Turkey, coached by Abdullah Avcı, lost to Austria 2-0 in a friendly game which was played in Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria. Austria grabbed the win with two quick goals at the beginning of the match that scored by Veli Kavlak (Min. 2) and Andreas Ivanschitz (Min. 6) by penalty.

Turkey will face Netherlands on 7 September 2012 Friday at away in their opening game of FIFA World Cup 2014 European Qualification Groups.

Stadium: Ernst Happel
Referees: Jan Valasek, Miroslav Benko, Erik Weiss, Harald Lechner (Slovakia)
Austria: Robert Almer, György Garics, Emanuel Pogatetz, Christian Fuchs (Min. 83 Guido Burgstaller), Zlatko Junuzovic (Min. 72 Christoph Leitgeb), Martin Hanrik (Min. 72 Rubin Okotie), Markus Suttner, Julian Baumgartlinger (Min. 90 Yasin Pehlivan), Sebastian Prödl, Veli Kavlak, Andreas Ivanschitz (Min. 62 Jakob Jantscher).
Turkey: Fehmi Mert Günok (Min. 46 Tolga Zengin), Hamit Altıntop, Semih Kaya (Min. 62 Bekir İrtegün), Ömer Toprak, Caner Erkin, Emre Belözoğlu (Min. 60 Nuri Şahin), Selçuk İnan (Min. 60 Mehmet Topal), Sercan Sararer, Arda Turan (Min. 46 Mevlüt Erdinç), Umut Bulut, Burak Yılmaz (Min. 46 Tunay Torun).
Goals: Min. 2 Veli Kavlak, Min. 6 (Pen.) Andreas Ivanschitz (Austria)
Yellow Cards: Min. 45 Julian Baumgartlinger, Min. 49 Sebastian Prödl (Austria), Min. 5 Fehmi Mert Günok (Turkey)

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