On July 3rd, in the Round of 16 of the European Championship, Turkey faced Austria. Just 57 seconds into the game, Demiral scored a lightning-fast goal for Turkey. This is also the fastest goal scored in the knockout stage of the European Championship.
This was the last of the European Championship knockout stage matches. Austria had topped Group C ahead of France and the Netherlands, showing the makings of a dark horse. However, just 57 seconds into the match, Turkey capitalized on a corner kick, and Demiral scored amid the chaos, giving Turkey a lightning-fast goal.
Demiral’s 57-second strike set a new fastest goal record for the European Championship knockout stage, and is also the second-fastest goal in the tournament’s history. It is worth noting that the fastest goal in the European Championship’s history was also scored in this tournament. In the opening round of the group stage, Albania’s Bajrami scored a lightning-fast goal just 23 seconds into the game against Italy, setting a new fastest goal record for the European Championship.
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