Football
Germany vs Turkey. European Championships Semi-Final.
7:45pm, Wednesday 25th June 2008.
St Jakob ParkAttendance: Attendance40,000.
Match ends, Germany 3, Türkiye 2.
Second Half ends, Germany 3, Türkiye 2.
Sabri Sarioglu (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Tumer Metin (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Tumer Metin (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Ballack (Germany).
Hamit Altintop (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Germany. Marcell Jansen replaces Miroslav Klose.
Substitution, Türkiye. Tumer Metin replaces Colin Kazim-Richards.
Goal! Germany 3, Türkiye 2. Philipp Lahm (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Thomas Hitzlsperger with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Semih Sentürk (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mevlüt Erdinç.
Goal! Germany 2, Türkiye 2. Semih Sentürk (Türkiye) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sabri Sarioglu with a cross.
Substitution, Türkiye. Gökdeniz Karadeniz replaces Ugur Boral.
Foul by Hamit Altintop (Türkiye).
Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Türkiye. Mevlüt Erdinç replaces Ayhan Akman.
Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Jens Lehmann.
Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Per Mertesacker.
Goal! Germany 2, Türkiye 1. Miroslav Klose (Germany) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Philipp Lahm with a cross.
Attempt missed. Miroslav Klose (Germany) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Per Mertesacker with a cross.
Torsten Frings (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Semih Sentürk (Türkiye).
Christoph Metzelder (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Thomas Hitzlsperger (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Ballack.
Attempt saved. Ugur Boral (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehmet Topal.
Offside, Türkiye. Colin Kazim-Richards is caught offside.
Foul by Hakan Balta (Türkiye).
Philipp Lahm (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Arne Friedrich.
Ayhan Akman (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany).
Foul by Mehmet Aurelio (Türkiye).
Attempt missed. Hamit Altintop (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Semih Sentürk (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Per Mertesacker (Germany).
Attempt blocked. Michael Ballack (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Michael Ballack (Germany) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Thomas Hitzlsperger (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lukas Podolski.
Semih Sentürk (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Torsten Frings (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ugur Boral (Türkiye) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Arne Friedrich (Germany).
Per Mertesacker (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hamit Altintop (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Philipp Lahm (Germany).
Foul by Colin Kazim-Richards (Türkiye).
Hand ball by Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany).
Second Half begins Germany 1, Türkiye 1.
Substitution, Germany. Torsten Frings replaces Simon Rolfes because of an injury.
First Half ends, Germany 1, Türkiye 1.
Attempt blocked. Hamit Altintop (Türkiye) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Hamit Altintop (Türkiye) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ayhan Akman.
Attempt missed. Hamit Altintop (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ayhan Akman.
Foul by Thomas Hitzlsperger (Germany).
Colin Kazim-Richards (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Sabri Sarioglu (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Colin Kazim-Richards.
Attempt blocked. Colin Kazim-Richards (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mehmet Topal.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Ayhan Akman (Türkiye).
Delay in match because of an injury Simon Rolfes (Germany).
Ayhan Akman (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Simon Rolfes (Germany).
Attempt blocked. Ayhan Akman (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Mehmet Topal (Türkiye) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Lukas Podolski (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Hitzlsperger with a through ball following a fast break.
Attempt saved. Ugur Boral (Türkiye) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ayhan Akman.
Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Christoph Metzelder.
Semih Sentürk (Türkiye) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Gökhan Zan.
Attempt saved. Semih Sentürk (Türkiye) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sabri Sarioglu with a cross.
Foul by Ayhan Akman (Türkiye).
Goal! Germany 1, Türkiye 1. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lukas Podolski with a cross following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Mehmet Aurelio (Türkiye) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Hamit Altintop with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Semih Sentürk (Türkiye) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Colin Kazim-Richards.
Attempt blocked. Thomas Hitzlsperger (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Goal! Germany 0, Türkiye 1. Ugur Boral (Türkiye) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
Colin Kazim-Richards (Türkiye) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sabri Sarioglu with a cross.
Corner, Germany. Conceded by Mehmet Topal.
Attempt missed. Michael Ballack (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Philipp Lahm with a cross.
Miroslav Klose (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ugur Boral (Türkiye).
Corner, Türkiye. Conceded by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Colin Kazim-Richards (Türkiye) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ayhan Akman.
Attempt saved. Hamit Altintop (Türkiye) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Colin Kazim-Richards (Türkiye) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ayhan Akman.
Michael Ballack (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
