Turkey A National Team, coached by Abdullah Avcı, drew 3-3 against Latvia in a friendly game which was played in Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena, Duisburg, Germany.
Turkey's goals came from Olcay Şahan (Min. 8), Selçuk İnan (P) (Min. 23) and Veysel Sarı (Min. 59) while, Edgars Gauracs (Min. 53) and Valerjis Sabala (Min. 69 and 84) hit the target for Latvia.
Besides, Olcay Şahan and Veysel Sarı scored their first goals in A National Team.
Turkey will face Slovenia in an another friendly game on 31 May 2013 Friday in Schüco Arena, Biefeld, Germany at 20.00 with Turkish local time.
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Referees: Thorsten Kinhöfer, Mark Borsch, Christian Dingert, Markus Hacker (Germany)
Turkey: Sinan Bolat (Min. 46 Fehmi Mert Günok), Serdar Kurtuluş (Min. 46 Veysel Sarı), Ömer Toprak, Caner Erkin, Bekir İrtegün, Nuri Şahin (C), Selçuk İnan (Min. 46 Mehmet Topal), Oğuzhan Özyakup (Min. 61 Kerim Frei), Olcay Şahan (Min. 86 Gökhan Töre), Sefa Yılmaz (Min. 61 Mehmet Ekici), Mustafa Pektemek.
Latvia: Arturs Vaiculis, Oskars Klava, Nauris Bulvitis, Deniss Ivanovs, Aleksejs Visnakovs, Vitalijs Maksimenko, Kaspars Gorkss, Jurijs Zigajevs, Alans Sinelnikovs (Min. 63 Vladislavs Gabovs), Edgars Gauracs (Min. 67 Olegs Laizans), Aleksandrs Fertovs (Min. 46 Valerijs Sabala).
Goals: Min. 8 Olcay Şahan, Min. 23 (P) Selçuk İnan, Min. 59 Veysel Sarı (Turkey), Min. 53 Edgars Gauracs, Min. 68 and 84 Valerijs Sabala (Latvia)
Yellow Cards: Min. 22 Vitalijs Maksimenko, Min. 71 Oskars Klava (Latvia), Min. 90 Ömer Toprak (Turkey)
Turkey squad consists the players for Latvia and Slovenia friendlies listed at the below:
|
Player |
Club |
Birth Date |
Caps/Goals |
|
Olcay Şahan |
Beşiktaş A.Ş. |
26.05.1987 |
1/0 |
|
Cenk Gönen |
Beşiktaş A.Ş. |
21.02.1988 |
2/0 |
|
Mustafa Pektemek |
Beşiktaş A.Ş. |
11.08.1988 |
5/1 |
|
Oğuzhan Özyakup |
Beşiktaş A.Ş. |
23.09.1992 |
- |
|
Alper Potuk |
Eskişehirspor |
08.04.1991 |
4/0 |
|
Veysel Sarı |
Eskişehirspor |
25.07.1988 |
- |
|
Bekir İrtegün |
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. |
20.04.1984 |
8/0 |
|
Caner Erkin |
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. |
04.10.1988 |
18/1 |
|
Fehmi Mert Günok |
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. |
01.03.1989 |
4/0 |
|
Hasan Ali Kaldırım |
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. |
09.12.1989 |
13/0 |
|
Mehmet Topal |
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. |
03.03.1986 |
33/0 |
|
Burak Yılmaz |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
15.07.1985 |
25/8 |
|
Gökhan Zan |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
07.09.1981 |
35/0 |
|
Selçuk İnan |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
10.02.1985 |
26/3 |
|
Semih Kaya |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
24.02.1991 |
10/0 |
|
Serdar Kurtuluş |
Gaziantepspor |
23.07.1987 |
4/0 |
|
Sefa Yılmaz |
Kayserispor |
14.02.1990 |
- |
|
Soner Aydoğdu |
Trabzonspor A.Ş. |
05.01.1991 |
2/0 |
|
Arda Turan |
Atletico Madrid |
30.01.1987 |
64/13 |
|
Nuri Şahin |
Borussia Dortmund |
05.09.1988 |
40/2 |
|
Ömer Toprak |
Bayer Leverkusen |
21.07.1989 |
12/2 |
|
Mehmet Ekici |
Werder Bremen |
25.03.1990 |
8/0 |
|
Mevlüt Erdinç |
Rennes |
25.02.1987 |
21/3 |
|
Kerim Frei |
Fulham |
19.11.1993 |
3/0 |
|
Gökhan Töre |
Rubin Kazan |
20.01.1992 |
11/0 |
|
Sinan Bolat |
Standart Liege |
03.09.1988 |
4/0 |