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Turkey beat Czech Republic to make quarter-finals

SoccerNews in European Championships 15 Jun 2008

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Turkey beat Euro 2004 semi-finalists Czech Republic 3-2 in their Euro 2008 group A match here on Sunday.

Turkey produced a stunning comeback from 2-0 down to score three goals in the final 15 minutes.

Veteran Jan Koller and then Jaroslav Plasil gave the Czechs a 2-0 advantage before Arda Turan reduced the deficit in the 75th minute.

Then an horrendous error by Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech allowed Turkish captain Nihat Kahveci to level three minutes from time and he added a second with one minute remaining.

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koray
14 years ago

mora like an episode of tsubasa than a “real” match, this one proved once again the true nature of our team: psychopatically beautiful, getting even more powerful with every goal conceded, more dangerous for the rival when they are on the verge of defeat… and, the 2nd goal we conceded should definitely be examined by the UEFA as a referee scandal: one man down, out of the field due to injury, and the substitute had to wait on the side till given permision to enter the field… that’s how the czechs made it 2-0, and maybe thanks to the unjust… Read more »

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