Burak Yilmaz with hat-trick, Turkey beats Netherlands and starts well the qualifiers

Turkey started the elimination campaign of the Qatar 2022 World Cup with all its might, after triumphing with the result 4-2 against the Netherlands in the first challenge of the group, held at the “Ataturk” stadium in Istanbul.

Veteran striker Burak Yilmaz was the absolute protagonist for Turkey, as he managed to score three times at the gate of the Dutch, once with action, once with a penalty and finally with a penalty kick.

The Turks started the match quickly and took the lead in the 15th minute with Yilmaz, while in the 34th minute it was again the captain who executed a penalty correctly, leading the team to the locker rooms with the advantage of two goals.

At the beginning of the second half, it was Milan player Hakan Clhanoglu who scored the third goal, giving the idea that the result was already closed, but at this very moment came the awakening of the Netherlands.

Klaassen and De Jong in the 75th and 76th minutes scored twice for the “tulips” reopening the match, but in the best moment of the Netherlands, it was again Yilmaz who undertook to seal everything.

With 10 minutes left in the final whistle, Turkey won a free kick over the area line and captain Yilmaz shot accurately, sending the ball into the Krul-protected goal triangle.

In the extra minutes there was also a penalty in favor of the Netherlands, which was taken over by Lyon striker Memphis Depay, but his shot was received by goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, causing the match to close with figures 4- 2.

Turkey starts well, taking the first three points with one of the direct rivals for a place in Qatar, while the “tulip” led by Franck De Boer must react immediately, so as not to complicate everything from the start.