Turkey pulled off a terrific comeback against Sweden on Monday night to register their first victory in the UEFA Nations League.
Mircea Lucescu’s were 2-0 down early in the second half and looked on course for their second defeat in the space of a week.
However, Turkey staged an incredible second-half come-back with goals coming from Hakan Calhanoglu and Emre Akbaba.
Emre Akbaba'nın golü! pic.twitter.com/FhmtMsIsvo
— TurkSpor TV (@TurkSporTV) September 10, 2018
Everton fans will have been pleased to see Cenk Tosun’s role in Turkey’s second goal. The star striker played a perfectly weighted flick into the path of Akbaba for his side’s equaliser.
The 27-year has now provided three assists this season but is yet to score a goal.
Emre Akbaba went onto score the winner for Turkey in injury time.
Turkey were losing until the 87 min!!!
Emre Akbaba scored twice to beat Sweden
Here’s the winner ? pic.twitter.com/eXUohwNMm3
— Turkish Football (@Turkish_Futbol1) September 10, 2018
