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Football: Turkey, Tunisia draw 2-2 in friendly
- Turkey's Cenk Tosun scores but is sent off 7 minutes later
02.06.2018 - Update : 03.06.2018
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 01: Sener Ozbayrakli (L) of Turkey in action against Oussama Haddadi (R) of Tunisia during the friendly football match between Tunisia and Turkey at Stade de Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland on June 01, 2018. (Mustafa Yalcin - Anadolu Agency)
Ankara
By Fatih Erel
GENEVA
Turkey and Tunisia drew 2-2 Friday evening in an international friendly match in Swizerland's Stade de Geneve.
All four goals came in the second half. Turkish striker Cenk Tosun gave Turkey a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute on a penalty kick.
Just two minutes later, Tunisia equalized with a volley by Anice Badri.
In the 58th minute, Cenk Tosun started raging at the crowd.
He was eventually shown a straight red card by the referee.
This was Cenk's first red card of his career.
The Turkish national team conceded another goal in the 79th minute, this time by Ferjani Sassi.
However, in the 90th minute, defender Caglar Soyuncu managed to convert a cross to tie the game.
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