Turkey completed the line-up for the quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over Austria in Leipzig in the last 16 of the 2024 European Football Championship.
Al-Ahly Saudi defender Merih Demiral scored Turkey’s two goals (1 and 59), and Austria responded with a goal by Michael Gregoritsch (66), and Turkey set a date with the Netherlands in the quarter-finals on Saturday in Berlin.
Turkey avenged their heavy 1-6 defeat to Austria in a friendly match last March. Turkey also played the match without their influential captain Hakan Calhanoglu, who was suspended for receiving two yellow cards in the group stage. He was replaced by Kaan Ayhan, while Real Madrid’s young winger Arda Guler played as a striker.
On the other hand, Austria’s central defender Kevin Danso returned to the squad after missing the last two matches, noting that he played the first match against France and his collision with Kylian Mbappe caused the latter’s nose to break.
Veteran Marko Arnautovic led the front line, assisted by Marcel Sabitzer and Christoph Baumgartner.
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