Turkey beat Russia on Saturday and won its first IBSA Blind Football European Championship.
Turkey won 1-0 in the final match of the 10th IBSA Blind Football European Championship held in Hereford, England.
Former European champions Spain finished third after beating England 1-0 in a penalty shoot-out. The match had ended 0 - 0.
Ten teams competed in the championship held from Aug. 22 until Aug. 29. This was the first time ever that 10 teams competed for the title, up from eight teams in the previous tournaments, the championship organizers said on their website.
Turkey had previously drawn against Germany 0-0 in the group stage, won 6-0 against Poland and 3-0 against Italy. They were also beaten 2-1 by England and finished the group in second place with seven points (England were first with 12 points). In the semi-finals Turkey beat Spain 2-0 sealing a place in the final against Russia. As finalists, Russia and Turkey both qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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