Turquia beat Países Baixos, 4x2, on Wednesday, in the 1st round. Both Turquia's national team and Países Baixos's national team made their first game in the competition. Burak Yilmaz runned the show. In the starting XI there was Caglar Soyuncu, Ozan Kabak, Okay Yokuslu, Tim Krul, Kenny Tete and Gini Wijnaldum.
The opening goal was scored by Burak Yilmaz after 15 minutes, with a left-foot strike from outside the box. In the 34th minute, o strucked the second goal for Turquia, from the penalty spot.
After the break, Hakan Çalhanoglu struck for Senol Günes's team, with a right-foot shot from outside the box, with Umut Meras making the assist. After 69 minutes, Kenny Tete was subbed. With 75 minutes on the clock, Davy Klaassen struck for Países Baixos, with a left-foot shot inside the box, assisted by Memphis Depay. After 76 minutes, Luuk de Jong fired home Frank de Boer's team's second goal, through a header inside the box. In the 81st minute, Burak Yilmaz completed the hat-trick, from a direct free kick. It was his 11th goal of the season. With 82 minutes on the clock, Patrick van Aanholt came on. Ugurcan Cakir kept his goal safe by saving the penalty with 90 minutes already on the clock, taken by Memphis Depay.
After the result Países Baixos is 1st in the table, 23 points, while Turquia occupy 2nd place, 21 points. Next up, Senol Günes's team will play away against Noruega. Meanwhile, Frank de Boer's team will play at home against Letónia.
Turquia | Países Baixos | |||
8 | 4 | Shots | 6 | 7 |
3 | Shots on target | 3 | ||
8 | 2 | Total Tackles | 3 | 7 |
7 | 2 | Tackles Won | 1 | 8 |
7 | 13 | Ball steals | 3 | 8 |
8 | 36 | Total Passes | 107 | 7 |
8 | 31 | Passes Completed | 98 | 7 |
7 | 7 | Saves | 1 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Fouls Committed | 2 | 8 |
8 | 2 | Fouls Suffered | 4 | 7 |