National Team starts Nations League with 1 point
The National Team, facing Wales away in their first match of the Nations League B group, left the pitch with a goalless draw. Turkey will face Iceland in their second match of the group.
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Competing in Nations League B Group 4, Turkey's opponents are Wales, Iceland, and Montenegro. Our crescent-star representatives played their first match of the group away against Wales.
The match played at Cardiff City Stadium ended 0-0. In the National Team, Barış Alper Yılmaz was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the 62nd minute. Arda Güler left the game in the 90th minute due to an injury.
Wales and Turkey started the Nations League with one point each. The National Team will face Iceland in their second match of the group on Monday, September 9. Wales will face Montenegro away.
NOTES FROM THE MATCH
In the national team, Altay Bayındır, Uğurcan Çakır, Samet Akaydin, Okay Yokuşlu, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Emirhan Topçu, Salih Özcan, İrfan Can Kahveci, Umut Nayir, Can Uzun, and Eren Dinkçi were among the substitutes.
Muhammed Şengezer, Yusuf Özdemir, and Eren Elmalı, who were in the preliminary squad, were not included in the match squad.
Suspended Merih Demiral could also not take his place in the team for this match.
EREN AND EMİRHAN IN THE SQUAD FOR THE FIRST TIME
Eren Dinkçi and Emirhan Topçu, who were included in the preliminary squad for the first time for the crescent-star team, also made it into the match squad.
The two players, who were among the substitutes, will wear the National Team jersey for the first time if Montella gives them a chance in the Wales match.