Slovenia beaten by Turkey in friendly match

Slovenia has been beaten by Turkey in a friendly match which served as the last preparation game for Turkey.

Indeed, Turkey will be participating to the Euros in France while Slovenia were eliminated in the play-offs by Ukraine.

Burak Yılmaz scored the only goal of the game in the 6th minute of the match. Yilmaz, who currently play in China for Beijing Guoan, scored from a header on a HakanÇalhanoğlu free-kick. This was the 20th goal that Yilmaz has scored for Turkey so far in his career.


Slovenia has been beaten by Turkey in a friendly match which served as the last preparation game for Turkey.

Indeed, Turkey will be participating to the Euros in France while Slovenia were eliminated in the play-offs by Ukraine.

Burak Yılmaz scored the only goal of the game in the 6th minute of the match. Yilmaz, who currently play in China for Beijing Guoan, scored from a header on a HakanÇalhanoğlu free-kick. This was the 20th goal that Yilmaz has scored for Turkey so far in his career.

After conceding the goal, Slovenia tried to come back into the game and put Turkey under pressure.

HakanÇalhanoğlu, who play for Bayer Leverkusen, admitted that they tried to control the game after going ahead but they could not managed to do it as Slovenia kept pushing back. He said that they had to fight during the whole game in order to keep their lead.

Yılmaz, who has just come back from an injury sustained in China, said that he still lacks fitness and believes that he will be ready for the Euros. He believes that with regular training he will recover his form and be ready for the tournament.

Turkish coach FatihTerim said that the win was an important one as it helps to boost the players morale and ensure that they are ready for the tournament. He stated that Slovenia was a really good team and that playing against such opposition will help the team progress. He said that there was a great atmosphere for the match and believes that they will have to learn to play in such environment if they want to have a good tournament in France.

The coach was also pleased with the performance of his goalkeeper who denied Slovenia several times during the match.