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Turkey beats Gibraltar, France held again in World Cup qualifiers

by DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES

Istanbul Sep 04, 2021 - 11:44 pm GMT+3
Turkey's Mert Müldür in action with Gibraltar's Graeme Torrilla at the World Cup Fifa Qualifiers Group G match in Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, Sept. 4, 2021. (Reuters Photo)
Turkey's Mert Müldür in action with Gibraltar's Graeme Torrilla at the World Cup Fifa Qualifiers Group G match in Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, Sept. 4, 2021. (Reuters Photo)
by DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Sep 04, 2021 11:44 pm
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Turkey picked up a 3-0 win over minnow Gibraltar in a World Cup 2022 European qualifier match on Saturday.

The Turkey national team made a great start to the first half with balls played behind the Gibraltar defense. With just two minutes on the clock, Turkey won a penalty after striker Efecan Karaca was brought down in the opposition penalty box.

Striker Enes Ünal, however, missed the opportunity to convert from the spot. Turkey then slowly got locked out by a deep-lying Gibraltar, often defending with as many as eight players in the box.

Ünal, who stepped in for Burak Yılmaz to lead Turkey’s offense, got lost among the crowded Gibraltar defense while Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Yusuf Yazıcı’s attempts to break through all but failed as the first half ended in a goalless draw.

Subs to the rescue

Turkey started the second half with three changes with Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Kenan Karaman and Halil Dervişoğlu replacing Enes Ünal, Taylan Antalyalı and Zeki Çelik kenara.

Nevertheless, Gibraltar came close to scoring in the first five minutes. Striker Tjay De Barr hit the bar in the 46th minute and failed to score from close range in the 50th.

Turkey’s veteran midfielder Çalhanoğlu and Dervişoğlu finally unlocked the Gibraltar defense.

Devişoğlu scored in the 54th minute and Çalhanoğlu doubled the lead with a long-range strike in the 65th minute. The other substitute Karaman sealed the deal in the 83rd minute.

In the other Group G matches, Norway beat Latvia 2-0 while the Dutch hammered Montenegro 4-0.

Though it helped Turkey maintain the lead in Group G, the win was less than convincing and serious concerns remain ahead of the Star-Crescents’ next match against the Netherlands on Tuesday.

Turkey currently has 11 points from five matches, followed by the Netherlands and Norway with 10 each. Montenegro has seven, while Latvia has four and Gibraltar is yet to claim a point.

France players react after a draw in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Group D qualifier against Ukraine at the Olympic Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept. 4, 2021. (AFP Photo)
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France held, again

Elsewhere, World Cup holders France stuttered again after a 1-1 draw in Ukraine.

France drew its fifth successive match as Anthony Martial scored his first international goal in five years to earn Didier Deschamps' side a point in Kyiv.

The Manchester United forward, who missed Euro 2020 with a knee injury, grabbed just his second goal in 29 caps to cancel out a magnificent first-half strike by Ukraine midfielder Mykola Shaparenko.

Les Bleus remain four points clear at the top of Group D but have played two games more than Finland, who they host in Lyon on Tuesday.

"We are maybe not in a better situation than we were before the match, but it is not any worse either. It's just one more point when obviously our goal was to take all three," Deschamps told French broadcaster M6.

Ukraine has now drawn all five of its qualifiers so far, including both matches against France.

Finland, in the meantime, clinched a 1-0 victory over Kazakhstan Joel Pohjanpalo's second-half effort.

Haaland spot on

Erling Haaland converted a spot-kick as he scored for the second game running in Norway's 2-0 win against Latvia, with Mohamed Elyounoussi also on target in Oslo.

Norway and the Netherlands are both a point back of Turkey, who go to Amsterdam on Tuesday.

Norway's Erling Haaland (L) and Latvia's Kriss Karklins (R) in action during a FIFA World Cup 2022 Group G qualifier match at Daugava Stadium in Riga, Latvia, Sept. 4, 2021. (EPA Photo)
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"Now we must win on Tuesday against Turkey. A victory would put us in an ideal position for qualification," added Van Gaal.

Marcelo Brozovic's late goal gave Croatia a 1-0 victory away to Slovakia, ensuring the 2018 World Cup runners-up stayed level with Russia in Group H.

Russia beat Cyprus 2-0 away while Slovenia won 1-0 at home to Malta.

Denmark needed an 85th-minute effort from Jonas Wind to see off the Faroe Islands 1-0 and record a fifth win in as many outings in Group F.

Eran Zahavi followed up his hat trick against the Faroes in midweek with two more goals to power Israel past Austria 5-2.

Scotland moved above Austria into third place as Lyndon Dykes' early strike sealed a 1-0 home win over Moldova.

Aleksandar Mitrovic struck twice as Serbia defeated Luxembourg 4-1 to edge above Portugal on goal difference at the top of Group A.

A late Shane Duffy equalizer salvaged the Republic of Ireland a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Azerbaijan.

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