The Netherlands stand between England and a place in next Sunday’s final after a pulsating, dramatic comeback win that was sealed by a superb late save from Bart Verbruggen. His stop from Semih Kilicsoy meant a goal that Cody Gakpo will hope to claim, which followed an equaliser by Stefan de Vrij, proved to be the winner on a night of sizzling noise and tension.
Samet Akaydin had given Turkey a first-half lead and for a long period it seemed that might see them to victory in front of their president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was watching amid the controversy that followed Merih Demiral’s high-profile suspension.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jul/06/netherlands-turkey-euro-2024-match-report
Author : Nick Ames at the Olympiastadion Berlin
Publish date : 2024-07-06 21:07:26
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