U19 National Team, coached by Feyyaz Uçar, was defeated 3-0 by Greece in their first match of 2011-12 UEFA European U19 Championship Elite Round Group 5 which is held in Denmark. The match was played in Ballerup Stadium and Greece's goals came from Dimitris Diamantakos (Min. 66 and 75) and Charis Mavrias (Min. 90+3).
In the day's other match of the group, Denmark beat Cyprus 6-2.
U19s will face Denmark, host team, in their second match of the group on 25 May 2012 Friday at 19.00 with Turkish local time.
Stadium: Ballerup
Referees: Marco Fritz (Germany), Sascha Thielert (Germany), Darko Haramija (Denmark)
Greece: Stefanos Kapino, Nikos Marinakis, Kostas Stafylidis, Mavroudis Bougaidis, Panagiotis Ballas (Min. 69 Christos Kasapakis), Charis Mavrias, Spyros Fourlanos, Dimitris Diamantakos, Giorgos Katidis (Min. 81 Antreas Bouchalakis), Giannis Gianniotas (Min. 85 Tasos Bakasetas), Dimitris Kourmpelis.
Turkey: Kemal Mert Özyiğit, Erhan Kartal, Taha Can Velioğlu, Eray Ataseven, Salih Uçan (Min. 51 Hasan Türk), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (Min. 62 Aykut Güler), Berk İsmail Ünsal, Enver Cenk Şahin (Min. 73 Okan Deniz), Kenan Karaman, Sinan Tekerci, Atakan Yigitoğlu,
Yellow Cards: Min. 48 Berk İsmail Ünsal, Min. 68 Hasan Türk, Min. 90+4 Atakan Yiğitoğlu (Turkey)
Goals: Min. 66 and 75 Diamantakos, Min. 90+3 Charis Mavrias (Greece)
U19 National Team squad for 2011-12 UEFA European U19 Championship Elite Round Group 5 consists 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 |
28 teams are drawn into 7 groups of four teams in Elite Round and the seven group winners in this round will progress to the finals which will be held between 3-15 July 2012 with the joining hosts Estonia in the finals.
Turkey has 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. DENMARK |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2. GREECE |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3. TURKEY |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4. CYPRUS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
Date-Kick-Off |
Team |
Score |
Team |
Stadium |
23.05.2012-13.30 |
Greece |
3-0 |
Turkey |
Ballerup Stadium |
23.05.2012-17.30 |
Denmark |
6-2 |
Cyprus |
Gladsaxe Stadium |
25.05.2012-16.00 |
Greece |
- |
Cyprus |
Gentofte Stadium |
25.05.2012-19.00 |
Turkey |
- |
Denmark |
Brondby Stadium |
28.05.2012-15.00 |
Denmark |
- |
Greece |
Gentofte Stadium |
28.05.2012-15.00 |
Cyprus |
- |
Turkey |
Brondby Stadium |
NOTE: All times are Turkish local time.