National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ronnie Danielsen made the kick off which started today's match. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, İlyas Dağtekin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Onur Abuska's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fróði Jónsson was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. U21 Faroe Islands's Fróði Jónsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esen Irgatbaşı in the 12th minute of play. 15 minutes into the game, U21 Turkey's Onur Abuska nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fróði Jónsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 19th minute, İsa Günyol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 Turkey fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 37 played minutes U21 Faroe Islands got a freekick which was hit by Jón G. Hansen. A collision led to U21 Faroe Islands getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Símun Jacobsen hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Gürel Sururi managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Turkey's supporters rose to their feet, but Gürel Sururi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fróði Jónsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 41st match minute, U21 Turkey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsa Günyol to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, U21 Turkey's Gökberk Tutku got a free kick in the 44th minute. 46 minutes in the game Ronnie Danielsen after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved İlyas Dağtekin. A very good opportunity. After the first half U21 Turkey were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hayrullah Asutay to make the kick off. If Esen Irgatbaşı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fróði Jónsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Onur Abuska in the 52nd minute of play. 52 minutes into the game, Onur Abuska cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Fróði Jónsson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aras Neval hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. 59 minutes into the game, Bergur Hansen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Faroe Islands's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Turkey the free kick. Bergur Hansen kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. U21 Turkey made a substitution. Mevlüt Nizami replaced Aras Neval. A collision led to U21 Faroe Islands getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Bergur Hansen hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onur Abuska in the 62nd minute of play forced U21 Faroe Islands's goalkeeper Fróði Jónsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute, Onur Abuska ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fróði Jónsson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. U21 Turkey made a substitution. Fedai Ethem replaced Baturhan Özkutlu. Fróði Jónsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Onur Abuska, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. U21 Turkey made a substitution. Hayri Nedret replaced Hayrullah Asutay. The audience was convinced that Onur Abuska's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fróði Jónsson was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Fróði Jónsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Onur Abuska in the 81st minute of play. Esen Irgatbaşı could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Fróði Jónsson made a huge save. U21 Faroe Islands's Fríðrikur Jacobsen was substituted for Kristjan Eliasen. U21 Faroe Islands made a substitution. Rasmus Mikkelsen replaced Todi Høgni Jacobsen. In the 86th minute, Jóhan Thomassen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the last second Fróði Jónsson throw himself and got hold of the ball when Onur Abuska in the 88thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Esen Irgatbaşı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Fróði Jónsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 93 minutes, Hayri Nedret managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Turkey's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hayri Nedret was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match was over U21 Turkey could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 Faroe Islands throughout the match.