Match Report
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Serhan Inan (89')
Alex Romero (4')
| Turkey | Argentina | ||
| Formation | 5-2-3_v11  | 5-3-2_v11 | |
| Style | Defensive / Mixed Passing | Neutral / Mixed Passing | |
| Offside Trap | No | Yes | |
| Tackling | Hard | Normal | |
| Pressing | Normal | High | |
| Counter Attack | No | Yes | |
| One-on-Ones | Yes | No | |
| Marking | Man to Man | Zonal | |
| High Balls | Yes | No | |
| Keeping Style | Not Defined | Not Defined | |
| First Time Shots | No | No | |
| Long Shots | Yes | Yes | |
| Possession | 58% | 42% | |
| Shots | 3 | 6 | |
| Shots on Goal | 2 | 0 | |
| Effectiveness | 33% | 0% | |
| Short Passes (%) | 65% | 58% | |
| Long Passes (%) | 35% | 42% | |
| Fouls | 24 | 32 | |
| Comment |
| A crowd of 42665 arrived at the stadium (with a full capacity of 60000 terraces) to see Turkey - Argentina! The weather is reasonable, where through the light rain the sun often appears. The players of Turkey are winning the majority of one-on-one confrontations. The players of Turkey are playing the high ball very well. They are winning almost all of the aerial plays. The players of Turkey are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Argentina are able to use their long shots ability. The players of Argentina are managing to carry out some dangerous counter-attacks throughout this match. The pressing made by the players of Argentina seems to be working alright. Their opponents show some problems when they try to pass the ball among themselves. Suddenly, Argentina are now passing in another way. 38 minutes are counted, Serhan Inan shows a great understanding with Ercan Üzülmez, they make a combination move all the way to the area... Serhan Inan keeps the ball and then tries to chip it over the keeper, but Patricio Klemm manages to avoid what could have been a great goal by Serhan Inan! Patricio Klemm barely tips the ball over the bar. 42 minutes according to the clock, Argentina's players are calmly passing the ball near Turkey's box. Gabriel Tolosa passes to Guillermo López who is able to find some space. He is going to shoot... but he finds Ercan Üzülmez on his way, who without fearing bravely stops the shot. The marking style applied by Turkey's players is working very well today. It's half time. The result is 0-0. The stats indicate that the ball possession for both sides is almost the same. Turkey held the ball 53% of the time while Argentina kept it a little less, coming into the dressing rooms at the break with a 47% share of possession. The game is still quite indefinite and the final result is hard to predict. After this last play, Turkey are clearly changing their formation. At 50 minutes, Turkey seems to be changing something with its first substitution. Tuncay Türk replaces Egemen Tanbay. Turkey seems to be changing their formation, following their manager indications. Changes by Turkey. They have clearly changed the direction of their attack flow. Suddenly, Argentina are now passing in another way. The time is now 60 minutes, when Gabriel Tolosa manages to release himself from his marker, and with excellent vision drives a pass that falls beautifully for Guillermo López who gets around the goalkeeper and shots from an acute angle. However the ball is cleared off the goal line by Gökhan Öztürk. 65 minutes, Guillermo López receives a short pass from Gabriel Tolosa. Still very far away from the box, he slowly moves towards the goal... and contrary to everyone's expectations Guillermo López fires a 30-yard shot, but Enes Çiçek puts himself in front of the shot and intercepts the ball. It could have been a great goal. The time is now 68 minutes, when Serkan Eroglu passes to Tuncay Türk who cleverly waits for Serkan Eroglu to get himself clear to receive the return ball... he controls well the ball, but Wilmer Leoni tells him who's the boss there and recovers it. The marking style applied by Argentina's players is working very well today. At 70 minutes, Turkey makes its second substitution. Gökhan Öztürk leaves and Koray Çaliskan enters in his place. Substitution for Turkey at minute 70: in the place of Enes Çiçek goes Adem Atilgan. Turkey seems to be approaching the game differently as they are now playing in another formation. Radical change by Turkey, as they left their defensive approach for a much more attacking style of play. Around 86 minutes, it is the excellent vision of Wilmer Leoni who makes a slashing pass over Turkey's whole defensive line to a well positioned Guillermo López... but Guillermo López wastes too much time, which allows Koray Çaliskan to close in and tackle him. Another play at 89 minutes, it is the excellent vision of Tuncay Türk who makes a slashing pass over Argentina's whole defensive line to a well positioned Serhan Inan... he catches the superb pass and manages to get himself clear. Stylishly, Serhan Inan goes around the keeper and scores! 1-0! Due to the last movements from the players of Turkey, it seems that their manager ordered them a formation change. The players of Turkey appear to be taking a different avenue to attack than before. Turkey make a drastic change. They seem to be playing more defensive now. At the end of the 90 minutes the victory smiled to the home team, who had the merit of scoring the winning goal after the draw at half time. |
