U19 National Team, coached by Feyyaz Uçar, defeated Cyprus 5-0 in their third and last match of 2011-12 UEFA European U19 Championship Elite Round Group 5 which was held in Denmark. The game was played in Brondby Stadium and Turkey's goals came from Okan Deniz (Min. 18 and 88), Sefa Başıbüyük (Min. 54+1), Hasan Türk (Min. 53) and Eray Ataseven (Min. 81). Despite the win, Turkey lost their chance to reach to the finals by finishing the group in third place. Greece qualified to the finals by completing the group with 9 points.
Stadium: Brondby
Referee: Mikhail Vilkov (Russia)
Cyprus: Kostas Panayi, Nikos Efthimiou, Kostas Laifis, Kostas Kastanas, Michael Thalassitis, Dimitris Froxylias (Min. 86 Nikos Anastasiou), Kostakis Artymatas, Dimitris Kyprianou, Chrysis Antoniou, Nikos Englezou (Min. 46 Andreas Kyriakou), Alexander Gogic
Turkey: Alperen Uysal, Sefa Başıbüyük, Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Min. 78 Salih Ucan), Hasan Türk, Recep Niyaz (Min. 60 Eray Ataseven), Aykut Güler, Ömer Kandemir, Kenan Karaman (Min. 46 Enver Cenk Şahin), Sinan Tekerci, Atakan Yigitoğlu, Okan Deniz,
Goals: Min. 18 and 88 Okan Deniz, Min. 45+1 Sefa Başıbüyük, Min. 53 Hasan Türk, Min. 81 Eray Ataseven (Turkey)
Yellow Cards: Min. 42 Dimitris Froxylias, Min. 56 Nikos Efthimiou, Min. 81 Kostas Kastanas (Cyprus); Min. 28 Kenan Karaman (Turkey)
U19 National Team squad for 2011-12 UEFA European U19 Championship Elite Round Group 5 had consisted the players listed at the below:
Player |
Club |
Okan DENİZ |
Bursaspor |
Taha Can VELİOĞLU |
Bursaspor |
Ömer KANDEMİR |
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. |
Recep NİYAZ |
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. |
Berk İsmail ÜNSAL |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
Muhammed Alperen UYSAL |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
Hasan TÜRK |
Beşiktaş A.Ş. |
Enver Cenk ŞAHİN |
İstanbul BBSK |
Okay YOKUŞLU |
Kayserispor |
Eray ATASEVEN |
Manisaspor |
Salih UÇAN |
Bucaspor |
Kemal Mert ÖZYİĞİT |
Bucaspor |
Erhan KARTAL |
Denizlispor |
Aykut GÜLER |
Gaziosmanpaşa |
Sefa Akın BAŞIBÜYÜK |
1461 Trabzon |
Sinan TEKERCİ |
1. FC Nürnberg |
Atakan YİĞİTOĞLU |
Hertha BSC Berlin |
Hakan ÇALHANOĞLU |
Karlsruher SC |
Kenan KARAMAN |
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim |
İlkay DURMUŞ |
VFB Stuttgart |
The finals will take place in Estonia between 3-15 July 2012.
Turkey had reached to Elite Round by finishing Qualifying Round Group 9 in 2nd place between Georgia, Poland and Luxembourg.
2011-12 UEFA European U19 Championship Elite Round Group 5 Standings & Schedules:
Teams |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
1. GREECE |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
2. DENMARK |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
6 |
3. TURKEY |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
4. CYPRUS |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
14 |
0 |