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Watch the summary of Austria – Turkey
Turkey will be the opponent of the Dutch national team in the quarter finals of the European Championship on Saturday evening at 21:00. Partly due to a very quick goal, the team of national coach Vincenzo Montella was too strong for Austria in the eighth finals with a score of 2-1.
Cristoph Baumgartner had the equalizer on his head in the final seconds of the match, but Turkish goalkeeper Mert Günok came up with a great save.
The quarter-final match against the Dutch team will be played on Saturday in Berlin.
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The Turkish fans who thought they could get something to eat or drink in Leipzig at the start of the match had not made the luckiest choice. Turkey shot out of the starting blocks.
Goal after 57 seconds
After just 57 seconds, Merih Demiral scored the opening goal for Turkey, never before has a team scored so quickly in the knockout phase of a European Championship.
It was a lucky goal. Austria could not get the ball out of the goalmouth and Demiral did not hesitate when the ball came to his feet. He shot it home.
Turkey takes lightning lead against Austria
The Austrians, who still had to do without Feyenoord player Gernot Trauner due to an injury, did not seem to be too shocked by the quick goal against. The team that beat the Netherlands in the group stage very quickly had an opportunity to put the equalizer on the boards.
Baumgartner looked to tap in a corner, but Turkish goalscorer Demiral also proved to be important defensively.
Kökçü suspended against Oranje
Turkey then had a harder time. Austria kept pushing and looking for the equalizer. As a result, the Turks had to pull the emergency brake regularly.
Many players could hardly afford that after a card fest in the match against the Czech Republic (eighteen yellow cards and two red cards). Former Feyenoord player Orkun Kökçü was one of them. After another yellow card, he was suspended for the match against the Dutch national team. The same applied to midfielder Ismail Yüksek.
On the other hand, the Turks will have star player Hakan Çalhanoğlu returning to the team. He was suspended on Tuesday evening.
Demiral is the celebrated man again, he also heads in 0-2 for Turkey
To repair the damage, Austria brought on Michael Gregoritsch at half-time. He had scored three times against Turkey in a friendly match in March and had another big chance within a few minutes. However, the attacker shot wide.
The team of national coach Ralf Rangnick continued to attack and former FC Twente attacker Marko Arnautovic also had a great chance, but he was unable to beat Turkish goalkeeper Günok.
Demiral scores again
The hope for an equalizer was – temporarily – thrown in the bin after about an hour of play. Merih Demiral was the big star of the evening. The Turkish defender towered over everyone at a corner kick from Arda Güler and headed in the 0-2.
However, the game was not over yet. Austria came back into the game. A corner kick from Marcel Sabitzer was extended by Stefan Posch. The ball came to the feet of the completely free Gregoritsch, who now scored.
Gregoritsch makes it exciting again, Austria 1-2 against Turkey
Austria kept looking for the equalizer and came very close every now and then. In the very last minute, Baumgartner almost headed in the 2-2, but the Turkish goalkeeper made a great save.
An extension was therefore not possible for the team that finished first in the group with the Netherlands and France.
As a result, Berlin is preparing for a match between the Netherlands and Turkey on Saturday evening. Without Kökçü, who is not only suspended, but also injured.
2024-07-02 20:53:07
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