Key Events
After just 57 seconds, Güller’s corner kick was deflected by Baumgartner and hit Posch, narrowly going in. Pents saved on the line, but Demiral followed up with a shot to give Turkey a dream start, 1-0!
Match Report
At 3:00 am on July 3rd, the Euro Cup Round of 16 kicked off at the Red Bull Arena, with Austria and Turkey battling for the last ticket to the quarter-finals.
Just 30 seconds into the first half, Güller sent a diagonal pass into the box from the right, Yılmaz ran into the area, but Seiwald made a crucial clearance.
In the 3rd minute, Baumgartner beat his marker at the edge of the box and unleashed a low shot towards the far post, which narrowly missed, failing to level for Austria.
In the 6th minute, Sabitzer delivered a corner to the near post, Arnautović cleverly let the ball go through, but Baumgartner missed the target at the back post.
In the 19th minute, Güller broke through the midfield and attempted a long-range lob from the center, but missed the target.
In the 25th minute, Güller took another corner, Demiral headed towards goal, narrowly missing the crossbar.
In the 38th minute, Kadıoğlu turned and advanced into the attack, Schmiedl committed a tactical foul, and was shown a yellow card.
In the 42nd minute, Üçüncü committed a tactical foul on Baumgartner and also received a yellow card. If Turkey eventually progresses, he will miss the quarter-finals.
At half-time, Turkey leads Austria 1-0.
Team Line-Ups
Austria Starting Lineup (4-2-3-1):
13-Pents; 16-Mwene; 5-Posch; 15-Linhart; 4-Danso; 9-Sabitzer; 20-Laimer; 19-Baumgartner; 18-Schmiedl; 6-Seiwald; 7-Arnautović;
Substitutes: 1-Lindner; 12-Hüttl; 2-Wober; 21-Danilyuk; 14-Quaschner; 17-Kainz; 10-Grillitsch; 26-Grüll; 8-Plass; 22-Seidl; 24-Weimann; 11-Gregoritsch; 25-Entlupu;
Turkey Starting Lineup (4-2-3-1):
1-Günok; 14-Bacak; 3-Demiral; 20-Kadıoğlu; 18-Müldür; 22-Ayhan; 6-Kökcü; 16-Üçüncü; 8-Güller; 19-Yıldız; 21-Yılmaz;
Substitutes: 23-Cakir; 12-Bayindir; 2-Çelik; 13-Kaplan; 5-Yokuslu; 17-Kahveci; 15-Özcan; 9-Tosan; 11-Yazıcı; 25-Akün; 7-Aktürkoglu; 26-Yıldırım; 24-Kılıçsoy;
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