| Live Match Commentary |
Up-to-the-Second Score: Turkey 3, China 0 -- FINAL FULLTIME MATCH REPORT |
90'+2 -- Final whistle blows as jubilant Turkey celebrates a 3-0 win and a berth in the second round.
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90'+2 -- Xu Yunlong treated for injury behind goal as Turkey corner kick is cleared.
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90' -- Sas cuts back twice in penalty area and gets off short cross from endline, but Sukur can't volley home from odd angle.
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87' -- Jiang Jin dives left to save low Ilhan Mansiz shot.
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85' -- GOAL TURKEY. Umit Davala takes a cross from the left and volleys it back across goal and off the left post for a 3-0 lead.
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84' -- Turkey sub: Tayfur Havutcu
on for Tugay Kerimoglu.
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82' -- Sas cautioned for high tackle on Xu Yunlong.
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78' -- Emre Asik knocks the ball over the goal from point-blank alone at far post, off corner kick from right side.
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73' -- China subs: Bo Qu and Genwei Yu on for Hao Haidong and Yang Chen are replaced.
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71' -- Jiang Jin dives right to save Sukur header destined for top left corner.
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70' -- Turkey sub: Ilhan Mansiz on for Yildiray Basturk.
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69' -- Sas called for foul fighting for ball alone in China penalty area.
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62' -- Li Weifeng cautioned for hauling down opponent in the left corner.
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59' -- Shao Jiayi ejected for studs-up tackle from behind on Emre Belozoglu.
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53' -- Omer Catkic leaps to catch cross on his line, with Shao Jiayi lurking behind.
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50' -- Jin Jiang dives left to save 20-yard blast by Sas.
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46' -- Second half under way. China sub: Shao Jiayi on for Wu Chenying.
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| Second Half |
45'+2 -- Halftime whistle blows, with Turkey leading comfortably 2-0. In the other Group C match, Brazil leads Costa Rica 3-1 at the half. If the scores hold, Brazil wins the group and Turkey advances as runner-up.
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45'+1 -- Yang Pu cautioned for dive in penalty box on a shoulder charge.
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44' -- Turkey heads ball over endline on China cross from right to far post; corner kick flies over the penalty area causing no problems.
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40' -- Drop ball goes to China for goalkick after play is stopped due to second ball on pitch.
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41' -- Yildiray Basturk shot off rebound sails far over the bar.
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40' -- Sukur breaks in on goal behind defense, but Sas had failed to get back and out of an offside position.
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36' -- Turkey sub: Goalkeeper Omer Catkic on for Rustu Recber.
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30' -- Emre Belozoglu cautioned, and he will miss the next game if Turkey advances.
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31' -- Sukur heads over the crossbar off corner kick.
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30' -- Emre Belozoglu cautioned, and he will miss the next game if Turkey advances.
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28' -- Yang Chen hits the left post with a well-timed volley, nearly scoring China's first-ever World Cup goal.
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26' -- Turkey called offside.
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24' -- Li Weifeng and Hao Haidong miss chance for header at far post off freekick from right side; Rustu Recber receives treatment for apparent hamstring injury.
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22' -- China cross from left eludes Rustu Recber but is headed away.
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20' -- Emre Asik cautioned for taking down Hao Haidong, and he will miss the next game if Turkey advances; freekick from 40 yards is saved with ease.
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18' -- Li Weifeng shoots wide right from 16 yards on ball laid back from endline.
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16' -- Rustu Recber catches China's third corner kick with no problem.
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9' -- GOAL TURKEY. Sas crosses from left, and Bulent Korkmaz heads it back across the goal from the far post and over the line, with Sukur there to help it across.
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6' -- GOAL TURKEY. Sas steals ball near top of penalty box and blasts shot into top left corner, off Jiang Jin's fingertips.
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1' -- Match under way.
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Kickoff at 2:30 a.m. EDT; 6:30 a.m. GMT. China is already eliminated and Turkey must beat the Chinese and Costa Rica has to lose to Brazil to give the Turks a chance to advance to the second round.
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