International Friendly

United States vs Türkiye, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
United States
  • 1': Jack McGlynn
FT
1 - 2
Türkiye
  • 24': Arda Güler
  • 27': Kerem Aktürkoglu

USMNT scores early but Turkey rallies to friendly win

Turkey took advantage of a sloppy defense to beat the United States 2-1 in a rainy friendly on Saturday as Arda Güler and Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored quickfire goals through the first half.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! USA 1, Türkiye 0. Jack McGlynn (USA) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  • 3': Corner,Türkiye. Conceded by Jack McGlynn.
  • 4': Corner,Türkiye. Conceded by Alexander Freeman.
  • 5': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (USA).
  • 5': Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Johnny Cardoso.
  • 10': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
  • 10': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
  • 16': Offside, Türkiye. Oguz Aydin is caught offside.
  • 18': Foul by Diego Luna (USA).
  • 18': Çaglar Söyüncü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kenan Yildiz.
  • 20': Corner,Türkiye. Conceded by Max Arfsten.
  • 20': Corner,Türkiye. Conceded by Matt Freese.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Zeki Çelik (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Diego Luna (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 23': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matt Freese (USA). Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 23': Corner,Türkiye. Conceded by Matt Freese.
  • 24': Goal! USA 1, Türkiye 1. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Goal! USA 1, Türkiye 2. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Miles Robinson (USA).
  • 29': Attempt saved. Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matt Freese (USA). Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 31': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Türkiye).
  • 31': Patrick Agyemang (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
  • 32': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Matt Freese (USA). Assisted by Oguz Aydin with a through ball.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Luna.
  • 36': Berke Özer (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (USA).
  • 40': Delay in match (USA).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Corner,USA. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, USA 1, Türkiye 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins USA 1, Türkiye 2.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Miles Robinson.
  • 45': Substitution, USA. Tyler Adams replaces Johnny Cardoso.
  • 47': Corner,USA. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Luca de la Torre (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Luna following a corner.
  • 48': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Diego Luna (USA).
  • 49': Foul by Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
  • 49': Jack McGlynn (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (USA) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luca de la Torre with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Türkiye). Assisted by Diego Luna.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Luna (USA).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Foul by Mark McKenzie (USA).
  • 54': Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Türkiye).
  • 55': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Malik Tillman with a cross.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Agyemang.
  • 58': Diego Luna (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Türkiye).
  • 59': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
  • 59': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Luna.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Malik Tillman (USA) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Berke Özer (Türkiye). Assisted by Tyler Adams.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Foul by Max Arfsten (USA).
  • 63': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Eren Elmali (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
  • 65': Substitution, USA. Quinn Sullivan replaces Jack McGlynn.
  • 65': Substitution, USA. Nathan Harriel replaces Diego Luna.
  • 65': Substitution, USA. Haji Wright replaces Max Arfsten.
  • 65': Substitution, Türkiye. Kaan Ayhan replaces Orkun Kökçü.
  • 66': Substitution, Türkiye. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Oguz Aydin.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Quinn Sullivan (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Haji Wright with a cross.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Eren Elmali (Türkiye).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Substitution, USA. Brian White replaces Patrick Agyemang.
  • 76': Substitution, Türkiye. Yusuf Akçiçek replaces Çaglar Söyüncü.
  • 76': Substitution, Türkiye. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Kenan Yildiz.
  • 76': Substitution, Türkiye. Mustafa Eskihellaç replaces Eren Elmali because of an injury.
  • 77': Foul by Quinn Sullivan (USA).
  • 77': Mustafa Eskihellaç (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Yusuf Akçiçek (Türkiye).
  • 78': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Yusuf Akçiçek (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Foul by Malik Tillman (USA).
  • 80': Merih Demiral (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner,USA. Conceded by Ismail Yüksek.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler following a fast break.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Luca de la Torre (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
  • 84': Substitution, Türkiye. Can Uzun replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 85': Foul by Nathan Harriel (USA).
  • 85': Irfan Can Kahveci (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Nathan Harriel (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Mustafa Eskihellaç (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arda Güler.
  • 89': Foul by Can Uzun (Türkiye).
  • 89': Malik Tillman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Malik Tillman (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
  • 90'+4': Corner,USA. Conceded by Yusuf Akçiçek.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA 1, Türkiye 2.
  • 0': Match ends, USA 1, Türkiye 2.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Location: East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Attendance: 34,023

Line-Ups

USA United States (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 Matthew Freese (GK)
12 Miles Robinson
3 Chris Richards
27 Max Arfsten
16 Alex Freeman
17 Malik Tillman
14 Luca de la Torre
15 Johnny Cardoso
24 Patrick Agyemang
10 Diego Luna
6 Jack McGlynn
United States Substitutes:
Tim Ream, Damion Downs, Brian White, Tyler Adams, Haji Wright, Walker Zimmerman, Nathan Harriel, Matt Turner, Quinn Sullivan, Paxten Aaronson, Chris Brady, Sebastian Berhalter, Brenden Aaronson, John Tolkin, Mark McKenzie.

TUR Türkiye (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Berke Özer (GK)
4 Caglar Söyüncü
3 Merih Demiral
13 Eren Elmali
2 Zeki Çelik
10 Arda Güler
6 Orkun Kökçü
16 Ismail Yüksek
7 Kerem Aktürkoglu
11 Kenan Yildiz
20 Oguz Aydin
Türkiye Substitutes:
Deniz Gül, Samet Akaydin, Mustafa Eskihellac, Kaan Ayhan, Yusuf Akcicek, Yasin Ozcan, Altay Bayindir, Muhammed Sengezer, Baris Alper Yilmaz, Mert Müldür, Okay Yokuslu, Irfan Can Kahveci, Can Uzun, Demir Ege Tiknaz.

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