Gokhan out of Swiss Match!.....

Turkish National Team defender Gokhan Zan will miss Euro 2008 Group A clash with Switzerland.


The Besiktas star sustained the injury in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Portugal, with the full extent of the problem being revealed in a scan he underwent 24 hours later.



Medical staff are doing all they can to get him fit in time for Sunday's clash with Czech Republic, but concede that even that may come too soon.



Fatih Terim's plans will be further hindered by the news that Gokhan's partner at the heart of the defence, Servet Cetin, is also a doubt heading into the midweek clash with the Swiss.

Servet is also struggling with a knee complaint, while he still requires treatment on a broken tooth suffered against Portugal.



TERIM: WE MADE MISTAKES IN THE FIRST MATCH!..... NOW, WE HAVE TO WIN AGAINST SWISS


Fatih Terim accepted that his side had made costly mistakes in their 2-0 defeat to Portugal in their opening game at the Euro 2008 finals.

Terim said , the first goal from Pepe was the turning point in the game after Turkey had started to get a foothold in the contest.

"The first half was quite even and although Portugal had more possession, we didn't give them any real scoring opportunities.



"In the second half, just as we were trying to establish a footing, we conceded a goal we shouldn't have. We had defenders injured - Servet Cetin was running but injured - and there was a problem with concentration. It was unfortunate the way the goal was scored - we lost the ball and it came back at us.

"We were starting to establish some control and doing well in possession when we conceded the opening goal."



The loss to one of the tournament favourites leaves Terim's Turkey facing a must-win clash with co-hosts Switzerland, who were beaten 1-0 by the Czech Republic.

Terim said: "The Swiss match in Basel is obviously very important for us now.

"We will correct our mistakes and play better. There were times when I liked the way we played, but at other times there was obvious room for improvement.



"We tried to attack and keep the match on an equal footing and I think we achieved that initially. But the first goal was the turning point."



Coach Fatih Terim is confident Turkey will avoid a repeat of their opening-match errors when they meet Euro 2008 co-hosts Switzerland on Wednesday.