THRILL OF VICTORY!.....TURKEY KNOCK SWISS

Turkish goalkeeper Volkan Demirel(L) catches the ball on the water-logged pitch during their Euro 2008 Championships Group A football match vs Switzerland in Basel, Switzerland. Turkey won 2-1


This is the football(soccer), that a lot of Turkish Fans were waiting from our National team.

Well, I tell you watching the match on ESPN2 , second half was delightfull!......

Arda Turan's last minute goal was thrill of victory!...

Turkey beat Swiss team 2-1 and stayed live at this tournament....

The Work is not done just yet!....

We have to beat Check Repuplic on Sunday!...

This was a proud day for Turkish Soccer(Football) around the world!...

Kudos to Fatih Terim and his Boys!.....

And Special Kudos to Keeper Volkan Demirel....he save the day on a brake away before Arda's goal....He is my player of the match....

Turkey scored a stoppage time goal to beat Switzerland 2-1 on Wednesday and knock the co-hosts out of Euro 2008.

Turkey scored with a strike from Arda Turan deep into four minutes of time added on to end Switzerland's hopes in a match hampered by severe weather conditions.

Torrential rain reduced the pitch to a quagmire and the match was already something of a farce when Hakan Yakin put the Swiss ahead in the 32nd minute after the ball stopped dead in a puddle in the Turkish goalmouth.

Turkey came back and grabbed an equaliser through Semih Senturk in the 57th minute.

Portugal lead Group A with six points from Czech Republic and Turkey on three with the Swiss bottom with no points.

TURKEY'S STARTING ELEVEN AGAINTS SWISS

Turkey ' s head coach Fatih Terim sits on the bench during a training session for the Euro 2008 soccer tournament at St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel …


The starting line-up; Volkan, Hamit-Servet-Emre Asik-Hakan, Gokdeniz-Aurelio-Tumer-Arda, Tuncay-Nihat

TURKEY MATCH ON ESPN2

Switzerland v Turkey Match will be broadcast Live in the United States and Canada on ESPN2 TV .....YOU COULD ALSO WATCH THE MATCH LIVE ON ESPN360 ON LINE FREE IF YOUR INTERNET PROVIDER OFFERS THE SERVICE....

Switzerland v Turkey....Live Gamecast....

ANOTHER BLOW TO FATIH TERIM!..EMRE IS OUT

Fatih Terim, was going against all odds!.... He called up Emre to the National duty, when he was not even making the team, on his Newcastle team!...

Work out after work out and plus American Trainer Scott Piri's wok outs really killed out of shape Emre....

The midfielder pulled up with a hamstring problem during training and will miss the crucial Group A encounter at Basel's St Jakob-Park Stadium.

"Unfortunately, Emre is not going to play tomorrow," said Turkey coach Fatih Terim ahead of the game at Basel's St Jakob-Park Stadium. "He had an MRI and results have shown that there's an edema of two to three centimetres.

"Not having Emre is a problem for us because his role is not that simple to cover by another player. But then again Switzerland will not have their injured captain Alexander Frei."

Fatih Terim will be sweating more if two defender will not be ready... defensive duo Servet Cetin and Gokhan Zan, who will be given until the last minute to prove their fitness.

Chelsea target Zico

Fenerbahce coach Zico has emerged as a strong candidate to become Chelsea's new manager after he parted ways with Turkish side Fenerbahce.


The 55-year-old has been linked with the post in the past, but the fact he has now departed Fenerbahce after failing to come to an agreement over a new contract, has thrust him back among the frontrunners for the Stamford Bridge hot seat.

Zico leaves Fenerbahce

Fenerbahce are to sign a new coach after failing to reach a deal with Brazilian Zico, the club's chairman was reported as saying on Tuesday.

"We've parted ways with Zico. We know who the new coach is. We will sign an agreement in Istanbul next week," Aziz Yildirim was quoted as saying by Turkish news broadcaster NTV.

Zico led the Istanbul club to the Champions League quarter-finals this season but lost out to city rivals Galatasaray in the domestic title race.

In recent weeks Turkish media have reported disagreements over a new contract for Zico, who had already signalled that he planned to leave.

The former Brazilian international came to Fenerbahce in July 2006 after coaching the Japanese national team.
Source:Reuters

A MUST-WIN FOR FATIH TERIM

Three years after ugly brawl,Fatih Terim's Turkey National Team will face Switzerland again.
This time in the UEFA's Euro 2008 tournament and their home turf.
And in a must-win match,again!......

In an interview with The Associated Press, Turkey coach Fatih Terim said last month that he was sorry about what happened. He added that the episode was now history and should not affect how Turkey is treated in Basel.

"What happens in football, stays in football," Terim said.

The pressure will be on both Switzerland and Turkey when they meet Wednesday in the European Championship.

A loss against Switzerland could be the end of Terim Era! ......

The earlier match on Wednesday between Portugal and Check Republic, if ends in draw , it will make very difficult for Terim's Turkey to go on to next round...

Portugal and Check Republic will have four points. That's why Portugal has to beat Check Republic to make a way for Turkey or Switzerland.

Terim's heart and soul, will be at this match, before the Switzerland clash!...

Terim's Turkey, definitely needs help from Portugal, this time!.....

Switzerland will be without the 28-year-old Frei, but striker Marco Streller is expected to play despite re-aggravating a groin injury in the 1-0 loss to the Czech Republic. Should Streller fail to recover, Switzerland would be left with two Turkish decent 19-year-old Eren Derdiyok and creative forward Hakan Yakin as the only attacking options.

For Terim's Turkey, Central defenders Gokhan Zan and Servet Cetin were injured for the team's 2-0 loss to Portugal, and both are doubts for Wednesday. Midfielder Hamit Altintop is also below full fitness, and it's unclear if he can last the full 90 minutes.

Terim will have to find a formula for success.

"Our second game will be almost a final," Terim said.