Turkey Futsal national team won the four-team friendly tournament by beating England 4-3. Only nine minutes into the game, Turkey claimed a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Cihan Özcan and Cem Keskin. However, English side made a stunning comeback in less than half an hour with Rob's strike and Luke's double. Yet, Turkey did not give up and reclaimed the lead with Cem Keskin and Serhat Çiçek's goals. Meanwhile, Finland cruised to a 3-0 clear victory over Malta in the other match of the tournament.
In their first match, Turkey had narrowly defeated Finland 3-2 in Birmingham's Orchard Sports Hall. Cihan Özcan (19), Cem Keskin (21) and Mustafa Kurtay (38) were on target for Turkey, whereas Janis (16) and Lasse (39) were Finland's scorers.
Turkey Futsal National Team squad
Hüseyin YILDIZ (K) (Belçika-Liege S.K.), Mahmut AKBAŞ (K), Aşkın ÖZEKEN (Ankara), Aziz SAĞLAM (Belçika), Cihan ÖZCAN, Yasin ERDAL, Kaan ÖZCAN (Hollanda), Uğur KAPLANDAR (İstanbul-Feriköyspor), Nedim Burak YILDIRIM (Muğla-Yeni Milasspor), Emrah KÖPREK (Adana), Cem KESKİN (İstanbul-Ataşehir Bel. Yoncaspor), Şakir BOZLAR (Bursa-Fethiye İdmanyurduspor), Mustafa KURTAY (İstanbul-Küçükçekmecespor ), Serhat ÇİÇEK (Ankara Sincan Belediyespor).
Match Schedule
|
Date |
Team |
Result |
Team |
Stadium |
|
02.03.2010-19.30 |
Turkey |
3-2 |
Finland |
Orchard Salonu / Birmingham |
|
02.03.2010-21.45 |
England |
5-0 |
Malta |
Orchard Salonu / Birmingham |
|
03.03.2010-18.45 |
Finland |
3-0 |
Malta |
Orchard Salonu / Birmingham |
|
03.03.2010-21.00 |
Turkey |
4-3 |
England |
Orchard Salonu / Birmingham |