2002 FIFA World Cup (tm) Finals - Results & Fixtures - Turkey vs China

13 Jun 2002


Turkey	3 - 0	China
	(HT: 2 - 0)

Game Details
Venue Seoul World Cup Stadium	Attendance 43605
Referee Oscar Ruiz (COL) Assistant Referees Ali Tomusange (UGA) Curtis Charles (ATG)

Game Events
#	Date	Player	Event	Period	Mins	H/A
1	13 Jun 2002	Hasan Gokhan Sas	Goal	First Half	6	H
2	13 Jun 2002	Bulent Korkmaz	Goal	First Half	9	H
3	13 Jun 2002	Emre Asik	Yellow Card	First Half	19	H
4	13 Jun 2002	Emre Belozoglu	Yellow Card	First Half	30	H
5	13 Jun 2002	Rustu Recber	Player Out	First Half	35	H
6	13 Jun 2002	Omer Catkic	Substitute In	First Half	35	H
7	13 Jun 2002	Yang Pu	Yellow Card	First Half	46	A
8	13 Jun 2002	Wu Chengying	Player Out	Second Half	1	A
9	13 Jun 2002	Shao Jiayi	Substitute In	Second Half	1	A
10	13 Jun 2002	Shao Jiayi	Red Card	Second Half	13	A
11	13 Jun 2002	Li Wei Feng	Yellow Card	Second Half	17	A
12	13 Jun 2002	Yildiray Basturk	Player Out	Second Half	25	H
13	13 Jun 2002	Ilhan Mansiz	Substitute In	Second Half	25	H
14	13 Jun 2002	Hao Haidong	Player Out	Second Half	28	A
15	13 Jun 2002	Qu Bo	Substitute In	Second Half	28	A
16	13 Jun 2002	Yang Chen	Player Out	Second Half	28	A
17	13 Jun 2002	Yu Genwei	Substitute In	Second Half	28	A
18	13 Jun 2002	Hasan Gokhan Sas	Yellow Card	Second Half	36	H
19	13 Jun 2002	Tugay Kerimoglu	Player Out	Second Half	39	H
20	13 Jun 2002	Tayfur Havutcu	Substitute In	Second Half	39	H
21	13 Jun 2002	Umit Davala	Goal	Second Half	40	H

Match report

Turkey powered into the second round of the World Cup after a 3-0 victory over China was enough to give them a place in the last 16 on goal difference ahead of Group C rivals Costa Rica. Turkey had started the match needing a win to have any chance of going through after a defeat to Brazil and a draw with the Costa Ricans had left them with only one point from their first two games. Goals from Hasan Sas, Bulent Korkmaz and a late volley from Umit Davala secured the win for Turkey, who finished level on four points with Costa Rica - beaten 5-2 by Brazil in Suwon.
The win delighted Turkish coach Senol Gunes, whose side recovered from the disappointment of losing their opening match against Brazil to reach the second phase.
"We made a promise to the Turkish nation that first we would qualify for the World Cup, and that we would reach the next round - we kept our promise," Gunes said.
"Today we got a deserved victory. Particularly the beginning of the game - we controlled the game and played well, creating several chances," he said. "We're relieved to have got through the first round. I think it will be better for us now," said Gunes, whose side face the winners of Group H - either Japan, Belgium or Russia. Gunes said any of the three would be difficult.
"Playing against the host nation would be hard," Gunes added.
China coach Bora Milutinovic - in his last game in charge - said he was satisified with China's campaign overall, which saw them finish bottom of the group in their first World Cup.
"When you go 2-0 down after 10 minutes it's almost impossible," Milutinovic said. "I'm happy with the way we played, and the fighting spirit shown by our players. They have learned a lot from playing here."
Milutinovic, the only man to coach five teams at different World Cups, said he plans to take some time away from football before making a decision about his future.
"I'm finished with China, and it was a great experience, the people have been very kind," the veteran Serb said.
Turkey's victory had effectively been assured after only nine minutes, when they surged into a two-goal lead to pile on the misery for China, already eliminated after two defeats. Feeble Chinese defending after six minutes saw the Turks go 1-0 up, Galatasaray's elusive midfielder Hasan Sas seizing on a mistake by Li Weifeng to blast high into the net. Soon afterwards China's captain and goalkeeper Jiang Jin was picking the ball out of his net again, Bulent's back-post header from a cross by Hasan Sas looping up and dipping under the bar. The early blitz could have knocked the fight out of China but they responded to the setback well, moving forward confidently. They almost pulled one back near the half-hour mark when Yang Chen saw a thunderous volley come smashing back off an upright with Turkish keeper Rustu Recber well-beaten. Indiscipline soured a good opening 45 minutes for Turkey, with Emre Asik and Emre Belozoglu both picking up yellow cards which will see them suspended for the next match. China also saw Yang Pu cautioned for diving inside the penalty area. Turkey dominated proceedings after half-time but made heavy weather of breaking down the World Cup debutants defence. Chinese attempts to staunch the Turkish onslaught were made more difficult on 58 minutes when second half subsitute Shao Jiayi was sent off for a clumsy tackle on Emre Belozoglu after just 13 minutes on the pitch. Parma striker Hakan Sukur almost gave Turkey a third midway through the second half but his header was palmed away with a fabulous reflex save by Jiang. Finally the third Turkish goal came six minutes from time, Umit Davala drilling in a low right-foot volley which gave Jiang no chance.

(courtesy of dailysoccer)




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