Today's match was one of the biggest comebacks I have ever seen. It was a thrilling match that had everything I wanted; nerve-breaking ending, red cards, good football, great definition, fight in midfield, wide open spaces and above all mistakes. The Turkish side earned their qualifier in the most decorous of games, sacking the Czechs. Due to my previous experience, which I hope you have read, with several matches at a time, I preferred to watch the game now reviewed which proved to be the best choice. The environment was crushing; the penalty kicks were supposed to take place after the draw.
The match began with the Czech pull, organized and calmed. It developed substantially, as the whole EURO for the Czechs, on the talented winger Libor Sionko. It was until the 20' that the turks leveled the opposition regarding possesion and ball control. It was Sionko whose shots and especially crosses became dangerous at 25'. The game was one-way traffic to the Czechs, which eventually capitalized in the goal by Koller after a Grygera set up. The feeling of the game after the first forty-five minutes was that the Turkish side preferred the third place in the group rather than a confrontation against Croatia
The game increased in the volume of plays due to the extended open spaces. Plasil scored the second at 62'. The ramble began immediately after the game was reengaged. The Turkish side seem to need an opposing force with the weight on their shoulders to come back. The Turks were on offensive completely and the strenght of the attack was kept in a very thin line. The Czech defending block, composed by the eleven players, held very tight the line but eventually broke with the first goal by Arda at 75'. Three minutes before the finisshing Nihat equalized the match after a mistake in the overwhelmed Czech defense. The game turned completely heart-breaking, cardiac and nerve-breaking. The Turkish momentum of coming from bhind with such strenght was now reaching the turning point. Nihat scored a tremendous third goal that gace his side the next round qualifier. This impressive turnback was accom´plpished with one of the best finishes of the EURO. Nihat volleyed the ball hishg above near the far post corner of the goal. This comeback saw Volkan sent off due to a fight with a Czech forward. The price paid by the Turkish side was the suspention of their first-choice keeper.
The home side showed another decorous match responding against a fully substituted Portuguese side. The match ended 2-0.
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