In the European Championship quarter-finals, Akdağ’s opener proved insufficient as Turkey conceded two goals in a six-minute span in the second half, ultimately losing 2-1 to the Netherlands and being eliminated from the tournament.
Turkey’s European Championship journey has come to an end. They accumulated a total of 19 yellow cards and one red card across their five matches, equalling the Czech Republic’s single European Championship record for yellow and red cards set in 1996.
They were able to achieve this historical feat thanks to substitute striker Yıldırım, who earned a red card in the closing seconds of the match.
In fact, the Rennes forward had not even featured in the competition. Interestingly, their head coach Vincenzo Montella had also received a yellow card shortly before Yıldırım’s red card.
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