UEFA Nations League

Turkey vs Iceland, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Turkey
  • 2': Kerem Aktürkoglu
  • 52': Kerem Aktürkoglu
  • 88': Kerem Aktürkoglu
FT
3 - 1
Iceland
  • 37': Victor Palsson

About

Turkey are hosting Iceland at Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadi, Izmir, Turkey, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Türkiye 1, Iceland 0. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Umut Nayir.
  • 4': Daníel Grétarsson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Umut Nayir (Türkiye).
  • 5': Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
  • 5': Mikael Anderson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
  • 7': Mikael Anderson (Iceland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eren Elmali.
  • 10': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Hjörtur Hermannsson.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Pálsson.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Iceland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson.
  • 11': Hand ball by Mert Günok (Türkiye).
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Daníel Grétarsson (Iceland) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross.
  • 12': Foul by Jón Thorsteinsson (Iceland).
  • 12': Mert Günok (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland).
  • 16': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Mert Müldür (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 17': Offside, Türkiye. Abdülkerim Bardakci is caught offside.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Umut Nayir (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mert Müldür with a cross.
  • 24': Eren Elmali (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Mikael Anderson (Iceland).
  • 25': Attempt missed. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Eren Elmali.
  • 25': Andri Gudjohnsen (Iceland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
  • 34': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Kolbeinn Finnsson (Iceland).
  • 36': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  • 37': Goal! Türkiye 1, Iceland 1. Victor Pálsson (Iceland) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jóhann Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 39': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Kolbeinn Finnsson.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 43': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Hjörtur Hermannsson.
  • 44': Foul by Daníel Grétarsson (Iceland).
  • 44': Umut Nayir (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Daníel Grétarsson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Umut Nayir (Türkiye).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Umut Nayir (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu with a headed pass.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Türkiye 1, Iceland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Türkiye 1, Iceland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Iceland. Willum Willumsson replaces Mikael Anderson.
  • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Orkun Kökçü replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irfan Can Kahveci.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 51': Foul by Jón Thorsteinsson (Iceland).
  • 51': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Goal! Türkiye 2, Iceland 1. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eren Elmali.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Jón Thorsteinsson (Iceland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson.
  • 58': Offside, Türkiye. Irfan Can Kahveci is caught offside.
  • 59': Substitution, Iceland. Arnór Ingvi Traustason replaces Jón Thorsteinsson.
  • 59': Substitution, Iceland. Orri Óskarsson replaces Gylfi Sigurdsson.
  • 59': Substitution, Iceland. Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson replaces Victor Pálsson.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Arnór Ingvi Traustason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefán Thórdarson.
  • 65': Arnór Ingvi Traustason (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye).
  • 66': Abdülkerim Bardakci (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Dangerous play by Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson (Iceland).
  • 68': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 69': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  • 71': Offside, Iceland. Orri Óskarsson is caught offside.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Umut Nayir (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 73': Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Türkiye. Zeki Çelik replaces Mert Müldür.
  • 74': Substitution, Türkiye. Kenan Yildiz replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
  • 76': Foul by Jóhann Gudmundsson (Iceland).
  • 76': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland).
  • 80': Umut Nayir (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Substitution, Türkiye. Okay Yokuslu replaces Umut Nayir.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 83': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
  • 83': Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
  • 87': Substitution, Türkiye. Kaan Ayhan replaces Ismail Yüksek because of an injury.
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Goal! Türkiye 3, Iceland 1. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Arda Güler with a through ball.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Eren Elmali.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Orri Óskarsson (Iceland).
  • 90'+5': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Türkiye 3, Iceland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Türkiye 3, Iceland 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 0
35.7 Possession 64.3
6 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
277 Accurate Passes 570
349 Passes 655
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
14 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.4
43 Long Balls 55
19 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 8
4 Effective Tackles 1
10 Tackles 4
0.4 Tackle % 0.3
9 Interceptions 13
19 Effective Clearances 13
19 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Göztepe Gürsel Aksel Stadi
Location: Izmir, Turkey
Attendance: 16,167

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wales 6 +5 12
2 Turkey 6 +3 11
3 Iceland 6 -3 7
4 Montenegro 6 -5 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

TUR Turkey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mert Günok (GK)
14 Abdülkerim Bardakci
3 Merih Demiral
13 Eren Elmali
18 Mert Müldür
17 Irfan Can Kahveci
16 Ismail Yüksek
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
9 Mehmet Umut Nayir
7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
8 Arda Güler
Turkey Substitutes:
Kaan Ayhan, Kenan Yildiz, Zeki Çelik, Can Uzun, Salih Özcan, Ugurcan Çakir, Eren Dinkci, Altay Bayindir, Orkun Kökçü, Samet Akaydin, Emir Han Topcu, Okay Yokuslu.

ISL Iceland (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
12 Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson (GK)
20 Daniel Grétarsson Yellow Card
6 Hjörtur Hermannsson
14 Kolbeinn Finnsson
4 Victor Palsson
16 Stefán Teitur Thórdarson Yellow Card
7 Jóhann Gudmundsson
11 Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson
18 Mikkel Anderson
22 Andri Gudjohnsen
10 Gylfi Sigurdsson
Iceland Substitutes:
Orri Óskarsson, Valgeir Lunddal Fridriksson, Willum Thór Willumsson, Logi Tomasson, Júlíus Magnússon, Patrik Gunnarsson, Arnór Traustason, Elias Rafn Olafsson, Alfons Sampsted, Arnór Sigurdsson, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Mikael Egill Ellertsson.

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