Turkey take their place in finals
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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Turkey 2-0 Finland
Turkey will compete in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals after victory against Finland proved enough to earn first place in Group 6.
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Turkey will compete in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship finals after a victory against Finland proved enough to earn first place in Elite round Group 6.
Finland pipped
At the start of the final matchday, Turkey trailed Romania by two points and Finland by one. But having drawn their first two games, Turkey found winning form thanks to a sixth-minute strike from Hasan Ahmet and Gökhan Töre's effort just past the hour. As Romania were beaten 3-0 by Wales, it is 2005 winners and 2008 semi-finalists Turkey who will go into Friday's draw for the finals in Germany from 6-18 May.