Turkey – Azerbaijan match aftermath

In the 3rd match of the 2025 European Championship Qualifiers B League 1st Group, the Women’s National Team, who defeated Azerbaijan, Coach Necla Güngör Kıragası made evaluations after the match.

Emphasizing the critical importance of the Azerbaijan matches in the group, Kıragası said, ‘Our first goal was to win the match at home. Fortunately, we achieved this. Now our second goal is to win the Azerbaijan match away. Our main goal is to qualify for the Play-offs. We are working with all our might to achieve this, and today we took a big step forward.’

‘We achieved our 8th victory in the last 9 official matches’
Kıragası expressed that they displayed a superior game from the beginning to the end of the match against Azerbaijan. She said, ‘We knew that our opponent would start the game aggressively and then close up. That’s why we didn’t rush. It was important to have possession of the ball. We succeeded in this. We made effective attacks in the third zone. At times, the individual talents of our players stood out, and we watched pleasing movements. By demonstrating our quality at the end of the match, we reached the result. Winning this match after the Hungary game was a great motivation for us. We achieved our 8th victory in the last 9 official matches and conceded only 4 goals in our goal. This statistic alone beautifully summarizes the magnificent development of women’s football.’

‘We thank Erzincan’
Our Women’s National Team Head Coach, who wanted to open a separate paragraph for Erzincan, said, ‘We have been hosted in Erzincan in a magnificent way since May 20. We thank the local authorities for their wonderful hospitality. We thank the people of Erzincan for their enthusiastic support throughout the match. For the first time in history, a national match was played in Erzincan, and it was our fate. We are very happy to have won and gifted the victory to our fans.’

‘A special thanks to Arzu Karabulut’
Necla Güngör Kıragası expressed her desire to thank a special person separately, ‘A beautiful thing happened on this beautiful night. Our national player Arzu Karabulut wore the Women’s National Team jersey for the 100th time today. She has been playing for the national team since 2005. This is truly a very special and beautiful feeling. Arzu endured the hardships of women’s football for a very long time. Today, she is enjoying it. It was a special beauty for the 100th number to coincide with a match we won. I say ‘Here’s to many more 100 matches’ to her.’

‘Arzu Karabulut wore the Women’s National Team jersey for the 100th time’
Arzu Karabulut, one of the attacking players of the Women’s National Team, wore the jersey against Azerbaijan and said ‘Dalya.’ The national player wore the Crescent-Star jersey for the 100th time today in all age categories of the Women’s National Teams.
Arzu Karabulut, who expressed a great pride, said, ‘I will never forget Erzincan and this match. Today, I am proud for myself and my family. I am very happy to have made my family proud. I am grateful to God for allowing me to see this day. Women’s football is rising in a magnificent way. Today, we took a big step forward for women’s football. We can dream of the European Championship Finals. I am proud of my teammates. They showed a superior fight. I am proud of our coaching staff. They always set realistic goals for us and guided us in that direction. We achieved a beautiful victory against Azerbaijan. Now we want to repeat the same success in Baku. I hope all my hardworking, striving, and aspiring teammates reach the 100 mark like me today, or even surpass these numbers.’