In the last game of the quarterfinals, the first upset finally occurred.
Turkey's opening blitz goal allowed the cavalry to lead the tank from the beginning and gain a huge strategic advantage. But what was even more decisive in the game was Turkey's corner kick goal copied in the second half - Guler, who scored twice with a corner kick assist, has become the most anticipated young man in this competition.
Austria is the team with the most fouls among all the teams in the group stage, and the goals scored are second only to Germany. Turkey is the team with the expected goals second only to Spain and Portugal - so although it is the team with the least attention in the quarterfinals, But it certainly won’t be the ugliest game (◐‿◑)
In just 57 seconds of the opening, Demiral caught the mistake in front of the Austrian goal - Guler’s corner kick had a weird arc, and Turkey took the lead at the beginning. Just ask how many people can think of it? This is the fastest goal in the history of the European Cup knockout rounds!
This is the disadvantage of slow entry into the opening state. Austria, which originally had the upper hand in all aspects, could only launch an immediate counterattack. The bad things also included the Leipzig Stadium, which was full of Turks, and the Turkish defense, which was too deep due to taking an early lead. When the opponent recovered 54 positions, Austria's originally fierce frontcourt counterattack advantage could not be used.
Turkey's suspension of Calhanoglu and the lack of passers were a natural disaster, but Guler's strategy of starting as a "pseudo center" surprisingly avoided this problem-when the two wings can quickly advance, the center can Lyle can often deliver wonderful passes in the middle - if that doesn't work, he can just hit the goal. Real Madrid's genius is indeed extraordinary. Even if Austria imposes heavy siege on him, his calm and light style of play is worthy of attention^_^. The gratifying thing is that he has not only assumed important responsibilities in the national team, but also gained the trust of his teammates.
In the second half, Rangnick replaced Gregoric and Anau formed a twin tower. Anau soon got a once-in-a-lifetime single-handed goal, but it was saved by Junok.
In the 59th minute, Turkey scored another precious corner kick, Demiral and Guler (◐‿◑) This cannot be said to be accidental - Austria's corner kick defense today is like sleepwalking - But it must also be said that Guler's footwork is really wonderful.
Rangnick also quickly replaced a new central defender and defensive midfielder. It is obvious that Austria's overall condition today is not at its best - led by Anau and Sabitzer - let's just say, if you change your hairstyle to this, Doesn’t it hurt your luck?
Gregorich, who came on as a substitute in the 66th minute, responded with a corner kick and Austria returned to the game.
The ensuing rain battle was quite difficult. Montella, who replaced Yildiz and Guler, probably planned to hold on, but it always seemed not a good thing for the slippery ball to fly in front of the Turkish penalty area. However, the Turkish defense is united and has the best overall performance in this tournament - the Turks gave up the offense, making the 1-goal advantage more and more secure.
No miracle happened at the last moment.
I personally feel that Austria's second half today was able to redeem some of the poor reviews from the first half, but conceding the ball at the second corner kick was really undeserved. And the real dark horse should have appeared, right? He is a Turk who has always had this experience in the World Series.
Finally, Guler definitely has the style of a midfield master. He is definitely worthy of all praise and expectations in the past and future (◐‿◑)
