A horn rose: Turkey in the quarter after 1:2 over Austria

The outstanding player Merih Demiral, score: 8
The stopper was wonderful and scored a huge and decisive double on the way to the quarter-finals. The disappointing player Marko Arnautovic, score: 4
The Austrian striker often missed beckoning situations and was not sharp at all

The picture of the Euro 2024 quarter-finals was closed tonight (Tuesday), when Turkey beat Austria 1:2 at the end of a dramatic and fascinating game, and qualified for the next stage where they will meet the Netherlands, who earlier beat Romania with an impressive 0:3.

The game opened in an amazing way for the Turks, when already in the second minute Merih Demiral pushed a ball from close range into the net of Patrick Pentz following a mix-up in the box, caused by a corner kick. The rest of the half was controlled by the Austrians who tried to get back into the game, with Christoph Baumgartner and Philipp Lienhart almost equalizing.

The second half opened with enormous Austrian pressure, with Marko Arnautovic and Aumgartner continuing the eagles’ show of misses. In football, those who do not score absorb, in the 60th minute, a corner kick from the Turks reached the head of Demiral who powerfully hit in and completed a tremendous double on the way to 0:2 for Vincenzo Montella’s apprentices.

Turkish players are excited at the end (Reuters)

In the 66th minute, Michael Gregoritsch, the substitute, scored with a strong kick from close range and reduced the score to 2:1, which brought Ralph Rangnik’s team back to life. The pressure of the Reds continued until the final minutes where we saw great drama. In the 94th minute, Bryce Yilmaz found himself one on one with Patrick Penz and might have finished the story, but was stopped by the Austrian goalkeeper.

In the 95th minute, just moments before the final whistle, Baumgartner reached the lift and hit a great shot, but he squeezed out a simply amazing save from Mert Gunuk, the Turkish goalkeeper, who headed to the corner and effectively sealed the game’s result. A wonderful 1:2 victory and many situations for Turkey over Austria on the way to the quarter-finals.

second half

Austrian players are disappointed (Reuters)

• ’90+6

• that’s it! Referee Arthur Suarez Dias blew his whistle to end the fight! Turkey advanced to the quarter-finals of the Euro!

Mart Gonok is happy following the fateful rescue (Reuters)

• ’90+5

• see and not believe. Christoph Baumgartner got up and shot from close range a minute into added time, but Mert Gunnock made a huge save and headed into the corner

• ’90+4

• Bryce Yilmaz came up one on one with Patrik Penz just before the final whistle and might have ended the story for good, but the Austrian goalkeeper provided a huge save

• ’85

• Another miss by Christoph Baumgartner. The midfielder infiltrated the Turks square and hit outside the frame

• ’83

• Another replacement for Vincenzo Montella: the injured Orcon Kokcho made way for Irfan Kahabci

Debris is thrown by Turkish fans in the direction of Marcel Savitzer (Reuters)

• ’78

• Arda Golar is out, Okai Yukoslo is in

• ’78

• Double substitution of the Turks: Kanan Yildiz was replaced by Kerem Ektorkoglu

Michael Gregorich celebrates (Reuters) Michael Gregorich conquers (Reuters)

• ’66

• Gate! Austria narrowed to 2:1: the substitute Michael Gregoritsch came to Stepan Fosch’s shot and scored with a great kick. The Austrians are back in business

• ’64

• Philipp Leinhart made way on the pitch for Maximilian Weber

• ’64

• Another double substitution for the Austrians: Florian Grelich replaced Konrad Leimer

Turkish players are happy (Reuters) Demiral smells in the clouds (Reuters)

• ’60

• Gate! Turkey went up to 0:2: Merih Demirel rose high above everyone else and slammed in powerfully on the way to an amazing double

• ’58

• Vincenzo Montella’s first substitution: Salih Ozcan took the field in place of Ismail Yaksak

Merih Demiral vs. Christoph Baumgartner (Reuters) Kan Ihan vs. Michael Gregoritsch (Reuters) Marko Arnautovic stopped vs. Mert Gunnock (Reuters)

• ’52

• Philip Leinhart also entered Arthur Soares Dias’ notebook

• ’51

• What a huge miss! Stefan Fuchs put in a wonderful deep ball for Marko Arnautovic, but the striker was stopped one-on-one by Mart Gonuk, who saved the Turks

Bryce Yilmaz vs. Philip Leinhart (Reuters) Philip Mwenn vs. Arda Güler (Reuters)

• ’46

• Philip Mwana left, Alexander Peres entered

• ’46

• Double substitution of Ralph Rangnik: Michael Gregoritsch came in place of Romano Schmid

first half

Konrad Leimer vs. Orkon Kokcho (Reuters) Marko Arnautovic vs. Can Ihan (Reuters) Marcel Savitzer vs. Mert Muldor (Reuters)

• ’45+1

• Right on the verge of going down to the break, Christoph Baumgartner reached for a cross, but the ball did not fit him and rolled softly out

• ’42

• Ismail Yaksak is also on Arthur Suarez Diaz’s roster, and will miss the quarter-finals if Vincenzo Montella’s men qualify

• ’38

• Romano Schmid immediately received a yellow card

Filip Leinhart away (Reuters) Kanan Yildiz (Reuters) Marko Arnautovic (Reuters)

• ’25

• Another threat for the Turks from a corner kick, Demiral smells once more. The stopper rose high above everyone, but missed the frame of Patrick Fentz

• ’11

• Orkun Kokçu received the first yellow card of the match, and will miss the quarter-finals if the Turks qualify

Orcon Kokcho vs. Romano Schmid (Reuters) Philipp Mewena (Reuters)

• ‘7

• It was close. A corner raised by the Austrians found the head of Philipp Leinhart, but the stopper hit powerfully over the crossbar.

• ‘3

• Wow! Austria almost equalized a minute following conceding. Christoph Baumgartner had a good kick, but his shot went wide of Mert Gunnock’s crossbar

Turkish players celebrate (Reuters) Turkish players go crazy (Reuters) Demiral smells celebrating (Reuters) Demiral smells a conqueror (Reuters)

• ‘2

• Gate! Turkey went up 0:1: Merih Demiral pushed from close range following reaching the rebound from a corner kick. A tremendous start for Vincenzo Montella’s team

• ‘1

• Referee Arthur Suarez Dias kicked off the match!

Vincenzo Montella (Reuters) Ralf Rangnik (Reuters) David Alaba (Reuters) Arda Goler warming up (Reuters) Austria fans (Reuters) Turkey fans (Reuters)