Euro24 : Turkiye beat Austria 2-1 in an exciting match to move into quarters

 


Turkey will face the formidable Netherlands in the highly anticipated quarter-finals of Euro 2024 after securing a dramatic 2-1 victory over Austria. Both nations have now reached the last eight of a European Championship for the first time since 2008, marking a significant achievement.


Merih Demiral emerged as the unlikely hero for Turkey in a rain-drenched Leipzig. He scored an early goal within the first minute and later delivered a powerful header just before the hour mark, sealing the decisive goal.


Vincenzo Montella's resilient team, missing their suspended captain Hakan Calhanoglu but buoyed by overwhelming support at the Zentralstadion, will face the Dutch in Berlin on Saturday. The Netherlands had a dominant and comfortable 3-0 win over Romania earlier on Tuesday.


Turkey had previously suffered a humiliating 6-1 defeat to Austria in March, and Montella admitted he was determined to avenge that embarrassing loss.


Ralf Rangnick's side dominated much of the match, particularly in the second half when they relentlessly pressed Turkey back, but conceded the second goal against the run of play.


Al-Ahli centre-back Demiral made history by becoming the first European defender to score twice in the knockout stages of a major tournament since Lilian Thuram for France at the 1998 World Cup. Michael Gregoritsch reduced the deficit by skillfully converting Stefan Posch's flick at a corner shortly after Demiral's second goal, bringing his international tally to four in 48 caps.


Despite their overwhelming dominance, Austria couldn't capitalize further and were ultimately eliminated after Christoph Baumgartner's potential equalizer was denied by an incredible, acrobatic save from Mert Gunok in the final seconds of added time.

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