Turkey 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland | 2018 - Womens Under 19 | 2023460

UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship Elite Round | Turner's Cross, Cork

08 April 2018 - 14:00

Türkiye 2 - 0 Republic of Ireland

Kader Hançar(55) Esra Manya(83) full-time

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REPORT: Campaign ends with loss to Turkey

The Republic of Ireland Women's Under-19s suffered defeat in the final match of the UEFA European Women’s Under 19 Elite Round as they were beaten 2-0 by Turkey at Turner's Cross on Sunday afternoon.

8th Apr 2018

Second-half goals from Kader Hancar and Esra Manya was enough to see Turkey secure the three points and inflict a second defeat in three games for Ireland in Group 4.

Turkey started the game the better side but they were restricted to having shots from distance with Ece Turkoglu missing the target from range on five occasions during the opening half.

Ireland twice went close to breaking the deadlock before the half-time interval through Saoirse Noonan but after firing a shot straight at the keeper from the edge of the box, the Cork City WFC striker also had a header denied by Gamze Yaman.

Turkey finally took the lead at the beginning of the second period when Hancar headed Nursen Yaprak’s superb cross past Erica Turner at the back post.

And as Ireland pressed for an equaliser, with Noonan and Lucia Lobato both going close to snatching it, Turkey sealed the victory on the break late on when Manya found the far bottom left corner of the net from the edge of the box

Head Coach Dave Connell said: "We started off well against Austria, a great performance against Spain even though we lost the game and we started off brightly against Turkey, but we just didn't convert any of the chances we created. It's a disappointing result and a disappointing end for a lot of the players.

"There are 11 players in this group who qualify for us again, so we will try and get them in as soon as we can, along with some of the Under 17s that are gone over age for that group.

"We have two friendly games organised against Austria later in the year ahead of the First Round qualifiers in Lithuania in October, so we'll prepare for those. It's been a disappointing end to this campaign, but we'll start preparing for the next one."

Republic of Ireland: Erica Turner, Lynn Craven, Niamh Farrelly, Sadhbh Doyle, Alex Kavanagh, Saoirse Noonan, Megan Mackey, Phoebe Warner (Alannah McEvoy 45), Lucia Lobato (Aoife Thompson 78), Naima Chemaou, Orla Casey (Sinead Donovan 45).

Turkey: Gamze Yaman, Ayse Sevval Ay (Rabia Civan 75), Cansu Nur Kaya, Kader Hancar (Busra Becerikli 82), Esra Manya, Ece Turkoglu, Nursen Yaprak, Irem Yildirim, Derya Arhan, Sumeyra Kivanc, Sedanur Incik.

Referee: Lucie Sulcova.

Tactical Lineups

Türkiye

Substitutes

12 Bedriye Cam (G)
23 Zeynep Efsanur Koyun (G)
3 Rabia Civan
6 Bilge Su Koyun
8 Sabiha Uyaner
13 Beyzanur Sali
14 Birgül Sadıkoğlu
17 Irem Eren
18 Büşra Becerikli

Coach

Suat Okyar

Republic of Ireland

Substitutes

Coach

David Connell

Officials

Referee Lucie Šulcová
Assistant Referees Jana Štychová
UEFA Delegate Ewa Gajewska
Assistant Referee Two Irina Pozdejeva
Fourth Official Justina Lavrenovaite
Referee Observer Ilonka Milanova Djaleva

Minute by Minute Commentary

1" The match is under way.
3" Lucia Lobato (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye).
4" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) misses the target.
5" Kader Hançar (Türkiye) is penalised for a foul on Sadhbh Doyle (Republic of Ireland).
6" Orla Casey (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye).
11" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) misses the target.
13" Sedanur İncik (Türkiye) has an effort on goal.
13" Erica Turner (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
17" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) misses the target.
22" Ayşe Şevval Ay (Türkiye) is penalised for a foul on Phoebe Warner (Republic of Ireland).
23" Sedanur İncik (Türkiye) is penalised for a foul on Naima Chemaou (Republic of Ireland).
23" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the free-kick.
23" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) has an effort on goal.
23" Gamze Yaman (Türkiye) blocks a shot.
24" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
30" İrem Yıldırım (Türkiye) misses the target.
31" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) has an effort on goal.
31" Erica Turner (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
34" Saoirse Noonan (Republic of Ireland) misses the target.
34" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) has an effort on goal.
34" Erica Turner (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
35" Sümeyra Kıvanç (Türkiye) takes the corner.
35" Kader Hançar (Türkiye) misses the target.
38" Saoirse Noonan (Republic of Ireland) has an effort on goal.
38" Gamze Yaman (Türkiye) blocks a shot.
41" Sedanur İncik (Türkiye) misses the target.
43" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
44" Orla Casey (Republic of Ireland) has an effort on goal.
44" Gamze Yaman (Türkiye) blocks a shot.
44" Ayşe Şevval Ay (Türkiye) misses the target.
44" Kader Hançar (Türkiye) misses the target.
45" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) misses the target.
The referee blows for half-time.
46" The second half begins.
46" Sinead Donovan (in) - Orla Casey (out) (@@teamID)
46" Alannah McEvoy (in) - Phoebe Warner (out) (@@teamID)
50" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) misses the target.
53" Saoirse Noonan (Republic of Ireland) misses the target.
55" Kader Hançar (Türkiye) scores!
55" Sedanur İncik (Türkiye) assists.
60" Naima Chemaou (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Nurşen Yaprak (Türkiye).
63" Esra Manya (Türkiye) misses the target.
64" Sümeyra Kıvanç (Türkiye) takes the corner.
65" Derya Arhan (Türkiye) is penalised for a foul on Alannah McEvoy (Republic of Ireland).
65" Derya Arhan (Türkiye) is cautioned by the referee.
66" Lucia Lobato (Republic of Ireland) has an effort on goal.
66" Gamze Yaman (Türkiye) blocks a shot.
66" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
67" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
68" Kader Hançar (Türkiye) has an effort on goal.
68" Erica Turner (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
69" Saoirse Noonan (Republic of Ireland) has a shot blocked.
69" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
69" Niamh Farrelly (Republic of Ireland) misses the target.
71" Sümeyra Kıvanç (Türkiye) has an effort on goal.
71" Erica Turner (Republic of Ireland) blocks a shot.
76" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye).
76" Rabia Civan (in) - Ayşe Şevval Ay (out) (@@teamID)
77" Sedanur İncik (Türkiye) is penalised for a foul on Niamh Farrelly (Republic of Ireland).
77" Aoife Thompson (in) - Lucia Lobato (out) (@@teamID)
78" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) is penalised for a foul on Lynn Craven (Republic of Ireland).
79" Aoife Thompson (Republic of Ireland) is flagged for offside.
80" Kader Hançar (Türkiye) is penalised for a foul on Sadhbh Doyle (Republic of Ireland).
81" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the free-kick.
81" Naima Chemaou (Republic of Ireland) has a shot blocked.
81" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
82" Alannah McEvoy (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye).
82" Büşra Becerikli (in) - Kader Hançar (out) (@@teamID)
83" Esra Manya (Türkiye) scores!
83" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) assists.
84" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye).
84" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) is cautioned by the referee.
85" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
85" Saoirse Noonan (Republic of Ireland) has a shot blocked.
86" Alex Kavanagh (Republic of Ireland) takes the corner.
86" Sadhbh Doyle (Republic of Ireland) has a shot blocked.
88" Megan Mackey (Republic of Ireland) has an effort on goal.
88" Gamze Yaman (Türkiye) blocks a shot.
90+1" Sümeyra Kıvanç (Türkiye) misses the target.
90+2" Sümeyra Kıvanç (Türkiye) takes the corner.
90+2" Ece Türkoğlu (Türkiye) misses the target.
90+3" Aoife Thompson (Republic of Ireland) is penalised for a foul on Derya Arhan (Türkiye).
The final whistle is blown.