Türkiye advance to EURO 2024 quarter-finals after defeating Austria 2-1
A double by Merih Demiral inspired Türkiye to a 2-1 win over Austria in their Euro 2024 last 16 match on Tuesday and a place in the quarter-finals.
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- Published Date: 12:04 | 03 July 2024
- Modified Date: 12:21 | 03 July 2024
The Turkish National Football Team advanced to the quarter-finals of EURO 2024 by defeating Austria 2-1. Merih Demiral became the second national footballer to score 2 goals in a European Championship match. Türkiye's opponent in the quarter-finals will be the Netherlands.
Our team, which started the match like a storm, took the lead within the first minute. In the 57th second of the match, following a corner kick taken by Arda Güler from the right wing, a scramble occurred in the goal area. Merih Demiral, who completed the ball after goalkeeper Pentz's intervention on the goal line, put Türkiye ahead 1-0.
Merih's goal in the 1st minute against Austria became the earliest goal in our European Championship history. The first half ended with our National Team leading 1-0.
In the 59th minute, Merih rose well to meet another corner kick taken by Arda and scored a header, making it 2-0. With this goal, Merih Demiral became the second national footballer to score 2 goals in a European Championship match after Nihat Kahveci.
Austria reduced the deficit to 1 with a goal by Michael Gregoritsch in the 66th minute: 1-2. As there were no more goals in the remainder of the match, the Turkish National Team won 2-1 and will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
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