Turkish U19 National Team, be in charge of Tolunay Kafkas and coached by Vedat İnceefe, lost 3-2 to Slovakia in their third and last match of 2017-2018 UEFA U19 European Championship Qualification Round Group 13 which was held in Manavgat, Antalya, Turkey
The match was played in Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex-Emir Hotels, Manavgat, Antalya and Turkey's goals came from Abdülkadir Ömür (Min. 67) and Güven Yalçın (Min. 68) while Matej Grešák (Min. 50), Jozef Špyrka (Min. 82) and Burak Kapacak (Min. 83 - own goal) hit the target for Slovakia.
After these results; finished the group in the second place with 6 points. Turkey had already guaranteed to qualify to the Elite Round in 2017-2018 UEFA U19 European Championship after second matches.
Referees: Alexandre Boucaut, Florian Lemaire (Belgium), Carmine Sangiovanni, Fedayi San (Switzerland)
Slovakia: Frederik Valach, Vladimír Majdan (C), Dávid Filinský (Min. 74 Martin Vician), Samuel Kozlovský, Martin Bednár, Matej Grešák (Min. 79 Marián Chobot), Róbert Boženík (Min. 86 Martin Rymarenko), Jozef Špyrka, Denis Petro, Dominik Guláš, Michal Král'ovič
Turkey: Mehmet Ataberk Dadakdeniz, Furkan Korkut, Recep Yemişci, Gökay Güney (Min. 90+2 Mert Müldür), Abdülkadir Ömür (C), Güven Yalçın, Muhayer Oktay, Ramazan Keskin (Min. 72 Burak Kapacak), Ufukcan Engin, Kerem Atakan Kesgin, İlker Karakaş (Min. 88 Gökay Eser)
Yellow Cards: Min. 27 Gökay Güney (Turkey), Min. 82 Peter Urminský (Slovakia)
Red Card: Min. 54 Recep Yemişci (Turkey)
In the day's other match of the group, Kazakhstan beat Wales 3-2.
2017-18 UEFA U19 European Championship Elite Round Draw will be made on 6 December 2017 in UEFA HQ, Nyon, Switzerland.
The qualifying round is made up of 13 groups of four countries, totally 52, playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress to Elite Round. In Elite Round 26 qualifiers plus the top two seeds in U19 National Teams Ranking, Spain and Portugal, compete in seven mini-tournament groups of four. The seven group winners advance to the finals to join the hosts. The finals will be held in Finland between 16-29 July 2018. First 5 teams of the 2017-18 UEFA U19 European Championship Finals will participate to 2019 FIFA U20 World Cup Finals.
Turkish U19 National Team squad had consisted of the players for 2017-2018 UEFA U19 European Championship Qualification Round listed at the below:
Player |
Club |
Position |
Birth Date |
Mehmet Ataberk Dadakdeniz |
Bursaspor |
GK |
05.08.1999 |
Eren Bilen |
Göztepe A.Ş. |
GK |
02.12.2000 |
Recep Yemişci |
Altınordu A.Ş. |
DEF |
01.01.1999 |
Furkan Korkut |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
DEF |
17.01.1999 |
Gökay Güney |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
DEF |
19.05.1999 |
Burak Kapacak |
Bursaspor |
DEF |
08.12.1999 |
Ramazan Keskin |
Bursaspor |
DEF |
04.01.1999 |
Mert Müldür |
Rapid Wien |
DEF |
03.04.1999 |
Enes Türköz |
VfB Stuttgart |
DEF |
06.01.1999 |
Kerem Atakan Kesgin |
Bucaspor |
MID |
05.11.2000 |
Oğuz Kağan Güçtekin |
Fenerbahçe A.Ş. |
MID |
06.04.1999 |
Ufukcan Engin |
Fortuna Sittard |
MID |
08.03.1999 |
Batuhan Tekin |
Galatasaray A.Ş. |
MID |
27.01.1999 |
Rahmetullah Berişbek |
Gençlerbirliği |
MID |
22.03.1999 |
Gökay Eser |
Göztepe A.Ş. |
MID |
01.08.1999 |
Doğukan Sinik |
Kemerspor 2003 |
MID |
21.01.1999 |
Abdülkadir Ömür |
Trabzonspor A.Ş. |
MID |
25.06.1999 |
Muhayer Oktay |
Fortuna Düsseldorf |
MID |
28.04.1999 |
Güven Yalçın |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
FW |
18.01.1999 |
İlker Karakaş |
Gençlerbirliği |
FW |
11.01.1999 |
2017-2018 UEFA U19 European Championship Qualification Round Group 13 Schedules:
Date-Kick-Off |
Team |
Result |
Team |
Stadium-Venue |
07.11.2017 - 14.00 CET |
Turkey |
3-0 |
Kazakhstan |
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Manavgat-Antalya |
07.11.2017 - 11.30 CET |
Wales |
1-2 |
Slovakia |
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Manavgat-Antalya |
10.11.2017 - 14.00 CET |
Turkey |
2-1 |
Wales |
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Manavgat-Antalya |
10.11.2017 - 11.30 CET |
Slovakia |
0-0 |
Kazakhstan |
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Manavgat-Antalya |
13.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
Slovakia |
3-2 |
Turkey |
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Manavgat-Antalya |
13.11.2017 - 13.00 CET |
Kazakhstan |
3-2 |
Wales |
Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex
Manavgat-Antalya |
2017-2018 UEFA U19 European Championship Qualification Round Group 13 Standings:
Teams |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
AV. |
Pts |
1.Slovakia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
7 |
2.Turkey |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
6 |
3.Kazakhstan |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
-2 |
4 |
4.Wales |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
0 |