Turkey took an early lead against Austria in the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Tuesday. Follow the match live.
21:25 – Demiral with the head!
Arda Güler takes this corner again and Demiral cuts the trajectory at the near post to deflect the ball but it goes just over the Austrian goal!
21:24 – Danso temporarily averts the danger
From a well-taken free-kick by Arda Güler, Danso heads away the danger but Austria ends up conceding a corner, in the same place as Demiral’s goal.
21:23 – Posch concedes a free kick
Posch concedes a free kick along the left touchline by fouling Yildiz. Good opportunity coming for the Turks on a free kick…
21:20 – Güler attempts a lob from very far away
After a breakthrough in the middle to get the ball out, Arda Güler sees Pentz slightly advanced and decides to try a daring lob. But he misses his move and the Austrian goalkeeper is not worried.
21:18 – Turkey in a weak time
For the first time in the match, Turkey agrees to suffer in its own half against the Austrians, who can settle in and move the ball around while waiting for the opening. Without success so far.
21:15 – Both teams give it their all
Austria and Turkey are giving 100% in this early game and the players are running a lot at the moment. This may not be the case for the whole game, but what a fun encounter so far.
21:12 – Sabitzer misses his free kick
Marcel Sabitzer takes responsibility for this well-placed free kick but the Turkish wall deflects the ball into a corner. The defense then clears the danger.
21:11 – First yellow card issued for Kökçü
Kökçü gets the first yellow card of the match for a poorly controlled tackle on Baumgartner, in the middle. This gives Sabitzer a good free-kick but also means that the Turkish captain will miss a possible quarter-final.
21:08 – Lienhart takes the lead again
On this second Austrian corner, Lienhart cuts the trajectory at the first post but fails to get the shot on target with a header.
21:06 – What an opportunity for Austria!
The pace is crazy at the start of the match and we go from one goal to the other. Austria gets their first corner in this match on the left side. Schmid hits it hard at ground level and surprises everyone. The ball crosses the surface in front of the line but Baumgartner is unable to push the ball into the back of the net, hindered by Demiral.
21:03 – Baumgartner strikes from afar!
Austria are close to equalizing quickly! At the edge of the area, Baumgartner unleashes a cross shot that skims Mert Günok’s post…
21:02 – GOAL for Turkey! Demiral puts it in the back of the net (0-1)
Turkey take the lead on their first opportunity! Güler surprises Pentz, the Austrian goalkeeper, by attempting a direct corner but it is pushed back on the line by the defense. Except that Demiral hangs around and sends the ball into the back of the net! 1-0 for Turkey after two minutes of play.
21:01 – First corner for Turkey
It’s a fast-paced match between Austria and Turkey. The Turks already get a corner kick early in the game.
21:00 – Let’s go between Austria and Turkey!
Mr. Soares Dias whistles the kick-off of this round of 16 of Euro 2024 between Austria and Turkey! It is the Austrian players who start for this first period.
20:54 – The players enter the pitch
The players of Austria and Turkey enter the pitch at the Leipzig Stadium for this last eighth of Euro 2024. The kick-off will be given just after the anthems!
20:51 – Sabitzer, the man to watch on the Austrian side
Deeply affected by the defeat in the Champions League final with Dortmund against Real Madrid (2-0), Marcel Sabitzer had asked not to play in the friendly match against Switzerland on June 8 (1-1). This raised questions in Austria, but the level displayed by the midfielder since then has silenced all the criticism. Voted man of the match against the Netherlands, it was he who scored the winning goal at the end of the game against the Oranje (3-2), proving that he had forgotten the disappointment suffered with Dortmund. He will once again be the number one threat for Turkey tonight.
20:46 – Çalhanoğlu’s suspension, a real blow
One of the keys to this match will be how Turkey will deal with the absence of Hakan Çalhanoğlu, their playmaker and designated shooter for all set pieces. Suspended after a yellow card received against the Czech Republic (2-1), the Inter midfielder will be greatly missed by the Turkish selection and the Austrians are aware of this, starting with Konrad Laimer, who acknowledged that Çalhanoğlu’s suspension would be an “advantage”.
20:42 – Netherlands in the quarter-finals
Austria and Turkey already know their opponent in the quarter-finals. It is the Netherlands, who easily beat Romania 3-0 a few minutes ago, thanks to goals from Gakpo (20th) and Malen (83rd and 90th+3). The Austrians and the Dutch have already faced each other in the last group match, won 3 goals to 2 by Austria.
20:39 – Rangnick changed Austria
Before the Euro 2024 round of 16, only Portugal (73%), Spain (67%) and the Netherlands (64%) had a higher win ratio among European nations than Austria (60%, or 15 wins in 25 games) since Ralf Rangnick was appointed coach on June 1, 2022. Proof of the influence of the Austrian coach who has just celebrated his 66th birthday.
20:35 – Austria-Danso: “We always believed in ourselves”
If Austria’s presence in the round of 16 is a surprise for some spectators, it is not the case for Ralf Rangnick’s players. RC Lens defender Kevin Danso even thinks his team is capable of going further. We always approach matches in the same way. We know what we have to do, explained the RC Lens defender to the press on Monday. We just have to give our all, be solid, play our game and make sure the match goes as well as possible. (…) We just have to keep our feet on the ground, that’s all. We always believed in ourselves. We always knew we could go far.”
20:30 – Austria dreams of reaching the round of 16
Austria’s presence in the round of 16 is almost unprecedented. This is only the country’s third participation in a Euro, after 2008 (as host country) and 2021, and it is only the second time that the Austrians have reached the round of 16, after 2021. Italy had then eliminated Austria (2-1 aet). The Austrian selection therefore has the opportunity to reach the quarter-finals of a Euro for the first time in its history.
20:25 – A final notable opposition
Far from imagining that the two countries would meet in the round of 16 of Euro 2024, Austria and Turkey played a friendly match during the last international break, on March 26. The result? A stinging 6-1 in favor of the Austrians, thanks to a hat-trick from Michael Gregoritsch. A match to forget for the Turks.
20:20 – Türkiye: Çalhanoğlu suspended
On the Turkish side, Italian coach Vincenzo Montella must do without his leader Hakan Çalhanoğlu, who is suspended. A real blow for the Turkish selection, since the Inter player is also the one who takes care of set pieces. Kökçü replaces him and strengthens the midfield. Güler and Yildiz will be in charge of animating the attack. Turkey’s starting eleven: Gunok – Muldur, Bardakci, Demiral, Kadioglu – Yuksek, Ayhan (c) – Yildiz, Kokçü, A. Güler – BA Yilmaz.
20:15 – Austria: Danso is back, Laimer too
For this round of 16, Austrian coach Ralf Rangnick should not disrupt his plans from the first round. Absent against the Netherlands, RC Lens defender Kevin Danso will make his return to central defense. Laimer and Schmid should accompany Baumgartner in support of Arnautovic, with Sabitzer a notch lower today. Austria’s starting eleven: Pentz – Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene – Seiwald, Sabitzer – Laimer, Baumgartner, Schmid – Arnautovic (c).
20:10 – Turkey gets into the game
For its part, Turkey finished in second place in Group F behind Portugal, with two wins in three games against Georgia (3-1) and the Czech Republic (2-1) but a heavy defeat against Portugal (0-3). Supported by a large number of supporters in Germany, the Turkish team also dreams of going far in this open part of the table. But to do so, it will have to beat Austria this Tuesday evening in Leipzig.