Turkey v Malta, 06 September 2006
| Score | 2-0 to Turkey |
| Referee | Bernardino González Vázquez |
| Competition | UEFA European Championship Group C |
| Venue | Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt |
View Turkey v Malta head to head
Kick-off: 9:00pm local
Assistant Referees
Alfonso Costoya Rodríguez (Spain)
Antonio Artero Gallardo (Spain)
Fourth Official
Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
This was the first of three home games in this qualifying group that Turkey had been ordered to play behind closed doors at a neutral ground following violence in their FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off with Switzerland in November 2005.
2
Turkey
Manager: Fatih Terim
Goals:
| Nihat Kahveci | 56 |
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| Tümer Metin | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rüştü Reçber
Defender
Can Arat
Defender
Gökhan Zan
Midfielder
Ergün Penbe
Midfielder
Hamit Altintop
Midfielder
Mehmet Aurélio
Midfielder
Mehmet Topuz
Midfielder
Tümer Metin
Midfielder
Yıldıray Baştürk
Forward
Fatih Tekke
Forward
Hakan Şükür
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Arda Turan for Yıldıray Baştürk | 46 |
| Nihat Kahveci for Fatih Tekke | 46 |
| Nuri Şahin for Hakan Şükür | 85 |
Cards:
| Hamit Altintop | 34 | Y |
| Gökhan Zan | 66 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Volkan Demirel
Defender
Ibrahim Toraman
Midfielder
Arda Turan
Midfielder
Hüseyin Çimşir
Midfielder
Nuri Şahin
Forward
Nihat Kahveci
Forward
Tuncay Şanlı
0
Malta
Manager: Dušan Fitzel
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Justin Haber
Goalkeeper
Ian Ciantar
Defender
Luke Dimech
Defender
Brian Said
Defender
Stephen Wellman
Defender
Jamie Pace
Midfielder
Kevin Sammut
Midfielder
Gilbert Agius
Forward
(captain)
Michael Mifsud
Forward
André Schembri
Forward
Ivan Woods
Forward
Substitutions:
| Peter Pullicino for Kevin Sammut | 80 |
| Gareth Sciberras for Gilbert Agius | 86 |
| Terence Scerri for André Schembri | 87 |
Cards:
| Ivan Woods | 17 | Y |
| Ian Ciantar | 77 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mario Muscat
Defender
Ian Azzopardi
Defender
Peter Pullicino
Defender
Kenneth Scicluna
Midfielder
Claude Mattocks
Midfielder
Gareth Sciberras
Forward
Terence Scerri