Turkey will take a narrow lead into the second leg of their qualifying play-off against Belarus after Sercan Yildrim's early goal was enough to earn victory in Antalya. On the rebound Hami Mandıralı's team will travel to Borisov on 14 October with the cushion of Sercan's tenth-minute strike at the Mardan Sport Complex. The 18-year-old Bursaspor forward was in the right place to turn in the rebound after Özer Hurmacı's shot had been parried by Belarus keeper Pavel Chesnovski. Woodwork intervenes Turkey had opportunities to double their advantage during an increasingly dominant display against Yuri Kurnenin's men. However, Abdullah Durak's 30-metre strike came back off the crossbar after 26...
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