The 19th edition of 2017 Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup which is held in Turkey has continued today with the group's last matches.
Turkish U16 National Team, be in charge of Tolunay Kafkas and coached by Turhan Sofuoğlu, beat Azerbaijan 6-0 in their third and last match of Group A which was played in Altınordu Metin Facilities, İzmir, Turkey. Turkey's goals came from Ferhat Çoğalan (Min. 34 and 37), Ali Akman (Min. 42, 53 and 67) and Hakan Yeşil (Min. 51)
After this result; Turkey reached to final in 19th Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup. Turkey will face Greece, Group B Winner, in the final on 25 November 2017 Saturday at 13.00 CET.
Referees: Alkan Parsak, Melih Kurtuluş, Murat Trampa, Fahri Çevik
Turkey: Arda Özçimen (Min. 64 Gökdeniz Yılmaz), Muhammed Emin Sarıkaya, Çağtay Kurukalıp (Min. 41 Ali Akman), Arif Boynuuzun (Min. 64 İbrahim Halil Aksu), Mert Ahmet Akbulut (Min. 54 Berke Avaz), Bünyamin Yavaşoğlu (Min. 68 Atalay Yıldırım), Salih Kavrazlı, Ferhat Çoğalan (C) (Min. 54 Halil İbrahim Sevinç), Hakan Yeşil, Mustafa Kapı, Polat Abay (Min. 54 Doğu Demirkol)
Azerbaijan: Vusal Shabanov, Rufat Ahmadov, Emil Bayramov (Min. 46 Mirali Ahmadov), Mahir Hasanov (C), Mehmet Serin (Min. 46 Farid Yusufli), Kamal Kazimov (Min. 54 Samir Qasimov), Asif Mirzaev (Min. 54 Vusal Ganbarov), Veysal Rzayev, Samir Mahharramov (Min. 46 Bahruz Tanrıverdiyev) (Min. 54 Ramin Nasirli), Rahim Jafarli (Min. 68 Ajhan Djabarl), Nika Bachaliabhvili
Yellow Card: Min. 59 Rahim Jafarli (Azerbaijan)
In the day's other match of Group A, Kosovo beat Albania 2-1 by Veton Tusha's double strike (Min. 74 and 76) while and Marvin Salliu (Min. 80+3) hit the target for Albania.
After this result; Kosovo finished Group A in the second place and they will play the 3rd place match of the tournament against Russia, Group B Runner-Up.
Turkish U16 National Team squad consists of the players for 19. Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup listed at the below:
Player |
Club |
Position |
Birth Date |
Furkan Şimşek |
Atiker Konyaspor |
GK |
01.09.2002 |
Arda Özçimen |
Göztepe A.Ş. |
GK |
08.01.2002 |
Gökdeniz Yılmaz |
Samsunspor |
GK |
28.11.2002 |
Arif Boynuuzun |
Beşiktaş A.Ş. |
DEF |
01.02.2002 |
Muhammed Emin Sarıkaya |
Bursaspor |
DEF |
03.01.2002 |
Mert Ahmet Akbulut |
Borussia Dortmund |
DEF |
06.01.2002 |
Nihat Koç |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
DEF |
01.01.2002 |
Doğu Demirkol |
Göztepe A.Ş. |
DEF |
29.03.2002 |
Çağtay Kurukalıp |
Kasımpaşa A.Ş. |
DEF |
24.02.2002 |
İbrahim Halil Aksu |
Medipol Başakşehir FK |
DEF |
29.03.2002 |
Emre Demir |
Antalyaspor A.Ş |
MID |
09.10.2002 |
Halil İbrahim Sevinç |
Antalyaspor A.Ş. |
MID |
24.01.2002 |
Berke Avaz |
Beşiktaş A.Ş. |
MID |
09.06.2002 |
Mustafa Kapı |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
MID |
08.08.2002 |
Hakan Yeşil |
Trabzonspor A.Ş. |
MID |
01.01.2002 |
Ferhat Çoğalan |
Valencia CF |
MID |
29.06.2002 |
Polat Abay |
Altınordu A.Ş. |
FW |
17.09.2003 |
Salih Kavrazlı |
Altınordu A.Ş. |
FW |
16.03.2002 |
Ali Akman |
Bursaspor |
FW |
18.04.2002 |
Bünyamin Yavaşoğlu |
Bursaspor |
FW |
01.04.2004 |
Atalay Yıldırım |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
FW |
01.04.2002 |
In Group B, Greece drew 0-0 against Russia while Moldova beat Montenegro 2-0 by Nicu Namovolan's (Min. 65) and Ilie Ghiderman's (Min. 70) goals.
19. Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup Schedules:
Date-Kick-Off |
Group |
Team |
Result |
Team |
Stadium / Venue |
20.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
A |
Turkey |
4-0 |
Kosovo |
Altınordu Metin Oktay Facilities / Torbalı |
20.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
B |
Greece |
2-0 |
Moldova |
Altınordu İsmet Orhunbilge Facilities / Selçuk |
20.11.2017 - 09.30 CET |
A |
Azerbaijan |
1-0 |
Albania |
Kuşadası Özer Türk Stadium |
20.11.2017 - 09.30 CET |
B |
Russia |
3-0 |
Montenegro |
Altınordu Metin Oktay Facilities / Torbalı |
21.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
A |
Albania |
0-0 |
Turkey |
Kuşadası Özer Türk Stadium |
21.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
B |
Moldova |
0-0 |
Russia |
Altınordu Metin Oktay Facilities / Torbalı |
21.11.2017 - 09.30 CET |
A |
Kosovo |
2-0 |
Azerbaijan |
Altınordu Metin Oktay Facilities / Torbalı |
21.11.2017 - 09.30 CET |
B |
Montenegro |
0-1 |
Greece |
Altınordu İsmet Orhunbilge Facilities / Selçuk |
23.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
A |
Turkey |
6-0 |
Azerbaijan |
Altınordu Metin Oktay Facilities / Torbalı |
23.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
B |
Moldova |
2-0 |
Montenegro |
Kuşadası Özer Türk Stadium |
23.11.2017 - 09.30 CET |
A |
Kosovo |
2-1 |
Albania |
Altınordu İsmet Orhunbilge Facilities / Selçuk |
23.11.2017 - 09.30 CET |
B |
Greece |
0-0 |
Russia |
Altınordu Metin Oktay Facilities / Torbalı |
25.11.2017 - 09.30 CET |
3rd Place Match |
Kosovo |
- |
Russia |
Altınordu Metin Oktay Facilities / Torbalı |
25.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
FINAL |
Turkey |
- |
Greece |
Altınordu Metin Oktay Facilities / Torbalı |
19. Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup Group A Standings:
Teams |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
AV. |
Pts |
1.Turkey |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
+10 |
7 |
2.Kosovo |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
6 |
3.Azerbaijan |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
-7 |
3 |
4.Albania |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
1 |
19. Mercedes-Benz Aegean Cup Group B Standings:
Teams |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
AV. |
Pts |
1.Greece |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
7 |
2.Russia |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
5 |
3.Moldova |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4.Montenegro |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
0 |