He didn’t score, but he was once again decisive with the assist for Demiral’s second goal. The star of Arda Guler continues to shine at EURO 2024: “Merih scored two beautiful goals, the second goal came thanks to a great header. Taking corners aiming at his head is easy…”, the Real Madrid player told UEFA microphones after the 2-1 victory against Austria and the qualification of Vincenzo Montella’s team to the quarter-finals.
The first assist is never forgotten: “I am very happy to have provided my first assist, after scoring my first goal in the tournament. But the most important thing is the team’s victory: I am very happy to have contributed. The quarter-finals? I am very excited to play in Berlin in front of our fans. Holland will be a difficult opponent to face but we believe in it and we want to go through to the next round”.
The scoreboard
Austria (4-2-3-1): Pentz; Posch, Danso, Lienhart (20′ st Wober), Mwene (1′ st Prass); Seiwald, Sabitzer; Laimer (20′ st Grillitsch), Baumgartner, Schmid (1′ st Gregoristch); Arnautovic. Available: Lindner, Hedl, Querfeld, Kainz, Daniliuc, Seidl, Weimann, Entrup, Grull. All.: Rangnick
Türkiye (4-2-3-1): Gunok; Muldur, Bardakci, Demiral, Kadioglu; Yuksek (13′ st Ozcan), Ayhan ; Yilmaz, Kokcu (38′ st Kahveci), Yildiz (33′ st Akturkoglu); Arda Guler (33′ st Yokuslu). Available: Bayindir, Cakir, Celik, Tosun, Yazici, Kaplan, Kilicsoy, Akgun, Yildirim. Coach: Montella
Referee: Soares Days (Portugal)
Markers: 1′ Demiral (T), 14′ st Demiral (T), 21′ st Gregoristch (A)
Ammonites: Schmid, Lienhart (A); Kokcu, Yuksek (T)