FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Montenegro vs Turkey, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Montenegro
  • 3': Fatos Beciraj
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Turkey
  • 22': Kerem Aktürkoglu
  • 60': Orkun Kökçü

Turkey win in Montenegro to secure World Cup playoff spot

Turkey booked a World Cup playoff spot as they recovered to edge Montenegro 2-1 away on Tuesday to finish second in Group G behind Netherlands.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Montenegro 1, Turkey 0. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stefan Savic.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Halil Dervisoglu (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Caner Erkin with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Zarko Tomasevic.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Berat Özdemir (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
  • 8': Hand ball by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
  • 8': Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marko Jankovic following a fast break.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caner Erkin.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Abdülkadir Ömür.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
  • 12': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 14': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
  • 14': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Caner Erkin (Turkey).
  • 19': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Goal! Montenegro 1, Turkey 1. Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdülkadir Ömür with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Halil Dervisoglu.
  • 34': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro).
  • 34': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a through ball.
  • 41': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Zarko Tomasevic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Halil Dervisoglu.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Montenegro 1, Turkey 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Montenegro 1, Turkey 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Turkey. Orkun Kökcü replaces Berat Özdemir.
  • 46': Foul by Orkun Kökcü (Turkey).
  • 46': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 47': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
  • 51': Foul by Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey).
  • 51': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Halil Dervisoglu.
  • 57': Substitution, Montenegro. Ilija Vukotic replaces Sead Haksabanovic.
  • 57': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Simic replaces Stefan Savic.
  • 57': Merih Demiral (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Fatos Beqiraj (Montenegro).
  • 58': Foul by Halil Dervisoglu (Turkey).
  • 58': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Halil Dervisoglu (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Çaglar Söyüncü with a cross.
  • 60': Goal! Montenegro 1, Turkey 2. Orkun Kökcü (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 62': Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Ilija Vukotic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fatos Beqiraj.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Vladimir Jovovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
  • 66': Substitution, Montenegro. Nikola Vujnovic replaces Fatos Beqiraj.
  • 67': Substitution, Montenegro. Drasko Bozovic replaces Vladimir Jovovic.
  • 69': Substitution, Turkey. Kenan Karaman replaces Halil Dervisoglu.
  • 71': Foul by Kenan Karaman (Turkey).
  • 71': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Nikola Vujnovic.
  • 74': Substitution, Montenegro. Milos Raickovic replaces Marko Jankovic.
  • 78': Corner, Montenegro. Conceded by Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 79': Substitution, Turkey. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 79': Substitution, Turkey. Berkan Kutlu replaces Abdülkadir Ömür.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ilija Vukotic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Igor Vujacic following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Drasko Bozovic (Montenegro).
  • 82': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
  • 83': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Matija Sarkic.
  • 86': Foul by Ilija Vukotic (Montenegro).
  • 86': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Ilija Vukotic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Foul by Kenan Karaman (Turkey).
  • 90': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Turkey. Kaan Ayhan replaces Mehmet Zeki Çelik.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Montenegro. Milos Raickovic tries a through ball, but Igor Vujacic is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Turkey. Ugurcan Çakir tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Marko Simic.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Montenegro 1, Turkey 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Montenegro 1, Turkey 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 6
72.5 Possession 27.5
16 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
609 Accurate Passes 182
706 Passes 261
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
8 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 14
0.3 Cross % 0.1
67 Long Balls 53
36 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 3
13 Tackles 10
0.5 Tackle % 0.3
4 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 26
13 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Podgorica City Stadium
Location: Podgorica, Montenegro
Attendance: 2,885

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Netherlands 10 +25 23
2 Turkey 10 +11 21
3 Norway 10 +7 18
4 Montenegro 10 -1 12
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MNE Montenegro (5-4-1)

No. Name
12 Matija Sarkic (GK)
15 Stefan Savic
6 Zarko Tomasevic
5 Igor Vujacic
3 Risto Radunovic
7 Marko Vesovic
17 Sead Haksabanovic
9 Marko Jankovic
20 Milutin Osmajic Yellow Card
16 Vladmir Jovovic
11 Fatos Beciraj
Montenegro Substitutes:
Nikola Vujnovic, Milos Raickovic, Jasmin Agovic, Drasko Bozovic, Meldin Dreskovic, Milan Mijatovic, Ilija Vukotic, Marko Simic, Marko Vukcevic, Luka Mirkovic.

TUR Turkey (4-4-2)

No. Name
23 Ugurcan Çakir (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
3 Merih Demiral
18 Caner Erkin
2 Zeki Çelik
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
5 Berat Özdemir
7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
20 Abdülkadir Ömür
21 Halil Dervisoglu
17 Burak Yilmaz
Turkey Substitutes:
Tolga Cigerci, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Ersin Destanoglu, Kaan Ayhan, Serdar Dursun, Yusuf Sari, Orkun Kökçü, Berkan Kutlu, Taylan Antalyali, Kenan Karaman, Sinan Bolat, Ridvan Yilmaz.

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