Turkey are on course to reach the semi-finals after making it two wins from two Group A games with a 1-0 defeat of a still point-less Scotland. The UEFA European Under-17 Championship hosts secured the victory through Emrah Yollu's 13th-minute goal which put the seal on a first-half performance. Scotland came into the contest more after half-time but were unable to find an equaliser.
Turkey winner
Senol Ustaömer's team, 3-0 conquerors of the Netherlands on Sunday, took an early lead when Emrah headed Özgür Çek's left-sided free-kick into the top corner of Grant Adam's goal. Batuhan Karadeniz might have doubled the advantage as he latched on to a fine long pass from Emrah soon after. There were further first-half chances for Sefer Sever and Scotland's Archie Campbell, but with Gökhan Töre, Soner Aydoğdu and Sefer holding sway in midfield, the local favourites enjoyed a period of comfort.
Scottish threat
John Fleck and Turkey's Erhan Karayer and Abdülkadir Kayalı were booked after the restart, as Scotland finally opened up. Ross Mathie's team, who had brought in Alex Cooper and James Keatings after their opening-day loss to Serbia, threatened to draw level after 56 minutes. A fine passing move resulted in substitute Michael Deland crossing from the left and Archie Campbell scooping a shot towards goal which Turkey No1 Metin Uçar stretched to tip wide. Scotland keeper Adam also earned plaudits with a fine stop from Batuhan, as Turkey held on to the three points.
Source:uefa.com
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