Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:16am on 03 Jul 2024,Wednesday Sports
Turkey defeated Austria 2-1 in a thrilling EURO 2024 Round of 16 match at Leipzig Stadium. Merih Demiral scored the tournament's fastest knockout-stage goal just 57 seconds in, and added another in the 59th minute, both from Arda Güler corners. Austria's Michael Gregoritsch reduced the deficit in the 66th minute, but Turkey's resolute defense and goalkeeper Mert Gunok's heroics secured their win. Austria, despite topping their group, struggled to break through Turkey’s defense and were eliminated. Turkey advances to face the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.
