18.
21:19
Güler counterattacks and then simply shoots from 45 meters because he saw that Pentz was standing a little too far in front of his goal – a little too confident.
17.
21:18
Baumgartner dribbles into the Turkish penalty area, but then his pass to Arnautovic is too inaccurate.
14.
21:15
But otherwise, Soares Dias is exactly the right man for this game, he has this brilliant calmness. He doesn’t have to constantly put himself in the spotlight with some theatrical, pompous gestures and constantly show that he has seen an advantage – he just lets things go.
13.
21:14
Good work from Arnautovic, but he was a bit unlucky that Soares Dias whistled it off.
12.
21:13
The Turks are now freeing themselves a little, and you can see the confidence they have gained from the opening goal. Great combination with heel and toe – before Danso is finally able to clear.
11.
21:12
Yellow card for Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye)
11.
21:12
Schmid with the next sharp cross, the Austrians apply extreme pressure. But Yüksek throws himself into the cross.
10.
21:11
Sabitzer shoots the free kick directly from 28 meters – but also directly into the wall.
9.
21:10
Baumgartner is brought down by Kökcü and receives the first yellow card. He would be suspended if Turkey advances.
9.
21:09
But it’s not that bad, the ball lands with keeper Günok, and in the meantime all eleven Turks are fit again.
7.
21:08
The Turkish fans are furious because Austria does not kick the ball out of play even though one of their players is injured.
7.
21:07
This referee is wonderful. After seven minutes he signals to the Turkish keeper that he will not tolerate any time-wasting.
6.
21:07
Next chance for the Austrians! Schmid brings the ball to the five-yard line, Lienhart climbs up completely free – and places the ball on the net.
5.
21:06
To clarify: Posch almost scored an own goal before the 0-1, but the ball didn’t go in – so the goal rightly goes to Demiral.
4.
21:05
After Sabitzer’s corner, Baumgartner tries to push the ball over the line from one meter away, but Demiral slides in at the last second and clears it centimeters from the line.
4.
21:05
And again almost 1:1! Unbelievable!
3.
21:04
Sabitzer goes through on the left and throws himself into a duel (or three-way fight) with two Turkish defenders. Soares Dias turns away bored and doesn’t award a free kick – just so the players know that…
2.
21:03
Sensational start to this game, it goes up and down, no time wasted in midfield. Fantastic!
1.
21:03
Goal with left foot for Türkiye, 0:1 by Merih Demiral
2.
21:02
And in return, the equalizer was almost there! Baumgartner was about to shout for a goal after his shot, but the ball spun just to the left of the post.
1.
21:02
There was a commotion after the first corner, it may have been an own goal and the ball had already crossed the line before Demiral fired it into the net.
1.
21:01
Game start
1.
21:01
Goooooal for Turkey!
1.
21:00
And the first through ball from the Austrians! Baumgartner sends it to Sabitzer, but the ball is a bit too steep – keeper Günok throws himself in between.
20:59
So, it’s about to start here, the countdown has begun. Let’s look forward to a great evening of football!
20:57
Artur Soares Dias from Portugal is the man on the whistle. We dare to predict that there have been easier games to referee.
20:56
Land of mountains, land by the river,
Land of fields, land of domes,
Land of hammers, promising for the future.
Home of great daughters and sons,
People, gifted for beauty,
Much-praised Austria –
Let’s see how gloriously they present themselves here right now…
20:55
And now all of Austria is singing.
20:53
So, here the anthems are played, first the Turkish one.
20:52
Of course, when it comes to those returning to Leipzig, we cannot forget Ralf Rangnick: The club would never be where it is today if this coach and later sports director had not left his big footprint here.
20:51
Sabitzer has also done his hair up especially for his return: He has dreadlocks and looks a bit like the non-playing captain David Alaba, who is of course also here.
20:49
The stadium here is practically a living room for many in the Austrian team. Seewald and Baumgartner are under contract here with RB Leipzig, Sabitzer achieved great things here for six years, and Laimer also played here for six years at the very highest level.
20:48
The role of the Schalke boy Kaan Ayhan, who also played for Frankfurt and Düsseldorf in Germany, is interesting. He is actually a center back, but could play at number six today – let’s take a look at that in reality.
20:45
What is impressive about the Turks is their courage to rely on young players. There are a few teenagers on the pitch again today, Arda Güler of course at 19, but also Yildiz, who is the same age, on the right wing.
20:43
The opposing coach paid a nice compliment. Montella said that Austria plays with the self-confidence of a club team that is together all year round. He was referring to the automatisms that Rangnick has implanted in the team; there is great harmony and somehow everyone in this team knows what they should and shouldn’t do.
20:40
The fact that Bayern were so keen to sign Ralf Rangnick, but he chose this team, certainly gave them another push. But Austria really does bear the German coach’s signature, they play aggressive pressing, go full throttle after winning the ball, look for scoring opportunities in just a few seconds – the always critical Austrians now all agree that this signing was a stroke of genius by the association’s top management.
20:39
Austria managed the feat of finishing first in a tough group with France, the Netherlands and Poland – so they are definitely the favourites going into the race.
20:37
The Turks won two games in the group stage and ultimately prevailed comfortably with six points – even though they only scored the winning goal against a decimated Czech team in the last game with a score of 2:1 in injury time.
20:35
Very interesting: In March, these two teams met in a friendly, where the Austrians completely dismantled the Turkish team, winning 6-1. Michael Gregoritsch, who scored three goals in that match, is only on the bench today, and Rangnick has chosen Arnautovic up front.
20:35
And so the Turks were trained as: Gunok – Müldür, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu – Ayhan, Yuksek – Guler, Kokcu, Yildiz – Mr. Yilmaz
20:34
The Austrian team at a glance: Pentz – Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene – Seiwald, Sabitzer – Laimer, Baumgartner, R. Schmid – Arnautović
20:32
Turkey’s central defender Akaydin has also received two warnings, while Patrick Wimmer is missing from Austria for the same reason.
20:31
Unfortunately, for the Turks today it is a bit like Germany are missing Toni Kroos, the heart of the team: Captain Hakan Cananoglu is missing due to a yellow card suspension.
20:30
The atmosphere here is absolutely breathtaking – and red is, of course, the dominant color. The teams are just warming up, and we’ll take a look at the lineups that Ralf Rangnick and Vincenzo Montella are sending into battle.
19:59
A wonderful good evening, dear football fans! Your Sportschau team would like to welcome you to the last round of 16 match of this European Championship – and it goes without saying that things will be really emotional in Leipzig today when Austria and Turkey meet.
