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23.03.2018 at 15:00 Antalya Attendance:
Turkey 1 - 0 Republic of Ireland
Referee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia) Friendly / PROG-match

Goalscorers
Mehmet Topaql 51 Mins, None.
Opening squads
Volkan Babacan;
Gokhan Gonul,
Serdar Aziz ,
Caglar Soyuncu,
Hasan Ali Kaldirim;
Mehmet Topal (capt),
Okay Yokuslu;
Yusuf Yazici,
Emre Akbaba ,
Hakan Calhanoglu,
Cenk Tosun		 Colin Doyle
Shane Duffy
Seamus Coleman
Kevin Long
Conor Hourihane
Alan Browne
Declan Rice
Jeff Hendrick
Seanie Maguire
James Mc Clean
Scott Hogan
Substitutes
Yannus Mali for Emre Akbaha 69 mins,
Enes Unal for Cenk Tosun 64 mins,
Irgan Can Kaveci for Hakan Calhanoglu 80 mins,
Kaan Ayhan for Serdar Aziz 82 mins,
Alper Potuk for Yusuf Yazici 87 mins,		 Ciaran Clarke
Matt Doherty
Alan Judge
David Meyler
Shane Long
Daryl Horgan
Substitutions
None Shane Long -> Seanie Maguire (62)
Matt Doherty -> Seamus Coleman (63)
Ciaran Clarke -> Conor Hourihane (68)
David Meyler -> Alan Browne (69)
Daryl Horgan -> Scott Hogan (75)
Alan Judge -> Jeff Hendrick (80)
Yellow cards
None None.
Red cards
None None.
Other statistics
0 Shots 0
0 Shots on goal 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner kicks 0
0 Free kicks 0
0 Penalties 0
Match report


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Turkish captain Mehmet Topal wriggled free of the Irish defence six minutes into the second-half, shooting past goalkeeper Colin Doyle to score the game's only goal.

Manager Martin O’Neill named a largely inexperienced starting side, with Declan Rice and Scott Hogan making their debuts. Preston North End duo Alan Browne and Sean Maguire started for the first time, after making their debuts last year.

O’Neill set his side out in a 3-5-2 formation, with captain Seamus Coleman and James McClean acting as wing-backs.

The home side side had the majority of the majority of possession and chances in the first-half, but it was Ireland who came closest to breaking the deadlock in the opening period.

Midway through the first-half, Jeff Hendrick split the Turkish defence with a pass that saw Hogan run in on goal. The Aston Villa striker was able to pass goalkeeper Volkan Babacan, but saw his shot from an acute angle go wide.

Looking for an equaliser, O’Neill made numerous changes, including giving Matt Doherty his debut. The Wolverhampton Wanderers defender replaced captain Seamus Coleman, who returned to international action for the first time in almost a year.

In the final stages, James McClean and Shane Long had chances to score, but were unable to take advantage, as the home side won for a third time in 14 matches between the sides.

Ireland return to action in just over two months time. They travel to the Stade de France on May 28th to play France.

Turkey: Volkan Babacan; Gokhan Gonul, Serdar Aziz (Kaan Ayhan 82), Caglar Soyuncu, Hasan Ali Kaldirim; Mehmet Topal (capt), Okay Yokuslu; Yusuf Yazici (Alper Potuk 87), Emre Akbaba (Yunus Malli 69), Hakan Calhanoglu (Irfan Can Kahveci 80); Cenk Tosun (Enes Unal 64).

Republic of Ireland: Colin Doyle; Shane Duffy, Declan Rice, Kevin Long; Seamus Coleman (capt) (Matt Doherty 63), Conor Hourihane (Ciaran Clark 68), Alan Browne (David Meyler 69), Jeff Hendrick (Alan Judge 80), James McClean; Scott Hogan (Daryl Horgan 75), Sean Maguire (Shane Long 62).

Referee: Slavko Vincic (Slovenia)
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