Türkiye vs Montenegro _ Highlights _ UEFA Nations League _ 12th October 2024
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00:00These are exciting times for Euro 2024 quarter-finalists, Turkiah.
00:10Karim Akta-Koglu's hat-trick against Iceland left them joint top of Group B4.
00:16Montenegro were looking to end a run of four straight defeats.
00:20Jonathan Beck has the commentary.
00:23Let's take a check on the sides.
00:25Five changes for Turkiah compared to the win over Iceland.
00:28First-choice keeper Mert Gunnack and holding midfielder Ismail Juksek both left the squad due to injury this week.
00:34Ochan Shakir starts for the first time since a 6-1 loss to Austria in March.
00:38Okun Koglu gets the nod in midfield.
00:40Ferdie Kajioglu returns from injury to replace Eden El Mali at left-back.
00:44Yunus Akkum and Baris Alpi-Yilmaz also back in.
00:48Akkan Shalonolu and Stefan Jovatic, two experienced European campaigners, contesting the coin toss.
00:54There are three changes to the visiting side as they look for their first points.
00:59Igor Vujacic was injured last month, but he slots in at the back in place of Aberdeen Slobodan Rubezic.
01:05Ahead of him, Marko Vajic and Edwin Kush returned from injury and resumed their partnership in central midfield.
01:10Those dropping out, Milos Spornovic and Stefan Mugosha are in the squad, but on the bench.
01:15Jovatic has a new club, Armonia in Cyprus and a little bit more match thickness now.
01:20Triton Kamai with the only goal so far against Wales.
01:29Look how deep Montenegro are at the moment, only Jovatic anywhere near the halfway line.
01:34And then it comes from deep, Yilmaz!
01:35And Reaction save is a good one, from Nikic.
01:42He had to be alert to deal with that one.
01:47There's real belief, there's belief bordering on expectation, I think, from most people who've come here.
01:53Toki will get the job done.
01:55Behind for a corner.
01:56Chalonolo to deliver there.
02:02That's a free header and it's over the top.
02:04But it really should have been in from Emery Demerale.
02:07Found himself an awful lot of space.
02:09And that should have made the net bulge.
02:19Malasic hasn't really had a chance to attack him, but does now.
02:22And Kamai, well, they left him free.
02:24A rare pocket of space.
02:26Malasic did well.
02:28And Toki withdrew.
02:30Leaving that space open rather than going towards the ball.
02:32They all backed off.
02:40Yilmaz with a little turn, just of Aitin.
02:43But they have more numbers.
02:44Neku.
02:45Played in by Mulder.
02:47He waited.
02:48And he tried to be unselfish.
02:49This is Gula.
02:50He was in a better position himself, Yunus Atkun.
02:52And the one he was trying to put his teammate in.
02:55Up against Bakic.
02:56It's Gula.
02:57Brilliantly sits him down.
02:59It's almost in.
03:00And in comes Yilmaz.
03:01And Mulder.
03:03And it's a much more simple claim.
03:05Mulder here close to.
03:07Forcing it home.
03:07And Tokolu, the man in the middle.
03:10Brilliant work to sit Bakic down.
03:13Throwing himself forward.
03:23Well, that's a first free header.
03:25And wide it goes of the mark.
03:27Just before Atkun can bounce.
03:30It's a lovely high-hanging ball.
03:32And Badakshi directs it towards the far post.
03:36Yunus Atkun a fraction away.
03:37Down to the right-hand side, Yildirim.
03:49Now waiting.
03:50He's a taller player than Yilmaz.
03:52There's Kocu, though.
03:53Good positioning from the goalkeeper, Nikic.
03:56For captain.
03:57And Tokio's number six can certainly hit them
03:59with pace and precision from there.
04:04Look at that.
04:05Kocu, you're patient again.
04:11Kocu, oh, very nearly.
04:14That one moment of magic.
04:16Maybe they've been too patient at times
04:18and this was another reminder
04:20of just how good that left foot is.
04:26Kocu, invited to have a go.
04:29Oh, he's hit the post.
04:30And the follow-up is on the roof of the net.
04:33Didn't get above it.
04:34Well, you just knew Kocu was going to hit that one.
04:38And the rebounds, just a fraction high for Ardugula.
04:41Had to jump a fraction higher.
04:47Between them.
04:48Tokio's creative forward players are making life difficult.
04:51That's a good turn.
04:56Oh, off the post and in.
04:58Kiveki can pounce.
05:01It might have dribbled over the line anyway,
05:03but he wasn't going to wait.
05:04Kildas makes the right pass.
05:11Koggy for got a touch.
05:13It was coming back.
05:14It needed dealing with.
05:15It needed putting away.
05:17Kildas wrapping his foot around it.
05:19That's the kind of directness that they've been looking for.
05:29Oh, Chalanolu, what does he do here? He's aimed and arrowed for goal.
05:36Back it's your way, but not far enough.
05:40Kocu, dinked in to Chalanolu, and it's deflected wide.
05:44It's that little deflection, but for that touch of a defender,
05:49it might have crept inside the post, probably would have done.
05:53And there is full time in Samsun.
05:55And Turkey have just done enough.
05:57Ifankovici's goal just before the final 20 minutes has given these fans the result that they came for.
06:04It's Tokyo 1, Montenegro 0.
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