Turkey stuns Netherlands in W/C qualifying match

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Netherlands 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign began with a surprise defeat to Turkey.

The Dutch, runners up in 2010, fell behind when Burak Yilmaz’s deflected shot wrong-footed goalkeeper Tim Krul.

Yilmaz then converted a penalty before Hakan Calhanoglu curled in a
third.

Memphis Depay saw his late spot-kick saved for, with the Dutch side threatening to fight back with goals from Davy Klaassen and Luuk de Jong, but Yilmaz’s superb free-kick rounded off the scoring.

It was a difficult evening for the Netherlands who initially struggled to trouble Ugurcan Cakır in the Turkey goal.

Matthijs de Ligt went close to scoring for the Dutch just before half-
time but his header was cleared off the line.

With two goals in the space of two minutes, from substitutes Klaassen and De Jong, which gave them a way back into the contest, they were second best for long periods.

Vincent Paul