Türkiye national football team defeated Iceland 4-2 away in their fourth match in the UEFA Nations B League B4 group. With this victory, Türkiye managed to defeat Iceland away for the first time in their history.
The home team's goals came from Orri Oskarsson in the third minute and Andri Gudjohnsen in the 83rd minute.
Five of the match's six goals came in the second half. The first half ended with Iceland leading 1-0, and no one had predicted the game would end like this.
Exciting second half
Türkiye was the side that started the second half quickly and determinedly. The goals that brought Türkiye the victory were scored by İrfan Can Kahveci in the 62nd minute, Hakan Çalhanoğlu from the penalty spot in the 67th minute, Arda Güler in the 88th minute and Kerem Aktürkoğlu in the 90+5th minute.
On the other hand, Türkiye's captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu could not benefit from the penalty shot used in the 54th minute.
Feelings after the match
Vincenzo Montella: "We continue to make firsts, hopefully we will be top of the group."
Merih Demiral: "We are very happy, very proud! Congratulations to all my teammates who fought tooth and nail until the last minute. We are coming step by step."
Hakan Çalhanoğlu: "I hope we will have the World Cup. I think the team's system is well established. Everyone is very eager. Everyone comes here willingly. We spent 45 days in the tournament, there was never any argument. Everyone is loving and respectful. It is not easy to achieve this balance. I thank my teammates. The most important thing is to maintain this continuity. We will make an effort for this."
An interesting statistic between Türkiye and Iceland
Such an interesting post was shared from the official X page of the Turkish national football team. So, since 1994, some matches between Türkiye and Iceland took place on October 12, 13, 14, and 15. Türkiye has never been defeated in these games. In return, the Turkish national team jokingly shared a tweet saying "Next time we will meet on October 15".
League B - Group B4
Following this result, Türkiye increased their points to 10. Türkiye, undefeated in four games, continues to lead with three wins and one draw. Iceland is in third place with four points.
Wales is in second place with eight points, and Montenegro, which has yet to receive any points, is in fourth place.
