Türkiye National Team defeated Latvia 3-2 in European Qualifiers Group D Matchday 3. The match was played at Skonto Stadium in Riga. The goals which led Türkiye to victory came from Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Cengiz Ünder and İrfan Can Kahveci. Eduards Emsis and Kristers Tobers scored the goals of Latvia side. Eduards Emsis was sent off in the late of the match.
Turkish Football Federation President Mehmet Büyükekşi, TFF Deputy President İbrahim Burkay and TFF General Secretary Kadir Kardaş watched the match from the stands.
In the second match of the night in Group D, Armenia defeated Wales 4-2.
Stadium: Skonto
Referees: Tamas Bognar, Balazs Buzas, Peter Kobor (Hungary)
Latvia: Purins, Savalnieks, Oss, Balodis, Jurkovskis, Emsis, Tobers, Jaunzems (80. min. - Ikaunieks), Uldrikis (86. min. - Regza), Ciganiks (76. min. - Daskevics), Gutkovskis (76. min. - Krollis)
Türkiye: Mert Günok, Zeki Çelik (71. min. - Eren Elmalı), Abdülkerim Bardakçı, Merih Demiral, Ferdi Kadıoğlu (89. min. - Ozan Kabak), Orkun Kökçü (78. min. - Salih Özcan), Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Cengiz Ünder, Arda Güler (71. min. - Barış Alper Yılmaz), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (89. min. - İrfan Can Kahveci), Umut Nayir
Goals: Abdülkerim Bardakcı (22. min.), Cengiz Ünder (62. min.), İrfan Can Kahveci (90+5. min.) (Türkiye), Emsis (51. min.), Tobers (90+4. min.) (Latvia)
Red Card: Emsis (83. min.) (Latvia)
Yellow Cards: Zeki Çelik (32. min.), Ferdi Kadıoğlu (42. min.) (Türkiye), Oss (34. min.), Tobers (66. min.) (Latvia)
EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS GROUP D STANDINGS |
Takımlar | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | 1.TÜRKİYE | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2.CROATIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3.WALES | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.ARMENIA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5.LATVIA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | | |