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Turkey vs Greece international football match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 28 November 1948, 14:30 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Turkey
2-1
Greece
Competition:
International Friendly
Referee:
Generoso Dattilo, Rome /
Italy
Attendance, venue:
9 000, Dolmabahçe Stadyumu, Istanbul
Goals:
1-0 (3') Reha Eken, 2-0 (19') Reha Eken, 2-1 (44') Babis Fylaktos
Turkey national football team line-up in match Nr.31
Managed by technical director Peter Molloy (England)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
8
33
Fenerbahçe SK, İstanbul
4
26
Galatasaray SK, İstanbul
5
27
Galatasaray SK, İstanbul
1
Galatasaray SK, İstanbul
5
25
Galatasaray SK, İstanbul
5
30
Beşiktaş JK, İstanbul
1
19
Galatasaray SK, İstanbul
4
30
Galatasaray SK, İstanbul
46' Galip Haktanır   62' 
2
27
Vefa SK, İstanbul
4
24
Fenerbahçe SK, İstanbul
2
23
Galatasaray SK, İstanbul
1
26
Galatasaray SK, İstanbul
5
26
Beşiktaş JK, İstanbul
Greece national football team line-up in match Nr.33
Managed by head coach Kostas Negrepontis
Player
Caps
Age
Club
2
AEK, Nea Filadelfeia
1
21
Panionios GAS, Nea Smyrni
1
GA Iraklis, Thessaloniki
1
PAOK, Thessaloniki
2
21
Olympiakos CFP, Piraeus
2
Olympiakos CFP, Piraeus
1
Panathinaikos AC, Athens
1
22
Panionios GAS, Nea Smyrni
2
AEK, Nea Filadelfeia
1
Panionios GAS, Nea Smyrni
5
AEK, Nea Filadelfeia
1
Panathinaikos AC, Athens
2
28
Panathinaikos AC, Athens
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Turkey
13
3.615
4
2
0
0
Greece
13
1.692
6
1
0
0
Historical data sources
Cumhuriyet (Istanbul), №8727, 29 Nov 1948; Cumhuriyet Günlük Gazetesi ve Arşivi
Αθλητισμός της Ελλάδος (Athens), №421, 29 Nov 1948; Βιβλιοθήκη της Βουλής των Ελλήνων
Ulus (Ankara), №9841, 29 Nov 1948; Gaste Arşivi
Akşam (Istanbul), №10821, 29 Nov 1948; Gaste Arşivi
Ελευθερία (Athens), №1304, 30 Nov 1948; Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος
Εμπρός (Athens), №1158, 30 Nov 1948; Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Ελλάδος
Ακρόπολις (Athens), №6637, 30 Nov 1948; Βιβλιοθήκη της Βουλής των Ελλήνων
Comments

stringer - posted on 8 January 2011 at 19:43:19

Date of match: 28th November 1948 (link: )

stepetroul - posted on 5 March 2011 at 21:55:06

Kleanthis Maropoulos (link: )

Jiannis77 - posted on 2 November 2011 at 19:24:05

Game started at: 15:00 (local time)
(...)

Sabri76 - posted on 5 December 2011 at 03:08:33

Turkish captain: Cihat Arman

Referance: Türk Futbol Tarihi (History of Turkish football), Cilt 2, (in PDF format) (link: )

Sabri76 - posted on 28 May 2012 at 15:27:31

Turkey squad

Left to right: Cihat Arman, Şükrü Gülesin, Gündüz Kılıç, Reha Eken, Bülent Eken, Muzaffer Tokaç, Musa Sezer, Vedii Tosuncuk, Hüseyin Saygun, İsfendiyar Açıksöz, Naci Özkaya.

Source: Türk Futbol Tarihi (History of Turkish football), Cilt 2, (in PDF format) (link: )

trekky76 - posted on 17 August 2023 at 11:52:17

Galip replaced Gündüz at halftime. Gündüz also mentioned as still playing in 37th minute. Galip then replaced in 62nd minute.
Source: Akşam
Turkey vs Greece post-match head-to-head
WP
100.0
P
2
W
2
D
0
L
0
GF
5
GA
2
GF/P
2.500
GA/P
1.000
Av attendance
12 000
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Turkey national team matches
Previous match:
XIV. Olympic Games Final Tournament 1948
Turkey vs Yugoslavia 1-3
Ilford, Thursday 5 August 1948
Next match:
Friendly International
Austria vs Turkey 1-0
Vienna, Sunday 20 March 1949
Greece national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Greece vs Turkey 1-3
Athens, Friday 23 April 1948
Next match:
Eastern Mediterranean Friendship Cup 1949
Greece vs Turkey 1-2
Athens, Sunday 15 May 1949
Top Turkey goal scorers
1. Zeki Rıza Sporel (1923 - 1927) - 14 goals
2. Latif Yalınlı (1927 - 1928) - 3 goals
3. Selahattin Almay (1932) - 3 goals
4. Sabih Arca (1924 - 1925) - 3 goals
5. Bekir Refet (1924 - 1928) - 3 goals
... Reha Eken (1948) - 2 goals
(correct as of November 28, 1948)
Top Greece goal scorers
1. Kostas Houmis (1934 - 1936) - 8 goals
2. Kleanthis Vikelidis (1936 - 1948) - 5 goals
3. Antonis Tsolinas (1930) - 4 goals
4. Giannis Vazos (1934 - 1936) - 3 goals
5. Antonis Migiakis (1931 - 1938) - 3 goals
6. Theologos Simeonidis (1932 - 1936) - 3 goals
... Babis Fylaktos (1948) - 1 goal
(correct as of November 28, 1948)
Brief match report
Sun. 28 Nov 1948
Dolmabahçe Stadyumu, Istanbul
Turkey 2-1 Greece
Goals: Eken 3, Eken 19, Fylaktos 44

Turkey: Arman (c), Özkaya, Tosuncuk, Sezer, Bülent Eken, Saygun, Açıksöz, Kılıç (Haktanır 46) (Torkal 62), Reha Eken, Tokaç, Gülesin. Managed by Molloy (England).

Greece: Delavinias (Pentzaropoulos 46), Pashalidis (Mouratidis 46), Mouratis, Minardos, Nikolopoulos, Skordilis, Markopoulos, Tsolias, Maropoulos (c), Fylaktos, Stafylidis. Managed by Negrepontis.

Att: 9 000,
Ref: Dattilo (Italy)

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