Falling to Türkiye, Czech Republic eliminated from Euro 2024
Báo Dân trí•27/06/2024
(Dan Tri) - At Hamburg Arena in the early morning of June 27, the Czech Republic lost 1-2 to Türkiye in Group F of Euro 2024, officially saying goodbye to the tournament in Germany.
Highlight Czech Republic lost 1-2 to Türkiye
Facing Türkiye at Hamburg Arena, the Czech Republic suffered a big loss when they were without their number one star Patrick Schik. Türkiye had all their most important stars like Calhanoglu and Arda Guler. With the goal of having to win, the Czech Republic pushed up their formation to attack right after the opening whistle. Their first chance came in the 3rd minute, when Provod unleashed a powerful shot that forced Turkish goalkeeper Mert to dive to save the goal. The match was tense right after the opening whistle (Photo: UEFA). After the first 10 minutes, Türkiye gradually regained control of the game and played aggressively. Arda Guler's long-range shot in the 12th minute went over the crossbar. The match was tense, fierce and the players from both teams played quite roughly. The highlight of the match came in the 20th minute, when Barak fouled Ozcan and received a second yellow card and was sent off. The Czech Republic was down to 10 men and they completely lost control of the game to Türkiye. The Czech Republic suffered a major loss after losing a man in the 20th minute (Photo: UEFA). Despite dominating the game, Turkey still lacked precision in their shots. The Turkish players could not keep their composure when Ozcan and Yildiz were consecutively booked. The Czech Republic unexpectedly had a chance at the end of the first half, Jurasek faced goalkeeper Mert but he failed to finish. Five minutes into the second half, Hlozek shot from a distance but the ball was not difficult enough to beat the Turkish goalkeeper. Calhanoglu opened the score 1-0 for Türkiye (Photo: UEFA). Despite not playing very impressively, Turkey took the lead in the 51st minute. After two consecutive shots from his teammates, Calhanoglu kicked the ball diagonally from the outside of his right foot to open the score for Turkey. With nothing to lose, the Czech Republic tried to attack despite being one man down. In the 66th minute, after goalkeeper Mert made a mistake in catching the ball, Soucek seized the opportunity to volley accurately into an empty net, tying the score 1-1 for the Czech Republic. Czech Republic tried to equalize despite playing with one less player (Photo: UEFA). Soucek celebrates equalizing 1-1 for the Czech Republic (Photo: UEFA). In high spirits, the Czech Republic continued to attack, causing many difficulties for the Turkish defense. In the 82nd minute, Kuchta put the ball into the Turkish net but the referee blew the whistle for offside. Despite great efforts, the Czech Republic lost their stamina towards the end of the match. In the 90+4 minute, Tosun comfortably dribbled the ball from the left wing into the middle and then made a tricky shot to seal a 2-1 victory for Türkiye. Tosun sealed a 2-1 victory for Türkiye (Photo: UEFA). Türkiye beat the Czech Republic 2-1 at Hamburg Arena (Photo: UEFA). At the end of Group F Euro 2024, Portugal won the top spot with 6 points, Turkey ranked second with 6 points, Georgia ranked third with 4 points, together winning tickets to the next round. The Czech Republic ranked last in the group with only 1 point. In the round of 16 of Euro 2024, Portugal faced Slovenia, Turkey met Austria and Georgia met Spain. Czech Republic'slineup (3-5-2): Stanek; Holes, Hranac, Chytil; Coufal, Soucek, Barak, Provod, Jurasek; Hlozek, Krejci. Turkey (4-2-3-1) : Mert; Muldur, Demiral, Akaydin, Kadioglu; Ismail, Calhanoglu; Ozcan, Arda Guler, Yildiz; Baris.
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