Germany 3 – 2 Turkey Highlights
Germany qualify for the EURO 2008 final after a superb quarter-final against Turkey. Surprisingly Fatih Terim’s side was the better side of the match, but they failed to win tonight. Their luck ran out in the last minutes of the match as Philipp Lahm scored and brought the win for Germany.
Turkey had managed to opened the score in the 22nd minute after several misses, including a crossbar. Schweinsteiger equalized 4 minutes later with a clever one-touch execution. The half time score was 1-1, with the Turkish side controlling the game.
The second half has been divided by some problems at the St Jakob Park Stadium. All the TV Stations in the world lost the signal twice, totalizing 9 minutes of downtime. In the second part of the downtime, Klose scored for Germany after a Rustu error. Semith Senturk manage another miracle for Turkey with a clever shot at the narrow angle. You know the outcome after that, with Lahm’s goal.
Germany 3 – 2 Turkey
22′ [0 - 1] U. Boral
26′ B. Schweinsteiger [1 - 1]
79′ M. Klose [2 - 1]
86′ [2 - 2] S. Senturk
90′ P. Lahm [3 - 2]
Match Statistics
shots on target : 3 – 10
shots off target : 4 – 9
possession (%) : 46 – 54
corner kicks : 2 – 8
offsides : 0 – 1
fouls : 14 – 16
yellow cards : 0 – 1
red cards : 0 – 0
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Attendance:
14′ Colin Kazim-Richards hits the crossbar with a superb one touch shot.
26′ 1 – 1 Bastian Schweinsteiger equalizes with a great execution.
81′ 2 – 1 Miroslav Klose heads the ball into the net after a Rustu error.
86′ 2 – 2 Semith Senturk equalizes for Turkey with a clever execution.
90′ 3 – 2 Philipp Lahm scores the winning goal for Germany.
