Turkiye beats Austria and 'fight for semifinals' with Netherlands
Turkiye beats Austria and 'fight for semifinals' with Netherlands
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The match was decided at the set piece. Turkiye, which displayed decisive power at corner kicks, quelled Austria's storm to advance to the quarterfinals and will have a showdown with the Netherlands to advance to the semifinals. Turkiye has continued its big dream by reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in 16 years. Austria's fairy tale ended in the round of 16 for two consecutive tournaments.
Turkiye won 2-1 against Austria in the quarterfinals of the 2024 UEFA European Championship (Euro 2024) held at Leipzig Stadium in Germany on Thursday, thanks to Merich Demiral's performance in which he scored "multi-goal (1,59 minutes)" in a corner kick situation. Turkiye, which scored the first goal in 57 seconds, secured its victory with a super save by goalkeeper Mert Günock just before the match ended, and finally joined the quarterfinals.
Turkiye, which has advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in 16 years since 2008, will compete with the Netherlands at 4 a.m. on the 7th to advance to the semifinals. Turkiye's best performance is the semifinals recorded in Euro 2008. Attention is focusing on whether it will be able to advance to the semifinals for the first time in 16 years in the quarterfinals with the Netherlands. The Netherlands won 3-0 in the previous round thanks to ace Cody Gakpo's one goal and one assist and Malan's "multi-goal" performance.
As a result, Euro 2024 has been narrowed down to the quarterfinals between Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, England and Switzerland, and the Netherlands and Turkiye. Germany, France and England, which were originally considered the favorites, will all advance to the quarterfinals, continuing the exciting knockout stage.
Turkiye fell to 40%-60% in ball possession against Austria, the largest "unexpected team" in the group stage, but scored two goals on a corner kick to secure a ticket to the quarterfinals. Austria, led by head coach Ralf Rangnick, defeated the Netherlands 3-2 in the final Group D match to advance to the round of 16 as the top of the group, but finished its journey ahead of its first-ever advance to the quarterfinals.
Turkiye, led by head coach Vincenzo Montera, played based on a 4-2-3-1 formation that put Arda Güller at the forefront. Orkun Kökchü, Kenan Yildiz, and Varsh Alper Yilmaz were at the second line of attack, while Khan Ayhan and Ismael Wicki worked together in the midfield. Ferdinand Cardiolu, Merich Demiral, Abdoulkherim Bardacci, and Merth Guinnock defended the goal.
Based on the 4-2-3-1 type, Austria also started Marco Arnautovic, Konrad Raimer, Kristoff Baumgartner, Romano Schmidt, Marcel Javicher, Nikolas Zeibald, Kevin Forging, Philippe Linhardt, Philippe Mvene, Stefan Poche, and Patric Pentz. 메이저놀이터
The tension broke in less than a minute after kick-off. Austria's first problem arose while dealing with the ball that was put up to the door from Turkiye's right corner kick. When the ball that the Austrian defender was trying to clear was almost linked to an own goal, goalkeeper Patric Pentz managed to score but Demiral at the door did not miss and scored the first goal. It was Tonemank's shortest goal in 57 seconds after kick-off.