Turkey vs Croatia (1-0) - Turkey revives chance of making to World Cup

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Goal from Cenk Tosun at the 75th minute earned Turkey a 1-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday to revive prospects of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. This dealt a blow to the group leaders with two games left to play. Single goal from Cenk Tosun in Yeni Eskişehir Stadyumu opened the chance for the host. Turkey is ranked third in the standings, with a collection of 14 points; two points below Croatia and Iceland.

The hottest competition in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers European zone is indeed located in Group I. Croatia and Ukraine are initially in good position, fallen. Ukraine sank Iceland with two goals. Leaders Klasemen while Croatia was defused by Turkey who was led back by their number 10, Arda Turan.

Turkey until the eighth match holds 14 points, equal to Ukraine; but has a more slick head to head record. Therefore, the match in October becomes the key to determining which teams qualify.

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First Half

Playing with a 4-4-2 formation, troops Mircea Lucescu want to immediately create a goal in this match. However, Croatia came not to relax. They offset the home game until the first half ended. In the first half, Luka Modric's free-kick on Yilmaz's Burak shoulder and hit the goalpost that was almost a goal.

One minute later, Turkey's turn threatened the Croatian goalkeeper. Arda Turan's mature bait almost made Cenk Tosun create a goal. But his shot was wide. 0-0 score lasted until the first half ended.

Second Half

Beginning in the second half, Croatia looked dangerous at the start of the game, when Modric bait headlong by Dejan Lovren. Unfortunately the action only leads right to the goalkeeper Volkan Babacan.

Host raid continued for the last 15 minutes. Turkey did not get much chance, until hope to win thinner. But when it suddenly from outside the penalty box, Oguzhan Ozyakup do a shot that can only be punched by Croatian goalkeeper, Danijel Subasic. The ball fell at the foot of Cenk Tosun who immediately finished it so goals. Score 1-0 until the game ends. Croatia is unable to do much to avoid a defeat that could ruin their dreams to Russia.

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Team Stats

Turkey	VS	Croatia
2	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	5
47	Possession (%)	53
3	Corners	2
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	13
2	Yellow cards	4
9	Goal kicks	9

Group I Points Table

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