Turkey beat Kosovo in friendly match
Kosovo's second official football match, following first in March, ends in a 6-1 defeat as the team scores first-ever goal
Turkey's national football team on Wednesday defeated Kosovo 6-1 in a friendly game that marked the fledgling team's second internationally-recognized football match.
The game at Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari in the Kosovar city of Mitrovica was also renowned Turkish manager Fatih Terim's 100th game on international level.
Turkey's goals were scored by Karabukspor midfielder Ahmet Ilhan Ozek, Akhisar Belediyespor playmaker Bilal Kisa, Besiktas attacking midfielder Olcay Sahan, Besiktas striker Mustafa Pektemek (twice) and Fenerbahce's young midfielder Alper Potuk.
Kosovo's only goal - and first-ever in an official game - came from Albert Bunjaku.
Kosovo's first match approved by the international governing body FIFA was against Haiti in a 0-0 home friendly on March 5, 2014.
A minute's silence preceded Wednesday's game to commemorate the victims of Soma mining disaster in Turkey, which claimed 301 lives, making it the deadliest mining tragedy in Turkish history.
Turkish players wore black shirts in a sign of mourning.
Turkey will play with the Republic of Ireland in a friendly game in Dublin on May 25. On the same day, Kosovo will go against Senegal in a friendly in the Swiss city of Geneva.
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