Kabaktas Leads Turkey U17 Past San Marino U17 4‑0
ANKARA (Interstat) — Yigit Kabaktas scored twice and added an assist as Turkey Under-17 defeated San Marino Under-17 4-0 in a global football match. Yusuf Sivaslioglu opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and Metehan Eksiner doubled the lead in the 28th. Kabaktas scored in the 48th and again in the 89th. Esad Deniz recorded two assists, and Efe Pirasoglu added one. Turkey’s Kirar E. received a yellow card in the 74th minute. Turkey improved to 1-0 in the competition and 2-0 across all competitions. San Marino dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 overall. Turkey made five substitutions, bringing on Cetinkaya E., Yilmaz K., Harman R., Sivaslioglu Y., and Eksiner M. San Marino used four substitutions, with Ceccoli A., Piergiacomi M., Montali G., and Mazza F. entering. Turkey controlled the match and kept the visitors scoreless, while San Marino could not find a response after the early goals. Turkey previously beat South Korea Under-17 6-3 this season.