The football team Türkiye won this Wednesday by 1-2 against Czechia in Euro 2024, in a match corresponding to Group F and played at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, where the Ottomans secured second place at the last minute.
The start of the match was somewhat lukewarm, with nerves and barely a shot from the Arda Güler as the highlight in the first quarter of an hour.
However, it was enough time for Antonín Barák saw a quick yellow card after fouling Ferdi Kadioglu, an action that ended up being decisive.
In the 20th minute, Barák stomped on another opponent in a split ball and the Romanian referee István Kovács showed him the second yellow card and, ultimately, his expulsion.
Upon returning from the locker room, Türkiye pressed harder and gradually created danger for Jindrich Stanek’s goal.
One shot was repelled by the defense and another was rejected by Stanek, who injured his right shoulder on that same play; To make matters worse, at the same time as he got up from the grass, the Czech goalkeeper saw how the goal arrived Hakan Calhanoglu at 51′.
They had to come back from the Czech Republic to avoid being eliminated, and the urgency was noticeable. The Central Europeans, focused on the attack, scored in the 82nd minute thanks to Jan Kuchta, but there was a prior foul.
On the counterattack, given the spaces that the Czechs were leaving, some chances seemed to be coming.
No sooner said than done, Samet Akaydin cleared a cross with his head and Kaan Ayhan started the counterattack and gave the ball to Cenk Tosunwho hit a right cross to end the match.
Thanks to this victory, Montella’s pupils finished second in the group with six points and in the round of 16 they will play against the team of Austria.
After the final whistle, a brawl broke out that led to another expulsion for Czechia, this time, in the figure of Tomas Chory.
