The Czech Republic was outnumbered against Turkey from the 20th minute after Antonin Barak had already been shown a yellow-red card, setting an inglorious European Championship record. With one man more, Turkey took the lead in the 51st minute with a magnificent shot from captain Hakan Calhanoglu, but Tomas Soucek (66th) was able to equalise.
Cenk Tosun finally made the decision in injury time with his goal to make it 2-1 (94th minute). After the frenetic cheering of the fans and the final whistle, a mob formed on the field, resulting in the Czech Tomas Chory being sent off.
Best-of: Czech Republic – Türkiye
The Czechs are able to equalize against the Turks despite being outnumbered, but ultimately lose 1:2. Turkey will face Austria in the round of 16.
In the end, the statisticians counted 16 yellow cards: eleven yellow cards for Turkey and five yellow, one yellow-red and one red card for the Czech Republic. For Turkey, which will face Austria on Tuesday (6 p.m.), the warnings also have an unpleasant consequence: Captain Calhanoglu will be suspended, as will defender Samet Akaydin.
Inglorious record for Barak
The game began with a chance for the Czech Republic. Lukas Provod’s sharp shot was saved by Mert Günok in the third minute. The Czech Republic also had to work hard, as Georgia had already been leading 1-0 in the second minute of the parallel match in Gelsenkirchen thanks to a counterattack goal by Chwitscha Kwarazchelia. This meant that Ivan Hasek’s team was in last place in the group.
APA/AFP/John Macdougall The exclusion of Antonin Barak in the 20th minute thwarted Czech Republic’s plans early
The Czechs subsequently retreated into their own half and were one man down by the 20th minute. Antonin Barak, after receiving his first yellow card for holding in the eleventh minute, stepped on his opponent Salih Özcan’s ankle.
He left referee Istvan Kovacs from Romania no other choice than to show a yellow card for the second time and thus send the player off. According to the ORF sports archive, this was the fastest expulsion at a European Championship finals.
Rough game
Turkey was therefore the dominant team in the remainder of the game, but instead of footballing highlights, there were tough and unfair duels. For the Czech Republic, Patrik Schick, who was only sitting on the bench, was shown a yellow card for criticism and would therefore miss the Czech Republic’s next game.
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Shortly before the break, the teams concentrated on the game again. In the 45th minute, David Jurasek headed for the Turkish goal, but hit the ball straight at the rushing goalkeeper Günok, who cleverly narrowed the angle for a shot on goal.
Calhanoglu pulls through
After the break, Turkey pushed again for the 1-0, which they finally achieved. Kenan Yildiz was initially thwarted by Jindrich Stanek, who injured his shoulder during his brilliant save and later had to be substituted.
Czech Republic – Türkiye: 0:1 Calhanoglu (51.)
Turkish captain Hakan Calhanoglu scored the goal to make it 1-0 with fine technique.
However, the ball went back to the Turks, and in the end it was captain Hakan Calhanoglu who made it 1-0 (51′) with a technically fine outside-of-the-foot shot into the far corner. Turkey were then closer to making it 2-0 than the Czech Republic were to equalizing. Baris Yilmaz missed an almost inevitable goal-scoring opportunity in the 65th minute.
Czech Republic gains hope
The Czechs struck immediately, almost out of nowhere. Goalkeeper Mert Günok was unable to hold onto the ball in an aerial duel with Tomas Chory, and in the ensuing scramble Tomas Soucek shot the ball into the net to equalize (1:1) (66′). Referee Kovacs briefly consulted with the VAR to see whether there might not have been a goalie foul on Günok, but the Romanian eventually pointed to the center of the net as confirmation of the goal.
Czech Republic – Türkiye: 1:1 Soucek (66.)
After a tussle in Türkiye’s penalty area, Tomas Soucek finally manages to equalize.
Young star Arda Güler, who is already under contract with Real Madrid at the age of 19, was taken off the pitch to the cheers of the Turkish fans. Both teams were gearing up for an intense final phase. The Czechs threw everything forward once again. It was not noticeable that they had been playing with one man less for a good hour.
Hectic final phase
The last few minutes were hectic and unsportsmanlike. There was great excitement on both sides. Referee Kovacs issued several yellow cards to players from both sides within a few minutes, and even some players on the bench could not calm down. 13 yellow cards had already been handed out by the 86th minute. Turkey knew that one goal from the Czechs would mean elimination from the tournament instead of a possible promotion.
Reuters/Lisi Niesner Cenk Tosun (M.) sent himself and the Turkish fans into ecstasy with the winning goal to make it 2-1 (94.)
Kovacs allowed six minutes of extra time, and “joker” Cenk Tosun made the most of it with a precise shot into the bottom right corner to secure a 2-1 victory (94th minute). In the chaos that followed after the final whistle, Kovacs had to pull out the yellow card several times and also sent off the Czech player Chory for “brawling”. A symptomatic end to an exciting and tense match.
Voices about the game:
Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic captain): “It’s a disappointment because we all wanted to advance. We were well prepared, I thought that would be enough, but it’s very disappointing that we didn’t manage it. I said before the match that I hoped we wouldn’t get a red card. There were some situations that we should have handled better as a team.”
Because Müldür (Turkey defender): “There were really a lot of emotions in the game, especially in the second half. Ultimately, we are just happy that we advanced as second in the group. What counts in a tournament like this is to advance, so we are happy. We fought well together. We have had tough times against teams like this in the past, but I think we have improved now. We are now concentrating on Austria, for me it will be a very special game. Hopefully we will win this time.”
UEFA Euro 2024, Group E, third matchday
Wednesday:
Czech Republic – Türkiye 1:2 (0:0)
Hamburg, Volksparkstadion, 47,600 spectators, SR Kovacs (ROU)
Torfolge:
0:1 (51.) Calhanoglu
1:1 (66.) Soucek
1:2 (94.) Tosun
Czech Republic: Stanek (55./Kovar) – Holes, Hranac, Krejci – Coufal, Soucek, Barak, Provod (75./Lingr), D. Jurasek (81./M. Jurasek) – Chytil (55./Kuchta), Hlozek ( 55./Sick)
Türkiye: Günok – Müldür, Akaydin, Demiral, Kadioglu – Özcan (46th/Ayhan), Güler (75th/Tosun), Yüksek (63rd/Yokuslu) – Yilmaz, Calhanoglu (87th/Kökcü), Yildiz (75th/Aktürkoglu )
Yellow-red card: Barak (20./foul)
Red card: Chory (brawl/after game)
Yellow cards: Schick, Jaros, Cerv (all substitutes), Krejci, Soucek or Özcan, Yildiz, Yüksek, Günok, Cakir (substitute goalkeeper), Calhanoglu (suspended against Austria), Müldür, Akaydin (suspended against Austria), Ayhan, Kökcü, Güler
2024-06-26 21:21:46
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