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Turkey knocks Switzerland out
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 12 - 06 - 2008

Switzerland saw its Euro 2008 hopes dashed by a last-gasp winner from Turkey's Arda Turan that secured a 2-1 victory to end the co-host's prospects of reaching the last eight in an entertaining Group A match on Wednesday.
The Czechs and Turkey have three points each with the Swiss bottom with no points.
Arda struck two minutes into added time with a deflected shot that flew over the head of Swiss goalkeeper Diego Benaglio to keep Turkey afloat in the tournament after torrential rain had reduced the St. Jakob Park pitch to a quagmire.
Switzerland had taken the lead in the 32nd minute with a goal from Hakan Yakin but Turkey equalized through substitute Semih Senturk after 57 minutes to set up the victory.
A 30-minute downpour that began soon after kickoff made conditions in the first half almost unplayable. But the worst of the rain passed by halftime and the pitch improved in the second period. Switzerland went ahead with a goal that owed as much to the conditions as to the quick thinking of forward Eren Derdiyok. Forced out wide he hit a hard low cross into the box that eluded keeper Volkan Demirel, and bounced in and out of a puddle before falling perfectly for Yakin who poked it into the empty net from two meters.
Yakin, one of three Swiss in the squad who holds dual Swiss-Turkish nationality, turned away with his head down rather than joyously celebrating the goal.
Turkey equalized when halftime substitute Semih out-jumped Swiss skipper Ludovic Magnin to reach Nihat Kahveci's cross and power an unstoppable header past keeper Diego Benaglio. Yakin had had a golden opportunity to double the lead two minutes after scoring when he skewed the ball wide from close range after a cross from Valon Behrami.
Turkey had almost taken the lead itself three minutes before Switzerland went ahead when Arda headed against Diego Benaglio's post, but although it also attempted to put passing moves together it rarely threatened to score.
The second half was evenly balanced and Volkan had to make a fine double save from Yakin and Swiss substitute Ricardo Cabanas late on before Arda fired home the winner for Turkey in time added on from the edge of the area to secure the points. – Reuters __


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