Turkey goalkeeper Mert Gunok pulled off a simply outrageous stop to deny Christoph Baumgartner an equaliser at Euro 2024.
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- Turkey see off Austria 2-1.
- Goalkeeper pulls off heroic late save
- Set up quarter-final clash with the Netherlands
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WHAT HAPPENED?
There was plenty of drama at Euro 2024 on Tuesday as Turkey beat Austria 2-1 in the last 16. Two goals from Merih Demiral did the damage but Turkey were also indebted to goalkeeper Gunok who pulled off an incredible late save to preserve the win.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Ralf Rangnick's side showed early promise in the tournament as they qualified for the knockout rounds after topping their group that had European giants like France and Netherlands. After narrowly losing to Les Bleus in their tournament opener, Das Team came back strongly to register back-to-back wins against Poland and the Dutch. Their journey, however, ended on Tuesday as Demiral's early strikes sealed the deal for the Turks.
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WHAT NEXT FOR TURKEY?
The Crescent-Stars will be next seen in action against an in-form Dutch side in the quarter-final on Saturday night. Ronaldo Koeman's side made it to the last-eight stage by thrashing Romania earlier today.
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