun Ilhan runs to the ball, shoots..... and the ball hits the post and goes out for a goal kick. Very dangerous... The game has reached full-time, but the two teams are still tied... Extra-time is needed! After a short break, the referee blows his whistle to restart the match. 93 minutes are counted, Bahadir Üzülmez passes to Serdar Dag, who hits it first time home... the powerful shot squirms through the defense, and only stops once in the back of the net!! Fantastic goal for Turkey Under-21! With this goal for Turkey Under-21 the result is now 1-0. Following their manager's signal, the players from Turkey Under-21 are now dropping back in the field of play. 99 minutes according to the clock, Tayfun Ilhan dribbles through the opponent's defensive line, and passes the ball to Serdar Dag, who tries to chip it over the keeper... but Alexandre Ferreira predicts this one, and catches the ball without a problem! After 103 minutes, Serdar Dag passes to Tayfun Ilhan, who hits it first time home... the ball hits Ezequiel Casanova and almost deceives the goalkeeper... but it's a corner kick. Around 105 minute(s), substitution for Portugal Under-21. Emílio Gamboa leaves the field, and in his place Vasco Borda dÁgua is set to enter. Portugal Under-21 seems to be approaching the game differently as they are now playing in another formation. Portugal Under-21's coach brought a new face onto the ground. For their second substitution, João Silva will come on, in the place of Augusto Freitas. All this at 105 minutes. The players of Portugal Under-21 seem to be following orders from their manager as they are now playing in another formation. Portugal Under-21 seems to be changing their style even though they continue to attack. Changes by Portugal Under-21. They have clearly changed the direction of their attack flow. Due to the last movements from the players of Portugal Under-21, it seems that their manager ordered them a formation change. The time is now 114 minutes, when Bahadir Üzülmez recovers the ball and dribbles around one, another, and yet another defender before passing the ball to Serdar Dag... who runs to the goal and shoots... but the ball goes out near the post. At 119 minute(s), the third substitution for Turkey Under-21 is done. Erdal Ardiç came in, replacing Kadri Öncü. The players of Turkey Under-21 seem to be following orders from their manager as they are now playing in another formation. Portugal Under-21 make a drastic change. They seem to be playing more defensive now. Another play at 119 minutes, a free kick occurs that can be very dangerous for the defensive line of Portugal Under-21. Tayfun Ilhan runs to the ball, shoots..... but the ball hits Bruno Bulhão and it's a corner kick for Turkey Under-21. At the end of the match, the victory smiled to the home team which had the merit of scoring the winning goal after the draw at the end of the 90 minutes. |
