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Memphis Depay nets hat-trick as Netherlands thrash Turkey 6-1

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Memphis Depay scored his first international hat-trick for Netherlands against Turkey

Memphis Depay scored his first international hat-trick for Netherlands as the Dutch dominated Turkey in their World Cup qualifier to lead Group G.

The Flying Dutchmen asserted their dominance from the first minute when Davy Klaassen found the back of the net.

Depay slotted home his first in the 16th minute.

The Barcelona forward struck a panenka from the spot for his second and nodded home his third to make it 4-0.

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Guus Til and Donyell Malen scored to make it six and secure the Netherlands’ fourth win of the campaign.

Depay, 27, joins Johan Cruyff and Abe Lenstra as the Netherlands’ eighth top goalscorer with 33 goals.

The Barcelona striker has scored 12 goals in his past 10 games for his country, having played an important role in the Netherlands’ 4-0 win against Montenegro, where he netted twice.

Leicester City defender Caglar Soyuncu’s sending off on the stroke of half-time gave the Netherlands the opportunity to exploit, although Cengiz Under managed a consolation goal for Turkey in stoppage time.

The Dutch are joint-top with Norway on 13 points and lead by a significant goal difference, having scored 16 goals in six games.

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