Turkiye defeated Austria thanks to Merich Demiral's multi-goal and succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals.
Turkiye won 2-1 in the round of 16 of the UEFA 2024 European Championship (Euro 2024) against Austria at Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, Germany on the 3rd (Korea time).
Turkiye, ranked 42nd in the FIFA rankings, secured its first advance to the quarterfinals in 16 years since Euro 2008 by winning against Austria, ranked 25th, 17 places higher than them. On the contrary, Austria, which made a splash by beating France, the Netherlands and Poland in the group stage, ended the tournament by eliminating the round of 16.
Turkiye defeated Austria on the day thanks to Merich Demiral's multi-goal. In particular, Demiral scored the first goal 57 seconds into the first half, playing a big role in his team's victory. Having made it to the quarterfinals, Turkiye will have a showdown with the Netherlands on the 7th with a ticket to the semifinals.
Turkiye made a 4-3-3 formation. Merdi Kadiolu, Abdulkherim Bardakchi, Merich Demiral and Merit Mühldur made up the back four. Orkun Kökchü, Ismael Wixecki and Khan Ihan were placed in the midfield, while Kenan Yildiz, Arda Güller and Barsh Alper Yilmaz were named in the front-line three-top line.
Austria faced off with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Patrick Pentz wore goalie gloves, Philippe Mbene, Philippe Linhardt, Kevin Danso, and Stefan Posch formed the back four. The third line was guarded by Konrat Reimer and Nicholas Zeibald, and the second line featured Marcel Javicher, Christoph Baumgartner, and Romano Schmidt. On the front line, Marco Arnautovic aimed for the Turkiye goal.
Turkiye took the lead by scoring the first goal 57 seconds into the first half. Austria's defense and goalkeeper failed to clear the ball properly at the Turkiye corner, and Demiral, who did not miss it, fired a shot and put the ball into the net, scoring the first goal early.
Austria, which faced an unexpected blow, struggled to tie the game. In the third minute of the first half, Baumgartner beat two defenders in front of the penalty box and fired a right-footed shot at the far post, but the shot went slightly to the side of the net and did not lead to an effective shot.
Austria also had a chance to score in the fifth minute of the first half, but failed to equalize. Schmidt's low cross toward the net passed the Turkiye defense and the goalkeeper, and Baumgartner tried to shoot but failed to equalize as he failed to touch the ball properly.
In the 7th minute of the first half, Austria tried to shoot a header in the head by center back Linhardt, but the ball flew over the net and gave up a goal kick to Turkiye.
In the 19th minute of the first half, Turkiye midfielder Guller, who plays for Real Madrid, saw the goalkeeper coming forward near the center line and attempted a bold long-range shot, but the shot was inaccurate and flew out of the net. 유흥알바
In the 25th minute of the first half, Demiral, the main character of the first goal, aimed for an additional goal by hitting the ball on the head this time in a corner kick situation, but his header shot headed over the net.