EURO 2000 -
Kicks Off Today 7.45 p.m U.K Time
They've Kicked-Off
Belgium get
the game away and win a throw-in on the half-way line
Mpenza tries
a shot from outside the box, it goes just wide
Abdullah gives
away a free-kick
Mpenza shoots
just wide again, again from the edge of the box, again
it goes just wide
Belgium win
a corner on the right, Wilmots' cross is cleared by Tayfun
Nilis breaks
into the box and forces a good save from Rustu
Nilis puts
a free-kick into the box, it's headed clear, Nilis breaks
down the right, Rustu comes out and intercepts the ball
Turkey get
forward and win a corner on the left, the cross comes
over and misses everybody
Vanderhague
gives away a free-kick deep inside the Turkish half
Alpay and Mpenza
clash of fthe ball, Alpay gets a talking to from the referee
Mpenza breaks
down the right, his cross is cleared away by Fatih
Deflandre
plays a long ball forward, Alpay clears the ball behind
under pressure from Nilis. The corner is easily cleared
Goor's shot
is deflected behind by a defender, Belgium get a corner
on the left. Nilis' corner is easily cleared
Hakan Suker
chases a long ball but the Belgian defence get their first
Nilis crosses
from the left, Wilmots' shot is blocked by Fatih, Vanderhague
then hits it over the bar
20-minutes
played
Mpenza gerts
the ball into the net but the flag is up for offside,
a very marginal decision as he looked level with the last
defender
Hakan Suker
beats the offside trap, he has only the keeper to beat
but De Wilde makes a good stop with his legs
Belgium put
a long free-kick into the Turkish box, Rustu manages to
collect the ball
Nilis shoots
just wide from the edge of the box
Hakan Suker
lays the ball off to Okan in the box, he completely wastes
the chance with a poor shot wide
Goor chases
a long ball, he keeps it in play but can't direct it properly
and the Turkish defence get it clear
Tugay is replaced
by Tayfur for Turkey in the 36th minute
Arif has a
shot deflected over the bar by De Wilde's foot, Turkey
get a corner
The referee
is injured and he's replaced by the fourth official
Vanderhaegue
receives a Yellow Card for a foul in midfield
Verhayen's
ball into the box finds Mpenza but he shoots wide
Hakan Suker
chases a high ball in the box, De Wilde hesitates and
Suker puts it into the net, in the 45th minute
Goal !!! Hakan
Suker !!! Turkey 1-0 Belgium
Half-Time:
Turkey 1-0 Belgium
Second-Half
Starts
Tayfur gives
away a free-kick 30-yards out and fairly central, the
bal is played to the back post but misses everybody and
goes out of play for a goal-kick
Verhayen is
tackled by Alpay as he tries to get down the right, Deflandre
plays the ball into the box, Goor's shot goes just wide,
he claims that it took a deflection but a goal-kick is
given
Wilmots is
fouled on the edge of the box but nothing is given
Tayfun receives
a Yellow Card for a foul on Wilmots
Abdullah goes
down injured and he needs treatment, he leaves the field
on a stretcher
Deflandre
puts a cross into the box, it's an easy catch for Rustu
Rustu makes
a great save from Mpenza's header as Nilis puts a great
cross over, Belgium get a corner on the left, the cross
comes over and Belgium are forced back into midfield
Belgium get
another corner, the cross comes over, Hakan Suker heads
it clear
Deflandre
puts the ball into the box, Mpenza's header goes just
wide for a goal-kick to Turkey
Arif and Hakan
Suker combine well through the centre of midfield, Arif
is fouled by Deflandre
Turkey win
a free-kick by the right-hand corner-flag. Tayfur's cross
is headed clear by van Kerkhoven
Wilmots clashes
with Alpay off the ball. Goor is replaced by Hendrikx
for Belgium in the 59th minute
Belgium win
a corner on the right. Hendrikx has a shot blocked in
a crowded goalmouth
Hendikx's shot
goes agonisingly wide of the far post
Hendrikx puts
a cross intot he box, Rustu punches the ball clear under
pressure from Mpenza, Mpenza receives a Yellow Card
Verhayen is
replaced by Strupar in the 62nd minute
Deflandre
crosses to the back post, the keeper misses the ball but
it curls away from everybody, Nilis picks it up by the
corner flag, his shot goes wide
There's an
appeal for a hand-ball inside the Turkish box, nothing
is given
Suat beats
the offside trap, he finds Hakan Suker in the box an dhe
scores an easy goal
Goal !!! Hakan
Suker !!! Turkey 2-0 Hakan Suker
Deflandre
finds Nilis at the far post, Rustu makes another great
save, Belgium get another corner, the cross comes over,
Strupar's effort is deflected for another corner. Deflandre
cross drops to Hendrikx, he volleys well but it's deflected
off his own player for a goal-kick
Hendrickx tries
a shot follwoing a freekick, it's another save from Rustu
Ergan replaces
Okan for Turkey after 76-minutes, Nilis is replaced by
De Bilde
Belgium win
a free-kick 30-yards out on the left, Mpenza heads the
cross over the bar
Vanderhague
gives away a free-kick in midfield
Vanderhague
tries a shot from distance, Rustu gets down well to save
Hakan Suker
breaks quickly, he shoots wide from 12-yards out
De Wilde receives
a Red Card in the 83rd mnute as he races out of his box
to bring down Arif
Deflandre goes
in goal for Belgium
Osman replaces
Arif for Turkey in the 87th minute
Full-Time:
Turkey 2-0 Belgium