A National Team beat Norway 2-1 in Ullevaal Stadium of Oslo and regained the second position in the group with 1 points and one match to go.
Erik Hagen's bicycle kick on 15th minute from John Arne Riise throw in gave the hosts the advantage. Captain Emre Belözoğlu levelled the score from a long range shot on 31. minute. In the second half Nihat Kahveci strike on 61. minute gave Turkish National Team the victory needed to continue hopes for qualification to Euro 2008.
In the other matches of the group Moldova beat Hungary 3-0 and Greece beat Malta 5-0.
Here is the standings of the group after 11 matches:
|
Teams |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
|
1. GREECE |
11 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
23 |
9 |
28 |
|
2. TURKEY |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
24 |
11 |
21 |
|
3. NORWAY |
11 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
23 |
10 |
20 |
|
4. BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA |
11 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
21 |
13 |
|
5. MOLDOVA |
12 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
19 |
12 |
|
7. HUNGARY |
11 |
4 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
20 |
12 |
|
6. MALTA |
11 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
27 |
5 |