ANKARA
Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar's late equalizer left visitors Turkey with a draw against European football giants Netherlands 1-1 in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying group match at Amsterdam Arena on Saturday night.
Turkey striker Burak Yilmaz scored the opening goal for his team in the 37th minute. Burak's shot went in after hitting Dutch defender Bruno Martins Indi in the area.
In the 92nd minute, The Netherlands' attacking midfielder Wesley Sneijder fired outside the box, and Dutch target man Huntelaar deflected the ball, wrong-footing the goalkeeper: 1-1.
The Netherlands dictated the tempo of the game in Amsterdam in general, but Turkey played in a disciplined way on the defensive end.
After the draw the positions of the both teams in standings did not change. The Netherlands, who are in third spot, raised their points to seven. Turkey are closely following Netherlands with five points.
Meanwhile Group A leaders Czech Republic also drew against Latvia 1-1 at Eden Stadium, in Prague.
Latvia took the lead in 30th minute when Aleksejs Visnakovs scored the opening goal. Home team Czech Republic snapped up the draw in 90th minute of the game after Vaclav Pilar found the net.
Czech Republic raised their points to 13 and maintained their lead in standings. Latvia are in fifth spot with three points.
- Standings in Group A:
|
Teams
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
|---|
|
Czech Republic
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
13
|
|
Iceland
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
2
|
10
|
12
|
|
Netherlands
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
|
Turkey
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
-2
|
5
|
|
Latvia
|
5
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
-9
|
3
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
13
|
-9
|
1
|
- Results:
Macedonia 1-2 Belarus
Slovakia 3-0 Luxembourg
Spain 1-0 Ukraine
England 4-0 Lithuania
Slovenia 6-0 San Marino
Switzerland 3-0 Estonia
Liechtenstein 0-5 Austria
Moldova 0-2 Sweden
Montenegro 0-0 Russia (Match abandoned)
Kazakhstan 0-3 Iceland
Czech Republic 1-1 Latvia
Israel 0-3 Wales
Azerbaijan 2-0 Malta
Croatia 5-1 Norway
Bulgaria 2-2 Italy
Netherlands 1-1 Turkey
Andorra 0-3 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium 5-0 Greek Cypriot Adm.
- Fixtures:
March 29
Group D
Georgia vs Germany
Scotland vs Gibraltar
Republic of Ireland vs Poland
Group F
Northern Ireland vs Finland
Romania vs Faroe Islands
Hungary vs Greece
Group I
Albania vs Armenia
Portugal vs Serbia
March 31
Group B
Israel vs Belgium
