Austria vs Turkey, 2024 European Championship, Round of 16
· UEFA European ChampionshipTurkey 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 Timeline
- 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
 TUR |
AUT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Red Bull Arena
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Attendance: 38,305
Line-Ups
Austria (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Patrick Pentz (GK) |
| 15 | Philipp Lienhart  |
| 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 |
Turkey (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mert Günok (GK) |
| 3 | Merih Demiral |
| 14 | Abdülkerim Bardakci |
| 22 | Kaan Ayhan |
| 6 | Orkun Kökçü |
| 16 | Ismail Yüksek |
| 20 | Ferdi Kadioglu |
| 18 | Mert Müldür |
| 8 | Arda Güler |
| 19 | Kenan Yildiz |
| 21 | Baris Alper Yilmaz |
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