Turkey beats ten Czech Republic males and qualifies for the eighth finals

NOS Voetbal•gisteren, 23:00

View the Czech Republic-Turkey abstract

Turkey recorded a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic in Hamburg in European Championship group F, which performed greater than seventy minutes with ten males, and thus certified for the final sixteen as quantity two behind Portugal. For the Czechs, the story ends in Germany.

Georgia will even go to the eighth finals from this group. The quantity 75 on the planet rankings surprisingly gained 2-0 in opposition to Portugal, which was already sure of a gaggle win, and survived the primary choice as one of many 4 finest numbers 4.

NOSThe remaining rating in group F

For Turkey, which has already confronted the Czechs twice earlier than at a European Championship and left the sphere as winners each instances (2008 and 2016), a degree was sufficient to make sure a spot within the final sixteen.

With just one level from the primary two matches within the group, the Czech Republic began the match within the Volkspark Stadium with an equally clear task: win.

ReutersTop scorer Patrik Schick on the bench for the Czech Republic

A disappointment for the Czech Republic was that the job needed to be executed with out the marginally injured striker Patrik Schick, who scored 5 targets on the European Championship three years in the past – together with the successful one within the spherical of 16 in opposition to the Netherlands – and shared the highest scorer of that event with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Schick, who turned German champions with Bayer Leverkusen final season, noticed from the bench how the primary objective try got here from a Czech foot: Lukás Provod took goalkeeper Mert Günok below fireplace after simply three minutes.

Fast crimson card

Shortly after Robin Hranác missed a heading alternative, nationwide coach Ivan Hasek’s crew needed to proceed with ten males. The match was solely twenty minutes previous when Antonín Barák had already assaulted an opponent twice: twice yellow and subsequently crimson.

Twice yellow and subsequently crimson for the Czech Barák

A messy struggle ensued with many full and half fouls, wherein Turkey was unable to capitalize on the manpower state of affairs. The crew of Italian Vincenzo Montella, which had left former Feyenoord participant Orkun Kökçü out of the beginning line-up and had not fielded an actual centre-forward, was threatening at instances, however clear alternatives weren’t forthcoming.

The Czech Republic, however, might have taken the lead simply earlier than half-time. After a fast counter, David Jurásek, who had already tried a long-range shot, discovered himself head to head with Günok, however his shot from a troublesome angle hit the goalkeeper.

The Czech Republic wants a miracle

A mistake by Jindrich Stanek at the start of the second half had no penalties, however not a lot later the goalkeeper nonetheless needed to fish. He cleverly saved Kenan Yildiz’s shot, however the Turkish assault continued and ended with a robust bang from captain Hakan Çalhanoglu: 0-1.

Çalhanoglu offers Turkey the lead in opposition to the Czech Republic

Stanek was injured throughout his first save and had to get replaced. He should even have realized {that a} miracle was wanted if the Czech Republic needed to achieve the following spherical.

That appeared to be within the making when Tomás Soucek, the captain of the Czechs, scored the equalizer after a free kick from shut vary. The VAR took motion for some time, however he noticed nothing incorrect with the aerial duel that Tomás Chorý had fought with the Turkish goalkeeper a second earlier than the objective: 1-1.

Soucek offers the Czech Republic hope once more with the equalizer

One other objective would assist the Czech Republic to the following spherical and value Turkey the lead, as a result of Georgia was 2-0 forward in Gelsenkirchen in opposition to Portugal, which was already assured of first place.

That objective didn’t come. On the opposite facet, Baris Alper Yilmaz, the star participant on the Turkish facet, was nearer to 1-2. That got here in further time in opposition to the drained Czechs. Cenk Tosun handed the decision.

Tosun offers Turkey victory in opposition to the Czech Republic in harm time

Within the commotion that adopted, referee Istvan Kovacs handed out a couple of extra playing cards, together with a crimson one for the Czech Chory.

That introduced the harvest to seven yellows (together with two for Barák) and one crimson for the Czech Republic and eleven yellows for Turkey. These nineteen playing cards are good for a doubtful European Championship document: by no means earlier than have greater than ten playing cards been dealt out in a single European Championship match.