ANKARA
Turkey broke down the Swedish defense to secure a 2-1 victory in a friendly match in Ankara, Turkey.
The home side had an impressive start in the game as France-based striker, Mevlut Erdinc scored in the 2nd minute.
Erdinc's header marked the fastest goal Turkey has scored for the last eight years.
Sweden equalized through forward Ola Toivonen's goal in the 54th minute, but it was short-lived, as three minutes later Turkey's midfielder, Olcan Adin's scored with a header.
No other goals were scored in the remaining minutes.
Venue: 19th May Stadium, Ankara
Referees: Milorad Mazic, Milovan Ristic, Dalibor Djurdjevic (Serbia)
Turkey: Onur Kivrak, Gokhan Gonul, Semih Kaya, Ersan Gulum, Caner Erkin, Nuri Sahin (min. 90 Tarik Camdal), Alper Potuk (min. 46 Murat Duruer), Selcuk Inan (MİN. 67 Olcay Sahan), Arda Turan (min. 90 Ugur Demirok), Burak Yilmaz (min. 46 Olcan Adin), Mevlut Erdinc (min. 84 Umut Bulut)
Sweden: Dahlin, Larsson, Rasmus Bengtsson (min. 46 Ekstrand), Antonsson (min. 46 Nilsson), Pierre Bengtsson, Jimmy Durmaz (min. 67 Tankovic), Wernbloom (min. 84 Hiljemark), Albin, Kacaniklic, Marcus Berg (min. 46 Elmander), Ibrahimovic (min. 46 Toivonen)
Goals: Min. 2 Mevlut Erdinc, min. 57 Olcan Adin (Turkey), min. 54 Toivonen (Sweden)
Yellow card: Min. 77 Caner Erkin (Turkey)
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