Spain Crushes Turkey in Konya with Offensive Masterclass
Konya, Turkey – The Spanish national team delivered a powerful offensive display at the Medas Konya Büyüksehir Stadyumu, convincingly defeating Turkey in a World Cup qualifying match. The encounter, officiated by Michael Oliver, saw Spain dominate possession and convert their goal-scoring opportunities with remarkable efficiency.
Pedri opened the scoring early, in the 6th minute, after an excellent play assisted by N. Williams. M. Merino extended the lead with a goal in the 22nd minute, assisted by M. Oyarzabal. Before halftime, Merino scored again, in the 45th minute, once again assisted by Oyarzabal, sealing a dominant first half.
In the second half, the Spanish goal-scoring festival continued. F. Torres joined the party in the 53rd minute, with an assist from L. Yamal. Merino completed his hat-trick in the 57th minute, again assisted by Yamal. Finally, Pedri also scored his brace in the 62nd minute, again assisted by Oyarzabal.
While Turkey maintained 50% possession, they failed to translate this into clear goal-scoring opportunities, only managing two shots on target. Spain, on the other hand, was relentless, converting six of their twelve shots on target into goals. The match concluded with a clear victory for Spain, who added three crucial points on their road to the World Cup.
Substitutions spain: at minute 44 N. Williams came in and F. Torres went out., at minute 68 M. Oyarzabal came in and F. Lopez went out., at minute 68 Pedri came in and J. de Frutos went out., at minute 73 M. Zubimendi came in and Rodri went out., at minute 73 L. Yamal came in and A. Morata went out.
Substitutions türkiye: at minute 46 Y. Akgun came in and O. Aydin went out., at minute 63 M. Muldur came in and Z. Celik went out., at minute 63 E. Elmali came in and F. Kadioglu went out., at minute 68 H. Calhanoglu came in and O. Kokcu went out., at minute 82 I. Yuksek came in and S. Ozcan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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