Two late goals from Nihat Kahveci sent Turkey intThe Turkish captain scored in the 87th and 89th minutes of an extraordinary encounter as Fatih Terim’s side came back from 2-0 down to seal a place in the last eight. Turkish goalkeeper Volkan Demirel was sent off in injury time for pushing over Czech scorer Jan Koller, meaning forward Tuncay Sanli wore the gloves for the final, nervous moments.o the Euro 2008 quarter-finals with an amazing 3-2 win against the Czech Republic.

I gol di Koller e Plasil sembrano consegnare il match alla Repubblica Ceca, poi la Turchia cambia marcia e infila tre gol nel quarto d’ora finale, ribaltando la situazione. Arda dimezza lo svantaggio e una doppietta di Nihat, favorita da un erroraccio del portiere del Chelsea Cech, fissa il risultato sul 3-2. Espulso Volkan a tempo scaduto.