Turkey vs Wales, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

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Turkey are hosting Wales at RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadyumu, Kayseri, Turkey, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
2': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye).
2': Sorba Thomas (Wales) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
4': Mark Harris (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye).
5': Jordan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
9': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Brennan Johnson (Wales).
9': Brennan Johnson (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
11': Delay in match because of an injury Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye).
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Neco Williams.
14': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
16': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
20': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eren Elmali.
20': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler.
21': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
21': Foul by Connor Roberts (Wales).
22': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
23': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Connor Roberts (Wales).
24': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
24': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
25': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
25': Attempt blocked. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
25': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Joe Rodon.
27': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
27': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
32': Attempt saved. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a through ball.
33': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
35': Attempt blocked. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Neco Williams (Wales).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Delay in match because of an injury Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Offside, Wales. Mark Harris is caught offside.
42': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye).
42': Jordan James (Wales) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rodon (Wales).
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+6': Brennan Johnson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+6': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye).
45'+6': Harry Wilson (Wales) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mark Harris.
45'+8': Attempt saved. Arda Güler (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
45'+9': First Half ends, Türkiye 0, Wales 0.
45': Second Half begins Türkiye 0, Wales 0.
45': Substitution, Türkiye. Ismail Yüksek replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
45': Substitution, Wales. Daniel James replaces Mark Harris.
47': Corner, Wales. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
48': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Wales) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
51': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
52': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
52': Neco Williams (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye).
54': Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye).
54': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Delay in match (Türkiye).
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Offside, Türkiye. Baris Alper Yilmaz is caught offside.
59': Attempt saved. Harry Wilson (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neco Williams.
59': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Jordan James (Wales).
60': Foul by Arda Güler (Türkiye).
60': Josh Sheehan (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Wales. Sorba Thomas is caught offside.
62': Foul by Jordan James (Wales).
62': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick on the right wing.
62': Foul by Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye).
62': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
64': Foul by Ben Davies (Wales).
64': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Hand ball by Sorba Thomas (Wales).
65': Substitution, Türkiye. Enes Ünal replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz.
65': Attempt missed. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
67': Attempt missed. Enes Ünal (Türkiye) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
68': Foul by Enes Ünal (Türkiye).
68': Joe Rodon (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt blocked. Enes Ünal (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün with a headed pass.
70': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ben Davies.
72': Substitution, Wales. Liam Cullen replaces Sorba Thomas.
73': Substitution, Wales. David Brooks replaces Jordan James.
73': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Liam Cullen.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Substitution, Türkiye. Zeki Çelik replaces Eren Elmali because of an injury.
77': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
79': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Arda Güler.
80': Enes Ünal (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Joe Rodon (Wales).
83': Attempt blocked. Enes Ünal (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
84': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
84': Foul by Enes Ünal (Türkiye).
84': Harry Wilson (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arda Güler.
86': Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
86': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
86': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.
86': Substitution, Türkiye. Kaan Ayhan replaces Arda Güler.
87': Penalty Türkiye. Yunus Akgün draws a foul in the penalty area.
87': Penalty conceded by Neco Williams (Wales) after a foul in the penalty area.
87': Joe Rodon (Wales) is shown the yellow card.
89': Penalty missed! Still Türkiye 0, Wales 0. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
90': Substitution, Wales. Lewis Koumas replaces Brennan Johnson.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Connor Roberts (Wales).
90'+1': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Akgün.
90'+5': Connor Roberts (Wales) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye).
90'+6': Second Half ends, Türkiye 0, Wales 0.
0': Match ends, Türkiye 0, Wales 0.

Statistics

WAL		TUR
10	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	9
3	Saves	1
37	Possession	63
4	SHOTS	25
1	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
251	Accurate Passes	464
329	Passes	551
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	4
8	Crosses	26
0.3	Cross %	0.2
51	Long Balls	45
15	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	10
5	Effective Tackles	10
9	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	6
37	Effective Clearances	11
37	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadyumu
Location: Kayseri, Turkey
Attendance: 28,812

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Turkey	5	+5	11
2	Wales	5	+2	9
3	Iceland	5	0	7
4	Montenegro	5	-7	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Turkey (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Mert Günok (GK)
14	Abdülkerim Bardakci
3	Merih Demiral
13	Eren Elmali
18	Mert Müldür
10	Hakan Çalhanoglu
6	Orkun Kökçü
11	Baris Alper Yilmaz
17	Yunus Akgün
7	Kerem Aktürkoglu
8	Arda Güler

Turkey Substitutes:

Semih Kiliçsoy, Emir Han Topcu, Altay Bayindir, Zeki Çelik, Enes Ünal, Bertug Yildirim, Dogucan Haspolat, Kaan Ayhan, Samet Akaydin, Ugurcan Çakir, Ismail Yüksek, Okay Yokuslu.

Wales (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Karl Darlow (GK)
4	Ben Davies
6	Joe Rodon
3	Neco Williams
14	Connor Roberts
8	Harry Wilson
17	Jordan James
22	Josh Sheehan
18	Mark Harris
19	Sorba Thomas
11	Brennan Johnson

Wales Substitutes:

Rhys Norrington-Davies, David Brooks, Danny Ward, Rubin Colwill, Daniel James, Jay Da Silva, Ben Cabango, Tom King, Joe Allen, Liam Cullen, Lewis Koumas, Chris Mepham.

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