Greece qualified for next year's European Championship after beating Turkey 1-0 Wednesday. Ioannis Amanatidis scored the only goal in the 79th minute, sending a shot over Turkey goalkeeper Volkan Demirel.
The match at Ali Sami Yen stadium was largely missing action in the first half as Greece kept a tight defense and Turkey failed to penetrate it. The match gained momentum in the second half after both sides replaced some players with Turkey bringing in striker Hakan Sukur and Arda Turan.
NORWAY UP!....TURKEY DOWN!...
Greece leads Group C with 25 points, while Turkey has 18.Now, after Norway beating Bosnia, Turkey now has to battle for the second spot from the group.Norway has 20 points.
79' High drama as Greece take the lead with just eleven minutes remaining. Ioannis Amanatidis gets the goal for the holders - drilling a low shot past Volkan Demirel after being set up by substitute Georgios Samaras.
Qualifying round - October 17, 2007 20:30 GR
Result: Turkey 0:1 Greece
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen - Istanbul
Scorers: Amanatidis 79'
Yellow Cards: Emre 55' (Turkey) - Torosidis 64' (Greece
Turkey (Fatih Terim): 1 Demirel, 2 Cetin, 4 Zan, 22 Altıntop, 5 Emre (14 Turan 71'), 3 Uzulmez, 7 Aurelio, 10 Gokdeniz (9 Sukur 65'), 8 Karan (11 Metin 46'), 18 Gokhan, 17 Sanli
Greece (Otto Rehhagel): 12 Chalkias, 5 Dellas, 25 Kyrgiakos, 28 Antzas, 2 Seitaridis, 15 Torosidis, 10 Karagounis, 6 Basinas, 9 Charisteas (4 Samaras 59'), 20 Amanatidis, 17 Gekas (33 Lymperopoulos 56')
Referee: Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez (Spain)
Assistant Referees: Juan Carlos Yuste Jimιnez (Spain), Antonio Artero Gallardo (Spain)
YOU SUUUUUUUUCK!!! I'M ASHAMED TO BE A TURK!
ReplyDeleteGet rid of Terim NOW!
ReplyDeleteFatih terim is the best coach in the world. He is wanted by all the great countries including, Brazil, France, Argentina, and England. It would be stupid to let him go now. He knows what he is doing. Trust me! ;)
ReplyDeleteYou made a slight mistake in your description. The first half was ours too, the statistics show that you had 5 shots, none at the goal, but we had 7 shots, 3 at your goal. Thus, we were in the offensive in the first half too, except the first 10 minutes. That was far from uneventful. It was a total disgrace for your national team.
ReplyDeleteYou can check the description in UEFA.COM, if you don't believe me:
http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/fixturesresults/round=2241/match=83867/report=rp.html
"...Even so, the visitors should have gone ahead on the stroke of half-time when Amanatidis's strike was deflected to safety and Gekas headed wide the resulting corner."
Good luck in Norway, and I hope that you can find the courage to beat the Bosnians at your home, at least...
FATIH TERIM IS NOT THE BEST COACH IN THE WORLD!BEST COACHES KNOW HOW TO STAY CALM AFTER GAMES LIKE THIS!HE SHOULD RESIGN AFTER BOSNIA GAME WHETHER OR NOT NATIONAL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR THE TOURNAMENT!
ReplyDeletei thought the goal was an offside that was missed by the linesman?
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