Semih saves the day
Friday, October 8, 2004
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Turkey 1-0 Kazakhstan Semih Sentürk finally broke the visitors' resistance with 13 minutes remaining.
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Threat throughout
Semi was a threat throughout and had three decent opportunities in the first half alone. He finally broke the deadlock with a close-range finish after Muhammed Yoldas's right-wing cross had precipitated a goalmouth scramble.
Behind closed doors
Kazakhstan had been reduced to ten men four minutes earlier after Timur Moldagaliyev was sent off for a second bookable offence. The match was played behind closed doors at Istanbul's Inönü stadium because of a suspension Turkey must serve after trouble at a previous game.