
Turkey vs Hungary, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueSzoboszlai free kick earns Hungary narrow win in Turkey
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Dominik Szoboszlai's powerful long-distance free kick led Hungary to a 1-0 away victory over Turkey on Thursday in the Nations League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Filip Holender (Hungary).
- 1': Mert Hakan Yandas (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary).
- 2': Mert Müldür (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Ádám Szalai (Hungary) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Holender with a cross.
- 5': Attila Fiola (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
- 6': Offside, Turkey. Mert Hakan Yandas tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Hungary) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Attila Szalai.
- 10': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
- 12': Attila Szalai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
- 12': Attempt saved. Filip Holender (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roland Sallai.
- 12': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
- 13': Foul by Attila Fiola (Hungary).
- 13': Mert Hakan Yandas (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Willi Orban (Hungary).
- 16': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 17': Offside, Hungary. Willi Orban tries a through ball, but Roland Sallai is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Holender.
- 19': Roland Sallai (Hungary) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 19': Foul by Dávid Miklós Sigér (Hungary).
- 19': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Ahmed Kutucu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Holender.
- 25': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Emre Kilinc.
- 27': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Attila Szalai (Hungary).
- 31': Filip Holender (Hungary) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ádám Szalai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dávid Miklós Sigér.
- 36': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
- 36': Willi Orban (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt saved. Mert Hakan Yandas (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 41': Attempt missed. Ádám Szalai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a headed pass.
- 42': Foul by Filip Holender (Hungary).
- 42': Mert Müldür (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Filip Holender.
- 43': Foul by Roland Sallai (Hungary).
- 43': Merih Demiral (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Ahmed Kutucu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Dávid Miklós Sigér (Hungary).
- 45': Dávid Miklós Sigér (Hungary) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Turkey 0, Hungary 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Turkey 0, Hungary 0.
- 45': Substitution, Turkey. Yusuf Yazici replaces Ahmed Kutucu.
- 48': Foul by Emre Kilinc (Turkey).
- 48': Willi Orban (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Attila Fiola (Hungary).
- 48': Umut Meras (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Willi Orban (Hungary).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Roland Sallai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ádám Szalai with a through ball.
- 51': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
- 52': Attempt saved. Burak Yilmaz (Turkey) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu.
- 52': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Péter Gulácsi.
- 54': Foul by Willi Orban (Hungary).
- 54': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emre Kilinc.
- 57': Attempt missed. Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emre Kilinc.
- 58': Substitution, Turkey. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Mert Hakan Yandas.
- 59': Foul by Merih Demiral (Turkey).
- 59': Ádám Szalai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attila Fiola (Hungary) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Substitution, Hungary. Andras Schafer replaces Dávid Miklós Sigér.
- 62': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Filip Holender.
- 63': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Turkey) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yusuf Yazici with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Foul by Roland Sallai (Hungary).
- 63': Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Andras Schafer (Hungary) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Turkey).
- 66': Attempt saved. Willi Orban (Hungary) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominik Szoboszlai with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Hungary. Conceded by Ugurcan Çakir.
- 70': Attempt saved. Umut Meras (Turkey) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emre Kilinc.
- 70': Filip Holender (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Turkey).
- 71': Substitution, Hungary. Nemanja Nikolics replaces Ádám Szalai.
- 72': Offside, Turkey. Hakan Calhanoglu tries a through ball, but Umut Meras is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt missed. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roland Sallai.
- 74': Foul by Ádám Lang (Hungary).
- 74': Irfan Can Kahveci (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Ádám Lang (Hungary) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Emre Kilinc (Turkey).
- 76': Substitution, Turkey. Kenan Karaman replaces Emre Kilinc.
- 76': Offside, Hungary. Attila Szalai tries a through ball, but Nemanja Nikolics is caught offside.
- 77': Corner, Turkey. Conceded by Ádám Lang.
- 77': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Turkey) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Hakan Calhanoglu with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Turkey).
- 79': Willi Orban (Hungary) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Goal! Turkey 0, Hungary 1. Dominik Szoboszlai (Hungary) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 81': Substitution, Hungary. Zsolt Kalmar replaces Roland Sallai.
- 82': Foul by Willi Orban (Hungary).
- 82': Kenan Karaman (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Turkey. Mert Müldür tries a through ball, but Burak Yilmaz is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Zsolt Kalmar (Hungary).
- 84': Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Burak Yilmaz (Turkey).
- 85': Willi Orban (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Zsolt Kalmar (Hungary).
- 86': Yusuf Yazici (Turkey) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Yusuf Yazici (Turkey).
- 88': Zsolt Kalmar (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Filip Holender (Hungary).
- 88': Mert Müldür (Turkey) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Filip Holender (Hungary).
- 90': Mert Müldür (Turkey) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Attila Fiola (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Irfan Can Kahveci (Turkey).
- 90'+1': Irfan Can Kahveci (Turkey) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Hakan Calhanoglu (Turkey).
- 90'+2': Zsolt Kalmar (Hungary) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Turkey 0, Hungary 1.
- 0': Match ends, Turkey 0, Hungary 1.
Statistics
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TUR![]() |
|
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19 | Fouls | 13 |
3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 3 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
4 | Saves | 4 |
40.5 | Possession | 59.5 |
14 | SHOTS | 10 |
5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
307 | Accurate Passes | 494 |
378 | Passes | 577 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
7 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
15 | Crosses | 15 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.3 |
58 | Long Balls | 51 |
34 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
17 | Tackles | 15 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 5 |
9 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
9 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: BG Group 4 Eylül Stadyumu
Location: Sivas, Turkey
UEFA Nations League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Norway | 6 | +8 | 13 |
2 | Austria | 6 | +9 | 11 |
3 | Slovenia | 6 | -2 | 8 |
4 | Kazakhstan | 6 | -15 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Turkey (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
23 | Ugurcan Çakir (GK) |
4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
15 | Merih Demiral |
13 | Umut Meras |
18 | Mert Müldür |
10 | Hakan Çalhanoglu |
8 | Mert Yandas |
22 | Kaan Ayhan |
17 | Burak Yilmaz ![]() |
7 | Ahmed Kutucu |
19 | Emre Kilinc |
Hungary (4-1-2-1-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Péter Gulácsi (GK) |
2 | Ádám Lang ![]() |
6 | Willi Orbán |
8 | Ádám Nagy |
4 | Attila Szalai |
5 | Attila Fiola ![]() |
10 | Dominik Szoboszlai |
11 | Filip Holender |
18 | Dávid Sigér ![]() |
9 | Ádám Szalai |
20 | Roland Sallai |
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