Young striker Arda Guler had a brilliant performance in the 1/8 round of Euro 2024, thereby indirectly helping the Turkish national team defeat the Austrian national team and win a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Türkiye and Austria created a top match in the 1/8 round of Euro 2024 by devoting determination until the last minutes of the match, and in the end, Turkey was the better team. thereby winning the last ticket to move on to the quarter-finals.
Center-back Merih Demiral is Türkiye’s hero with a double goal against Austria, but the person who played energetically and left the clearest mark was Arda Guler. The 19-year-old star had an excellent day with the qualities he showed in Real Madrid and Euro 2024, becoming a key factor in the emotional victory over Austria.
In 78 minutes on the field, Guler left many impressive parameters with 7 successful disputes, 2 interceptions, 1 tackle, 2/3 successful passes, creating 2 good opportunities. feeding his teammates, 1 assist and, notably, 2 annoying crosses that created conditions for Demiral to score a double goal.
With the above assist, Guler is on par with Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo by becoming the third teenage player to both score and assist in a single Euro, before that, the two names mentioned above both did it. This was during Euro 2004.
Guler equals the achievements of Rooney and Ronaldo
In his first time participating in the Euro playground, Guler did not show any signs of his competitive mentality, but on the contrary, the 19-year-old player also delivered a brilliant performance with confident and ready dribbles. Willing to unleash unbelievable shots, this was proven by the goal against Georgia in the opening match. If he continues to maintain his current form, Guler will certainly create many other outstanding marks at Euro 2024, and this will be the basis for Türkiye to have a chance to go far in this tournament. .
Returning to the above match, Türkiye quickly took the lead in the first minute when Demiral made an accurate rebound after a corner kick. Not stopping there, this midfielder continued to show his charm when he scored a header to double the gap for the home team. Although the Austrian team tried very hard in the following minutes, they could only get one equalizer thanks to Gregoritch, thereby accepting the final defeat with a score of 1-2.
With a victory over Austria, Türkiye will be the last name to win a ticket to the quarterfinals of Euro 2024, and here, coach Vincenzo Montella’s team will face the Netherlands.
