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). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Turkey led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-0.