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Sports | May 30, 2012, Wednesday // 08:31
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Bulgaria suffered an unexpected defeat by Turkey after Omer Toprak and Burak Yilmaz slotted the ball past goalkeeper Plamen Iliev. Photo by sportal.bg
Turkey defeated Bulgaria 2-0 as the two football teams clashed in a friendly at Stadion Salzburg in Austria Tuesday evening.
Omer Toprak gave Turkey the lead in the 22nd minute when he was first to a corner from Nuri Sahin and poked the ball home at the near post.
In the final minute of the match Turkey's best striker Burak Yilmaz doubled the score thanks to a great pass and poor Bulgarian defence.
This is Bulgaria's first loss under the leadership of coach Lyuboslav Penev. The team disappointed fans after driving them ecstatic with a surprise 2-1 victory over the Netherlands on Saturday.
Bulgaria did not qualify for the Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
Bulgaria went to the friendly games against the Netherlands and Turkey without two of its top players - Martin Petrov and Stiliyan Petrov.
Coach Lyuboslav Penev didn't spell out his arguments for dropping Bolton winger Martin Petrov, who is a key factor for Bulgaria's attacks.
Bulgaria is also without Aston Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov, who was diagnosed recently with acute leukemia and is currently undergoing treatment.
Penev failed to convince former captain Dimitar Berbatov to return to the squad, but media reports say the famous striker is considering a comeback to Bulgaria's national side for its friendly against the Netherlands on May 26.
The Bulgarian quit the national football team on May 13 2010, leaving his tally for Bulgaria standing at the record 48 goals from 77 matches.
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