Arda Guller set a new record.
Turkiye defeated Austria 2-1 in the round of 16 at the UEFA Euro 2024 held at Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig, Germany, at 4 a.m. on Thursday (Korea time). Turkiye will face the Netherlands in the quarterfinals.
It was a meeting between the two. Austria, led by coach Ralf Rangnick, lost in the first match against France but secured a 3-2 victory over Poland in the final match to advance to the round of 16 as No. 1 in the group. Vincenzo Monterra's Turkiye was also defeated by Portugal in the group stage, but he also showed strength in defeating Georgia and the Czech Republic to advance to the round of 16 as No. 2 in the group stage.
Turkiye scored the first goal 57 seconds after the start. Merich Demiral scored the second fastest goal in Euro history in the first minute of the first half, taking the lead early on. Demiral scored multiple goals in the 14th minute of the second half, widening the gap to 2-0.
It was Austria who urgently needed to do so. As the second half started and the team strengthened its offense, Michael Gregorish scored a comeback goal in the 21st minute of the second half and began to chase the team. Austria hit hard right before the end of the second half. With only seconds left in the second half of extra time, Christoph Baumgartner tried to shoot a menacing header, but Merthyr Günock saved the goal. Turkiye won the match.
Güler, who started the game, displayed stellar performance. Güler recorded an assist on Demiral's second goal on the day, and completed one goal and one assist in four matches of the Euro. Based on the soccer statistics website "Foot Mob," Güler played 78 minutes with one assist, two key passes, an 88 percent success rate for ground ball competition (seven out of eight), one shot, two dribbles, four corner kicks, and one tackle. His score was 8.2 points, the highest after Demiral, the main character of multi-goal.
Güller added an impressive record. "Güller is the third teenage player who scored and assisted in a Euro tournament after Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo at Euro 2004," European soccer expert Fabrizio Romano said. Earlier, Güller scored an additional goal in the 1-1 situation in the first group match against Georgia, leading the team to victory. 핑크알바
Guller is a huge prospect that Real Madrid is proud of. Despite not playing many games due to injury last season, he left strong impressions several times and was evaluated as the future of Real Madrid. So far, he has scored two goals in 11 A-matches.