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Turkey back to winning ways at IBSA European Football Championships

By George Thorpe
Monday, 21 August 2017

Defending champions Turkey got their International Blind Sports Federation European Football Championships back on track with an emphatic win today in Berlin.

Yesterday, Russia pulled off a surprise 2-1 win over the Turkish side in Group B at the Lilli-Henoch-Sportplatz.

However, Turkey got back on form against Georgia as they secured a 9-2 victory.

Russia could not match up to their previous day’s performance as they came up against Spain with neither side able to find the target, playing out a 0-0 stalemate.

Hosts Germany beat Romania 4-1 today ©IBSA

In Group A, England secured their second win of the tournament as they put France to the sword, thrashing them 7-0.

The day’s final game saw hosts Germany defeat Romania 4-1.

Tomorrow’s games in Group A see Romania face France and England take on Italy.

In Group B, Germany play Russia and Spain will come up against Belgium.

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