After defeating Türkiye 3-0, Portugal easily punched their ticket to the EURO2024 knockout stages.
Along the road, Roberto Martínez’s team received assistance from their opponents. In the 28th minute, a disastrous own goal was scored due to a communication breakdown between Samet Akaydin and goalie Altay Bayindir, which resulted in a no-look pass that ended up in the open goal.
The Turks were doomed after another mistake in the second half, when Cristiano Ronaldo perfectly evaded the offside trap.
With just Georgia remaining to play, the Selecão das Quinas advance as the winners of Group F. Türkiye would go to the knockout stages in second place if they defeated Czechia in their last group match.
Turkey
Five Altay Bayindir
It was evident that the backup for Manchester United had not played much club football this season. Despite not being solely to blame for their disastrous own goal, Mert Gunok appeared a little rusty as he was brought into the starting lineup following an injury sustained during training. He also needed to improve his communication with his back line.
Zeki Çelik: 4
Having to defend a player like Rafael Leão is never an easy chore, and he must have been relieved when the player was substituted at halftime because he did not perform well in the second half. But his positioning let him down, and he contributed to Portugal’s third goal in part.
Samet Akaydin (4)
His goalie attempted a no-look back pass, but it went straight through Bayindir and into the net, resulting in the sixth own goal of the competition this year. was hurt and had to leave the game with fifteen minutes left; he was probably a little relieved.
Five Abdülkerim Bardakci
fought Ronaldo for the majority of the match, and the 39-year-old’s foot were still too fast for the defender.
Ferdi Kadioglu, age six
had the most challenging assignment of all: to defend one of the best players on the field, Bernardo Silva. Despite this, he performed admirably and made an effort to advance his team by moving into midfield.
Yunus Akgün: Five
comparatively calm, and the match was over
Pepe, 41, looked like he was in his prime thanks to him. had essentially no effect on the match, leading to a half-time substitution.
Kaan Ayhan – Five
had minimal impact on the game but served as the team’s main playmaker.
Five Kerem Aktürkoglu
Could have scored early in the game, but he was mainly useless for the remainder of it after failing to get his feet in order quickly enough.
