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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 15:55:31 GMT
Turkey and Portugal lead their group with three points each. In the first games Turkey saw off Georgia in a very good match while Portugal edged past Czech with an injury time winner. Turkey make four changes, Portugal just the one. The winner of this one will win Group F no drama.
Turkey: Bayindir, Celik, Akaydin, Kokcu, Akturkoglu, Calhanoglu, Bardakci, Kadioglu, Yilmaz, Ayhan, Akgun.
Subs: Demiral, Yokuslu, Guler, Tosun, Yazici, Kaplan, Ozcan, Yuksek, Muldur, Yildiz, Cakir, Kilicsoy, Yildirim.
Portugal: Costa, Mendes, Pepe, Dias, Cancelo, Fernandes, Vitinha, Palhinha, Leao, Ronaldo, Silva.
Subs: Patricio, Semedo, Dalot, Ramos, Felix, Sa, Pereira, Inacio, Neves, Luiz, Neves, Jota, Silva, Neto,Conceicao.
TURKEY 5/1
PORTUGAL 8/13
DRAW 3/1
Team to kick off :
TURKEY 11/10
PORTUGAL 8/11
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 16:06:25 GMT
Portugal start the game and a minute later it's Bernado Silva who loops one forward to Ronaldo who attempts a volley but it's clumsy and weak effort. The stadium in Dortmund is noisy with shrill whistling and boisterous encouragement in turn from both sets of the audience.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 16:10:36 GMT
TURKISH THREAT
Six minutes in and Turkey could/should be ahead. It's played into Akturkoglu who is yards from goal but it's a scrambled effort with the goal gaping in front of him. Cancelo, you have to say, did just enough to put off the Turk.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 16:16:13 GMT
There is already a bit of nitty-gritty going on with one or two players from Portugal beginning to display frustration. It's nothing serious but you get the feeling there might be one or four cards shown later.
It's been a lively first 15 minutes from both sides.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 16:25:21 GMT
GOAL
Bernado Silva on '21 puts Portugal one goal to the good.
Nuno Mendes runs down the left flank and cuts in a low cross to the area. Ronaldo stretches to collect it but falls over; it runs on to Bernado Silva who doesn't mess about, firing it home from close range.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 16:29:32 GMT
The referee, Felix Zwayer, in his shimmering gold lamé ensemble, makes the first booking of the match after Turkey's Bardakci goes in on Cancelo. It didn't look dangerous but the ref tells Bardakci to keep his boot on the ground.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 16:34:25 GMT
OWN GOAL
Oh it's dreadful, dreadful and calamitous from Akaydin. A Portugal offensive is stopped near the halfway line and Turkey decide to play it back to the keeper. Akaydin has one job, one back pass, no pressure. He sends it past his own keeper. Neither the keeper or another Turkish defender are quick enough to scoop the errant ball off the line. and it trickles over for 2-0.
Is it game over? I'd say so.
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Post by MrFurious on Jun 22, 2024 16:46:01 GMT
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 16:49:25 GMT
You can cut that out, pal. Rafael Leao dives in the box and the referee is having none of it. It's the Portuguese' second yellow of the tournament and they've both been for simulation. He'll miss the next game. Coach Roberto Martinez is still complaining about the card, would you believe? He'll need to tell him to stop diving.
Here comes another yellow. This time for Turkey as Akaydin goes in on Leao. That's three so far.
Now Celik goes in the book for arguing with the ref. The rule is only team captain is allowed to approach the ref like that, isn't it?
I'm losing count. Palhinha is booked now and I don't even know what for.
That's 75% of the Turkish back-four in the book.
It's Half Time.
It's Turkey 0 Portugal 2
(Turkey 3 Portugal 2 on cards)
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 17:09:13 GMT
The atmosphere has gone much quieter as the second half gets underway. The Turkish contingent needs to rouse its team. Come on.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 17:17:33 GMT
It'd be interesting to see a heat-map of the players' movement so far. Apart from the two keepers, I suspect Cristiano Ronaldo would be lowest. He gets frustrated when the ball is not played straight to him but has made very little effort in working off the ball. He's a big presence but
Oh, but wait!
GOAL
Roanaldo bursts forward to pick up a searching ball. He runs with it. He's yards from goal unfettered. He's got the keeper to beat but he plays an unselfish ball just to his left for Bruno Fernades to tap in for 3-0. You have to say that Ronaldo could have put that away with his eyes closed but he chose the assist instead.
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Post by MrFurious on Jun 22, 2024 17:27:13 GMT
Ref left his cards in the dressing room at half time.  |
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 17:32:24 GMT
A small kid invades the pitch clutching his phone. Play initially carries on as the kid goes unnoticed and makes a beeline for Ronaldo. On come the stewards, four or five of them. But they can't get to the kid before he gets a selfie with his idol. The kid is happy. Now the stewards escort him off the field of play. Ronaldo cracks a smile as the kid is led away. |
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 17:39:26 GMT
Yes, the proverbial stuffing is gone out of Turkey here. I think they're probably already contemplating their next game. They're still well in this show.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 17:44:02 GMT
Yeah it's another, older, kid on the pitch after Ronaldo. The player doesn't look too happy this time and he ignores the invader. Taking the p*** now. Don't ask me how he broke onto the pitch because there are stewards placed closely together all around the touchlines.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 17:53:25 GMT
Yet another pitch invader, in injury time. It's an adult. Just f*** off. That kid who started it has got something to answer for now. Quite apart from the security issue for Roanaldo himself -
Now there's another! This is madness. Bernado Silva has even gone over to talk to some security staff. Four invasions in about half an hour.
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Post by staggerstag on Jun 22, 2024 17:57:20 GMT
The ref has blown up near the Turkey area. Another person runs onto the pitch and zips up to Ronaldo who brushes off the approach. He's had enough of this. Stewards take the man away.
Portugal win the group and will probably avoid France, I think.
Turkey are still in it. They folded poorly in the second half after going down to two first half goals.
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Jun 22, 2024 19:01:16 GMT
Hopefully for the Turkish side, the disastrous own goal will be overshadowed by the endless pitch invasions. Security has some explaining to do. This only goes to show how this kind of stupidity is contagious, and it could only be a matter of time before someone gets hurt.
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