The full-time score was Switzerland 1-2 Turkey in the EURO 2008 Group A match at the St. Jakob-Park Stadium in Basel on Wednesday.
The game started at a high tempo, with both sides getting in early challenges. Turkey started the brighter, without threatening Diego Begnalio in the Swiss goal.
In a match played in the heavy rain, the first real effort on goal came in the 20th minute with Switzerland’s Gokhan Inler firing a low shot from outside the area which was easily gathered by Volkan Demirel.
The Swiss took the initiative with Hakan Yakin coming close in the 24th minute, before Tranquillo Barnetta forcing Demirel into a fine save from a free kick in the 25th minute.
With the game sparking to life Arda hits hits the post for Turkey after Begnalio pushes it onto him from a free kick in the 29th minute.
Hakan Yakin opened the scoring for Switzerland in the 32nd minute. with an easy tap in from a few yards after a pass from Eren Derdiyok with conditions getting worse. Yakin should have added a second in the 35th minute, somehow shooting wide with the goal at his mercy after being picked out by Valon Behrami.
Aurilio was shown a yellow card for a challenge on Behrami in the 41st minute.
The game went into half-time 1-0 to the hosts, but with the weather conditions playing a major part in the proceedings on the pitch.
The second half began slowly, with the first real incident happening when Hakan Balta got booked for Turkey, after deliberately handling the ball from a free-kick in the 48th minute.
Derdiyok received Switzerland’s first yellow card in the 55th minute for a dangerous lunge.
Turkey levelled in the 57th minute through substitute Semih Senturk, who headed past a stranded Begnalio from a cross by the captain Nihat Kahveci. Switzerland tried to reply straight with Yakin forcing the Turkish defence to scramble clear.
The game started to open up with half chances at both ends, with Swiss substitute Johan Vonlanthon making a good run into the area in the 70st minute. Turkey Nihat almosts puts his team ahead in the 74TH minute, but failed to connect with the cross from Tuncay by inches.
Switzerland almost take the lead in the 83rd minute, but are denied by a fantastic double save by Demirel, first from a shot by Yakin then at the feet of Ilner as he followed up.
Arda secured the win for Turkey in the second minute of stoppage-time, with his deflected shot looping over Begnalio in the Switzerland goal to eliminate the co-hosts from the tournament.
Switzerland v Turkey Full Teamsheets:
Switzerland Team: Diego Begnalio, Ludovic Magnin, Philippe Senderos, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Gokhan Inler, Hakan Yakin, (Daniel Gygax, 85), Eren Derdiyok, Gelson Fernandes (Ricardo Cabanas, 76), Valon Behrami, Tranquillo Barnetta (Johan Vonlanthon, 66), Patrick Muller.
Switzerland Substitutes Not Used: Pascal Zuberbuhler, Eldin Jakupovic, Johan Djourou, Benjamin Huggel, Stephane Grichting, Christoph Spycher, Philipp Deggen.
Turkey Team: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Aurelio, Nihat Kahveci (c) (Kazım Richards, 85), Gokdeniz Karedeniz (Semih Senturk, 46), Tumer Metin (Mehmet Topal, 46), Arda Turan, Emre Asik, Tunçay Sanli, Hamit Altintop.
Turkey Substitutes Not Used: Reçber Tolga, Gökhan, Emreğlu, Emre, Uğur, Ayhan, Sabriğlu, Mevlüt Erdinç.
The game started at a high tempo, with both sides getting in early challenges. Turkey started the brighter, without threatening Diego Begnalio in the Swiss goal.
In a match played in the heavy rain, the first real effort on goal came in the 20th minute with Switzerland’s Gokhan Inler firing a low shot from outside the area which was easily gathered by Volkan Demirel.
The Swiss took the initiative with Hakan Yakin coming close in the 24th minute, before Tranquillo Barnetta forcing Demirel into a fine save from a free kick in the 25th minute.
With the game sparking to life Arda hits hits the post for Turkey after Begnalio pushes it onto him from a free kick in the 29th minute.
Hakan Yakin opened the scoring for Switzerland in the 32nd minute. with an easy tap in from a few yards after a pass from Eren Derdiyok with conditions getting worse. Yakin should have added a second in the 35th minute, somehow shooting wide with the goal at his mercy after being picked out by Valon Behrami.
Aurilio was shown a yellow card for a challenge on Behrami in the 41st minute.
The game went into half-time 1-0 to the hosts, but with the weather conditions playing a major part in the proceedings on the pitch.
The second half began slowly, with the first real incident happening when Hakan Balta got booked for Turkey, after deliberately handling the ball from a free-kick in the 48th minute.
Derdiyok received Switzerland’s first yellow card in the 55th minute for a dangerous lunge.
Turkey levelled in the 57th minute through substitute Semih Senturk, who headed past a stranded Begnalio from a cross by the captain Nihat Kahveci. Switzerland tried to reply straight with Yakin forcing the Turkish defence to scramble clear.
The game started to open up with half chances at both ends, with Swiss substitute Johan Vonlanthon making a good run into the area in the 70st minute. Turkey Nihat almosts puts his team ahead in the 74TH minute, but failed to connect with the cross from Tuncay by inches.
Switzerland almost take the lead in the 83rd minute, but are denied by a fantastic double save by Demirel, first from a shot by Yakin then at the feet of Ilner as he followed up.
Arda secured the win for Turkey in the second minute of stoppage-time, with his deflected shot looping over Begnalio in the Switzerland goal to eliminate the co-hosts from the tournament.
Switzerland v Turkey Full Teamsheets:
Switzerland Team: Diego Begnalio, Ludovic Magnin, Philippe Senderos, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Gokhan Inler, Hakan Yakin, (Daniel Gygax, 85), Eren Derdiyok, Gelson Fernandes (Ricardo Cabanas, 76), Valon Behrami, Tranquillo Barnetta (Johan Vonlanthon, 66), Patrick Muller.
Switzerland Substitutes Not Used: Pascal Zuberbuhler, Eldin Jakupovic, Johan Djourou, Benjamin Huggel, Stephane Grichting, Christoph Spycher, Philipp Deggen.
Turkey Team: Volkan Demirel, Servet Çetin, Hakan Balta, Aurelio, Nihat Kahveci (c) (Kazım Richards, 85), Gokdeniz Karedeniz (Semih Senturk, 46), Tumer Metin (Mehmet Topal, 46), Arda Turan, Emre Asik, Tunçay Sanli, Hamit Altintop.
Turkey Substitutes Not Used: Reçber Tolga, Gökhan, Emreğlu, Emre, Uğur, Ayhan, Sabriğlu, Mevlüt Erdinç.
