Turkey defeat Moldova 4-0 in Euro 2020 qualifiers
Turkey made it two wins out of two in the Euro 2020 qualifiers by beating Moldova 4-0 on Monday. Cenk Tosun scored a brace after Hasan Ali Kaldırım opened the scoring, and Kaan Ayhan completed the rout in the Group H match in Eskişehir. Turkey had begun their Euro campaign with a 2-0 win at Albania on Friday.
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- Published Date: 10:00 | 25 March 2019
- Modified Date: 10:21 | 25 March 2019
Turkey's national football team beat Moldova on Monday in the UEFA EURO 2020 qualifiers round.
The 4-0 victory came at home in Eskişehir in the second group matches.
Turkey's Hasan Ali Kaldırım gave the guest team an early lead scoring the opening goal in the 24th minute. Just two minutes later, Cenk Tosun scored an insurance goal sealing the first half.
In the second half, Tosun scored another goal in the 54th minute.
Kaan Ayhan scored in the 70th minute as he headed firmly past goalkeeper Koselev.
Turkey's Burak Yilmaz also missed a penalty shot in the 53rd minute.
Turkey is in Group H with France, Iceland, Albania, Moldova and Andorra.
In Friday's first match, Turkey defeated Albania 2-0.
The winners and runners-up from 10 groups each will automatically qualify for the UEFA EURO 2020 finals.
The EURO 2020 qualifiers will determine 20 teams, while four others will qualify from the UEFA Nations League playoffs in March 2020.
Prior to Monday's match, the Turkish team raised placards saying "Hello Brother", the final words of a victim of New Zealand's terror attacks.
At least 50 Muslims were killed and as many injured on March 15 when a terrorist entered the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch and shot worshippers in cold blood, including four children younger than 18.