Czechia vs Turkey, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship
Czechia
  • Red Card 20': Antonín Barák
  • 66': Tomás Soucek
  • Red Card 90'+8': Tomás Chorý
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Turkey
  • 51': Hakan Çalhanoglu
  • 90'+4': Cenk Tosun

Turkey strike late to beat Czechia, advance as group runners-up

Turkey held off a spirited comeback from the Czech Republic and scored a late winner to seal a 2-1 triumph on Wednesday that confirmed second place in Euro 2024 Group F and booked a last-16 clash with Austria.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 1': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Lukás Provod (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonín Barák.
  • 2': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Mert Günok.
  • 4': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
  • 4': Mojmír Chytil (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 7': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 11': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Antonín Barák (Czechia).
  • 11': Antonín Barák (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
  • 15': Attempt saved. David Jurásek (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 15': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
  • 17': Attempt missed. Robin Hranác (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Soucek with a headed pass.
  • 20': Foul by Antonín Barák (Czechia).
  • 20': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Second yellow card to Antonín Barák (Czechia) for a bad foul.
  • 23': Hand ball by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Robin Hranác (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
  • 25': Hand ball by Mert Müldür (Türkiye).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu with a cross.
  • 27': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Samet Akaydin (Türkiye) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Foul by Merih Demiral (Türkiye).
  • 28': Tomás Soucek (Czechia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Foul by Mojmír Chytil (Czechia).
  • 29': Merih Demiral (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Salih Özcan (Türkiye).
  • 31': Mojmír Chytil (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Salih Özcan (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
  • 32': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 34': Delay in match (Türkiye).
  • 34': Patrik Schick (Czechia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Robin Hranác (Czechia).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Foul by Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye).
  • 40': Tomás Soucek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 41': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 44': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 44': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. David Jurásek (Czechia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukás Provod.
  • 45': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Samet Akaydin.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Czechia 0, Türkiye 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Czechia 0, Türkiye 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Kaan Ayhan replaces Salih Özcan.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Merih Demiral.
  • 47': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 49': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
  • 49': Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 51': Goal! Czechia 0, Türkiye 1. Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ismail Yüksek.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Jindrich Stanek (Czechia).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Substitution, Czechia. Matej Kovár replaces Jindrich Stanek because of an injury.
  • 55': Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Adam Hlozek.
  • 55': Substitution, Czechia. Jan Kuchta replaces Mojmír Chytil.
  • 57': Offside, Türkiye. Hakan Çalhanoglu is caught offside.
  • 58': Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
  • 58': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).
  • 61': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.
  • 62': Foul by Samet Akaydin (Türkiye).
  • 62': Tomás Chory (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Samet Akaydin (Türkiye).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Substitution, Türkiye. Okay Yokuslu replaces Ismail Yüksek.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukás Provod with a cross.
  • 64': Mert Günok (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Tomás Chory (Czechia) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 66': Goal! Czechia 1, Türkiye 1. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Hranác.
  • 66': Hakan Çalhanoglu (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Ugurcan Çakir (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 70': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
  • 71': Hand ball by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
  • 72': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz with a through ball.
  • 73': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
  • 75': Substitution, Czechia. Ondrej Lingr replaces Lukás Provod.
  • 75': Substitution, Türkiye. Cenk Tosun replaces Arda Güler.
  • 76': Substitution, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Kenan Yildiz.
  • 78': Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ondrej Lingr (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Jurásek.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Ondrej Lingr (Czechia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
  • 81': Mert Müldür (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 81': Substitution, Czechia. Matej Jurásek replaces David Jurásek.
  • 82': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Jan Kuchta (Czechia).
  • 84': Vítezslav Jaros (Czechia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 85': Foul by Samet Akaydin (Türkiye).
  • 85': Matej Jurásek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Samet Akaydin (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kerem Aktürkoglu.
  • 87': Substitution, Türkiye. Orkun Kökçü replaces Hakan Çalhanoglu.
  • 88': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
  • 88': Okay Yokuslu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Matej Jurásek (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
  • 90'+1': Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Mert Müldür (Türkiye).
  • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaan Ayhan with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Czechia 1, Türkiye 2. Cenk Tosun (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Czechia 1, Türkiye 2.
  • 90'+8': Tomás Chory (Czechia) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 90'+8': Arda Güler (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Tomás Soucek (Czechia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Czechia 1, Türkiye 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 16
11 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 2
1 Offsides 0
7 Corner Kicks 3
5 Saves 3
68.1 Possession 31.9
18 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
447 Accurate Passes 160
512 Passes 229
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 63
25 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 9
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 2
19 Effective Clearances 19
19 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: Volksparkstadion
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Attendance: 47,683

EURO Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Portugal 3 +2 6
2 Turkey 3 0 6
3 Georgia 3 0 4
4 Czechia 3 -2 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CZE Czechia (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Jindrich Stanek (GK)
4 Robin Hranác
18 Ladislav Krejcí Yellow Card
3 Tomás Holes
14 Lukás Provod
22 Tomás Soucek
15 David Jurásek
5 Vladimír Coufal
13 Mojmír Chytil
9 Adam Hlozek
7 Antonín Barák Yellow Card
Czechia Substitutes:
David Zima, Vitezslav Jaros, Václav Cerný, Matej Jurásek, Petr Sevcik, Patrik Schick, Lukás Cerv, Tomás Chorý, Jan Kuchta, Tomás Vlcek, Ondrej Lingr, Martin Vitík, Pavel Sulc, David Doudera, Matej Kovar.

TUR Turkey (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Mert Günok (GK) Yellow Card
3 Merih Demiral
4 Samet Akaydin Yellow Card
20 Ferdi Kadioglu
18 Mert Müldür Yellow Card
10 Hakan Çalhanoglu
16 Ismail Yüksek Yellow Card
15 Salih Özcan Yellow Card
21 Baris Alper Yilmaz
19 Kenan Yildiz Yellow Card
8 Arda Güler
Turkey Substitutes:
Altay Bayindir, Bertug Yildirim, Zeki Çelik, Semih Kiliçsoy, Irfan Can Kahveci, Ugurcan Çakir, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Cenk Tosun, Kerem Aktürkoglu, Orkun Kökçü, Yunus Akgün, Yusuf Yazici, Okay Yokuslu, Kaan Ayhan.

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