Austria vs Turkey, 2024 European Championship, Round of 16

· UEFA European Championship
Austria
  • 66': Michael Gregoritsch
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1 - 2
Turkey
  • 1': Merih Demiral
  • 59': Merih Demiral

Turkey edge Austria in thriller to set up Netherlands quarterfinal

Turkey's Merih Demiral struck in each half to guide his team to a high-octane 2-1 victory over Austria on Tuesday and book their spot in Euro 2024's last eight.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Nicolas Seiwald.
  • 1': Goal! Austria 0, Türkiye 1. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 5': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 5': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Philipp Lienhart (Austria) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye).
  • 11': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Philipp Lienhart (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner with a headed pass.
  • 13': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
  • 15': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
  • 15': Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Arda Güler (Türkiye) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Baris Alper Yilmaz following a fast break.
  • 21': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
  • 21': Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
  • 23': Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Christoph Baumgartner.
  • 24': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Philipp Lienhart.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
  • 30': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
  • 30': Kaan Ayhan (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
  • 38': Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
  • 38': Romano Schmid (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Foul by Kenan Yildiz (Türkiye).
  • 41': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye).
  • 42': Ismail Yüksek (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (Austria).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Austria 0, Türkiye 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Austria 0, Türkiye 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Austria. Alexander Prass replaces Phillipp Mwene.
  • 45': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Romano Schmid.
  • 48': Offside, Austria. Marcel Sabitzer is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a through ball.
  • 52': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Philipp Lienhart (Austria).
  • 52': Philipp Lienhart (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Stefan Posch.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Stefan Posch (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 55': Offside, Austria. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Ferdi Kadioglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Orkun Kökçü.
  • 58': Substitution, Türkiye. Salih Özcan replaces Ismail Yüksek.
  • 59': Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Alexander Prass.
  • 59': Goal! Austria 0, Türkiye 2. Merih Demiral (Türkiye) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arda Güler with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Foul by Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye).
  • 62': Stefan Posch (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Philipp Lienhart (Austria).
  • 64': Substitution, Austria. Max Wöber replaces Philipp Lienhart.
  • 64': Substitution, Austria. Florian Grillitsch replaces Konrad Laimer.
  • 65': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
  • 65': Merih Demiral (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Austria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner following a corner.
  • 66': Goal! Austria 1, Türkiye 2. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Posch following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Seiwald with a through ball.
  • 70': Arda Güler (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Dangerous play by Florian Grillitsch (Austria).
  • 73': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Merih Demiral.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Florian Grillitsch (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Wöber.
  • 77': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci.
  • 78': Substitution, Türkiye. Okay Yokuslu replaces Kenan Yildiz.
  • 78': Substitution, Türkiye. Kerem Aktürkoglu replaces Arda Güler.
  • 79': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Kaan Ayhan.
  • 81': Florian Grillitsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Kerem Aktürkoglu (Türkiye).
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Orkun Kökçü (Türkiye).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Türkiye. Irfan Can Kahveci replaces Orkun Kökçü because of an injury.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stefan Posch with a cross.
  • 86': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Salih Özcan.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Offside, Türkiye. Baris Alper Yilmaz is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Wöber with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferdi Kadioglu.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Prass with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Mert Günok.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Austria 1, Türkiye 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Austria 1, Türkiye 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 2
39.8 Possession 60.2
6 SHOTS 21
3 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
303 Accurate Passes 470
379 Passes 564
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 13
14 Crosses 38
0.3 Cross % 0.3
57 Long Balls 43
21 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 7
8 Effective Tackles 5
20 Tackles 12
0.4 Tackle % 0.4
13 Interceptions 5
55 Effective Clearances 13
55 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship

Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 38,305

Line-Ups

AUT Austria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Patrick Pentz (GK)
15 Philipp Lienhart Yellow Card
4 Kevin Danso
16 Phillipp Mwene
5 Stefan Posch
19 Christoph Baumgartner
20 Konrad Laimer
6 Nicolas Seiwald
7 Marko Arnautovic
9 Marcel Sabitzer
18 Romano Schmid Yellow Card
Austria Substitutes:
Florian Grillitsch, Maximilian Wöber, Florian Kainz, Matthias Seidl, Niklas Hedl, Leopold Querfeld, Maximilian Entrup, Marco Grüll, Flavius Daniliuc, Michael Gregoritsch, Heinz Lindner, Andreas Weimann, Alexander Prass.

TUR Turkey (3-4-3)

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

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