International Friendly

Turkey vs Montenegro, International Friendly

· International Friendly
Turkey
  • 90'+4': Mehmet Topal
FT
1 - 0
Montenegro

    About

    Turkey are hosting Montenegro at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Vladimir Jovovic (Montenegro).
    • 6': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cenk Tosun.
    • 8': Foul by Zarko Tomasevic (Montenegro).
    • 8': Volkan Sen (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Turkey).
    • 8': Stefan Mugosa (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro).
    • 9': Sener Ozbayrakli (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Cenk Tosun (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Arda Turan.
    • 12': Substitution, Montenegro. Aleksandar Scekic replaces Mladen Kascelan.
    • 17': Foul by Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro).
    • 17': Volkan Sen (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Vukcevic.
    • 19': Foul by Cenk Tosun (Turkey).
    • 19': Marko Simic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Delay in match Marko Simic (Montenegro) because of an injury.
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Substitution, Montenegro. Nemanja Mijuskovic replaces Marko Simic because of an injury.
    • 23': Offside, Montenegro. Marko Vesovic tries a through ball, but Fatos Beqiraj is caught offside.
    • 24': Offside, Turkey. Arda Turan tries a through ball, but Oguzhan Ozyakup is caught offside.
    • 25': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Filip Stojkovic (Montenegro).
    • 27': Aleksandar Sofranac (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Oguzhan Ozyakup (Turkey).
    • 27': Caner Erkin (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro).
    • 27': Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 29': Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Caner Erkin (Turkey).
    • 36': Attempt saved. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vladimir Jovovic.
    • 37': Delay in match Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro) because of an injury.
    • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Foul by Filip Stojkovic (Montenegro).
    • 40': Volkan Sen (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro).
    • 43': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Zarko Tomasevic (Montenegro).
    • 43': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
    • 44': Attempt missed. Volkan Sen (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Oguzhan Ozyakup (Turkey) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Arda Turan.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Sener Ozbayrakli (Turkey).
    • 45'+2': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Delay in match Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) because of an injury.
    • 45'+2': Delay in match Sener Ozbayrakli (Turkey) because of an injury.
    • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Vladimir Jovovic (Montenegro).
    • 45'+4': Mehmet Topal (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Turkey 0, Montenegro 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Turkey 0, Montenegro 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Turkey. Emre Mor replaces Volkan Sen.
    • 46': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
    • 46': Sener Ozbayrakli (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Aleksandar Sofranac (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Cenk Tosun (Turkey).
    • 48': Foul by Emre Mor (Turkey).
    • 48': Zarko Tomasevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Filip Stojkovic (Montenegro).
    • 50': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Nemanja Mijuskovic.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Mehmet Topal (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Foul by Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro).
    • 50': Ozan Tufan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Mugosa.
    • 54': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Volkan Babacan.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Sofranac (Montenegro) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nemanja Mijuskovic with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Arda Turan (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Emre Mor (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 58': Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Ahmet Yilmaz Calik (Turkey).
    • 58': Substitution, Turkey. Nuri Sahin replaces Oguzhan Ozyakup.
    • 58': Substitution, Turkey. Burak Yilmaz replaces Hakan Calhanoglu.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arda Turan with a through ball.
    • 60': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro).
    • 61': Attempt missed. Ozan Tufan (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Turan.
    • 63': Hand ball by Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro).
    • 64': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Jankovic replaces Stefan Mugosa.
    • 65': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
    • 65': Ahmet Yilmaz Calik (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro).
    • 67': Offside, Turkey. Caner Erkin tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ozan Tufan (Turkey) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Caner Erkin with a cross.
    • 70': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Turkey).
    • 70': Substitution, Turkey. Yunus Malli replaces Cenk Tosun.
    • 72': Substitution, Turkey. Ismail Köybasi replaces Caner Erkin.
    • 73': Offside, Turkey. Arda Turan tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
    • 74': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Filip Stojkovic (Montenegro).
    • 75': Substitution, Montenegro. Emrah Klimenta replaces Vladimir Jovovic.
    • 76': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Aleksandar Sofranac.
    • 76': Arda Turan (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 76': Foul by Nemanja Mijuskovic (Montenegro).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Nuri Sahin (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arda Turan with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 78': Substitution, Montenegro. Elsad Zverotic replaces Marko Vesovic.
    • 79': Aleksandar Sofranac (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
    • 80': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Aleksandar Sofranac.
    • 81': Foul by Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro).
    • 81': Yunus Malli (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Delay in match Aleksandar Scekic (Montenegro) because of an injury.
    • 81': Delay in match Yunus Malli (Turkey) because of an injury.
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Substitution, Montenegro. Nebojsa Kosovic replaces Aleksandar Scekic because of an injury.
    • 83': Substitution, Turkey. Alper Potuk replaces Ozan Tufan.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Mehmet Topal (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nuri Sahin with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 85': Hand ball by Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro).
    • 86': Attempt saved. Emre Mor (Turkey) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Arda Turan.
    • 86': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Vukasin Poleksic.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Mehmet Topal (Turkey) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from very close range is too high.
    • 89': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
    • 89': Nemanja Mijuskovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Elsad Zverotic (Montenegro).
    • 90': Yunus Malli (Turkey) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Nikola Vukcevic.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Alper Potuk (Turkey).
    • 90'+1': Nikola Vukcevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Aleksandar Sofranac (Montenegro).
    • 90'+4': Goal! Turkey 1, Montenegro 0. Mehmet Topal (Turkey) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arda Turan following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Turkey 1, Montenegro 0.

    Statistics

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    24 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 2
    35.3 Possession 64.7
    4 SHOTS 16
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    218 Accurate Passes 462
    304 Passes 550
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    6 Crosses 15
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    69 Long Balls 66
    30 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    14 Effective Tackles 15
    20 Tackles 20
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    8 Effective Clearances 3
    12 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,

    Line-Ups

    TUR Turkey (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Volkan Babacan (GK)
    15 Mehmet Topal
    27 Ahmet Calik
    16 Ozan Tufan
    18 Caner Erkin
    28 Sener Özbayrakli
    14 Oguzhan Özyakup
    25 Hakan Çalhanoglu
    10 Arda Turan
    20 Volkan Sen
    9 Cenk Tosun
    Turkey Substitutes:
    Burak Yilmaz, Olcay Sahan, Ali Sasal Vural, Onur Recep Kivrak, Nuri Sahin, Emre Mor, Mevlut Erdinç, Semih Kaya, Yunus Malli, Serdar Aziz, Harun Tekin, Selcuk Inan, Alper Potuk, Yasin Oztekin, Hakan Balta, Ismail Köybasi, Caglar Söyüncü, Mahmut Tekdemir, Gökhan Töre.

    MNE Montenegro (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Vukasin Poleksic (GK)
    22 Marko Simic
    28 Aleksandar Sofranac
    6 Zarko Tomasevic
    18 Filip Stojkovic
    4 Nikola Vukcevic
    16 Mladen Kascelan
    7 Marko Vesovic
    25 Vladmir Jovovic
    11 Fatos Beciraj Yellow Card
    9 Stefan Mugosa
    Montenegro Substitutes:
    Filip Raicevic, Darko Zoric, Milan Mijatovic, Aleksandar Scekic, Elsad Zverotic, Vladimir Volkov, Marko Jankovic, Nemanja Mijuskovic, Nebojsa Kosovic, Vukan Savicevic, Damir Kojasevic, Emrah Klimenta.

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