Match Report
Turkey, 2nd with 21 points, sat 21 points above Gibraltar (6th, 0). Recent form told a different story for Gibraltar: only 52nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, Turkey ran at 2.7 scored and 1.6 conceded, Gibraltar at 0.4 and 4.3.
Gibraltar had lost five in a row. Turkey had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Gibraltar, 0.
The match was played at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu in Istanbul (capacity 6,500). With 41 matches recorded and 1.9 yellow cards per game, S. Boyko was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Turkey led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-0.