The match between Austria and Türkiye in the round of 16 of EURO 2024 was exciting and dramatic until the last minutes. Türkiye won 2-1 to get the last place in the quarterfinals.
Goal
Shirt:Gregoritsch (66')
Türkiye:Demiral (1', 59')
Despite being the match between the two teams rated lowest in the round of 16, Austria and Türkiye performed a dramatic chase until the last minutes.
Right from the first minutes, the pace of the match was pushed up very high. And in the 57th second, center-back Demiral, while participating in a corner kick, quickly finished close to the goal to open the score for Türkiye. According to statistics, this was the fastest goal in the knockout round matches at EURO.
In the following minutes, both teams created a series of chances but unfortunately no more goals were scored. After about 30 minutes, the pace of the match gradually slowed down and the chances also gradually decreased. The first half ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Türkiye.
Right at the beginning of the second half, Austria had a chance to equalize when Arnautovic moved intelligently to receive the ball and face goalkeeper Gunok, but he could not finish successfully.
Just a few minutes later, Türkiye had their second goal. Demiral was the scorer again. This time, he jumped high to head the ball into the Austrian net after a corner kick by Arda Guler.
However, Austria quickly scored a goal to reduce the gap to 1-2. In the 66th minute, also from a corner kick, the newly substituted player Gregoritsch tapped the ball close to the goal, giving goalkeeper Gunok no chance to block.
From here, the pace of the match was pushed up to the highest possible level. A series of opportunities were created but neither side could score another goal. The most notable situation was in the 90'+4 minute. Baumgartner headed the ball close to the goal but goalkeeper Gunok made a miraculous save.
The match ended with a score of 2-1 in favor of Türkiye. They became the last name to enter the EURO quarter-finals and will face the Netherlands.
Shirt:Pentz, Posch, Danso, Lienhart (Wober 65'), Mwene (Prass 46'), Seiwald, Laimer (Grillitsch 65'), Schmid (Gregoritsch 46'), Baumgartner, Sabitzer, Arnautovic
Türkiye:Gunok, Muldur, Demiral, Bardakci, Kadioglu, Yuksek (Ozcan 58'), Ayhan, Kokcu (Kahveci 83'), Guler (Yokuslu 78'), Yildiz (Akturkoglu 78'), Yilmaz