On March 25, one of the matches of Euro-2024 was held. Team Armenia and Team Turkey met.
Euro-2024
Armenia - Turkey - 1:2 (1:1)
Goals: Ozan Kabak (10) - O. Kökçu (35), K. Akturkoglu (64)
Warnings: Çağlar Söyüncü (38), . Bulut (42), Demiral (43), S. Mkrtchyan (45), Spertsyan (49), Bayramyan (66), Haroyan (71), Barseghyan (81), Y. Yuksak (90 +1).
Armenia and Turkey met in the European Championship qualifying match at the Vazgen Sarkisian Anvan Anrapetakan Marzadasht Stadium. It was an intense game from the start; both teams fought hard to win. The match started with an unpleasant incident: only ten minutes into the game, Armenian player O. Kabak scored an own goal, giving Turkey a 1-0 lead. However, Armenia soon evened the score, scoring a goal by T. Voskanyan, assisted by S. Mkrtchyan, in the 28th minute.
The game saw a few substitutions from both teams, with Turkey fielding M. Demiral and C. Tosun on 46 minutes. However, Turkey's K. Akturkoglu scored the winning goal in the 64th minute to make it 2-1. The game was tightly fought, with C. Soyuncu, O. Bulut and M. Demiral, as well as Armenia's S. Mkrtchyan, E. Spertsyan, K. Bayramyan, V. Haroyan and T. Barseghyan receiving several yellow cards. The match ended with Turkey's I. Yuksak receiving a yellow card in the 90th minute. Despite the valiant efforts of both teams, the victory went to Turkey, which finished the match with a score of 2-1. The match showed great soccer and both teams will surely learn some lessons from it.
In the next round, the rivals are waiting for the following matches: Wales - Armenia, Turkey - Croatia.
| Armenia national team. | Turkey national team | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 8 | Kicks | 12 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Kicks from the penalty box | 6 |
| 2 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 6 |
| 23 | Violations | 14 |
| 4 | Corner | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 40% | Ball possession | 60% |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves by goalkeeper | 3 |
| 302 | Total assists | 467 |
| 220 | Accurate passes | 382 |
| 73% | Accuracy of transmissions | 82% |