Turkiye have made it to the quarter-final of the European Championship 2024 for the first time since 2008 after beating Austria by two goals to one. Merih Demiral handed his team a lead in the first minute of the game, before scoring a second goal himself in the second half. Austria could only respond with Michael Gregoritsch’s goal in the second half, but that wasn’t enough to save them from elimination. Sportsdunia brings you Austria vs Turkiye Player Ratings!
Austria National Football Team Player Ratings vs Turkey
Goalkeeper
Patrick Pentz (6.2/10)
Managed to save just one attempt and conceded two goals from one player from the opposition
Defenders
Stefan Posch (6.4/10)
Helped his team when attacking, creating chances for his teammates, Danso and Arnautovic.
Kevin Danso (6.7/10)
Dealt with Guler frequently and managed to pacify the young forward to some extent.
Philipp Lienhart (5.5/10)
Lienhart didn’t just defend, he also helped his team in attacking the Turkish half.
Phillipp Mwene (6.5/10)
His position down the flank made him obliged to help the team in attack, which he did, but Turkish defenders were strong on the night.
Midfielders
Nicolas Seiwald (6.5/10)
Had tough battles against Turkiye’s players in the middle of the park, winning some but also losing some.
Konrad Laimer (6.6/10)
Dealt with Turkish young forwards like Guler and Yilmaz to some extent. Had a tough time overall.
Christoph Baumgartner (7.1/10)
Actively caused trouble for Turkiye’s midfielders and defenders, who were trying to stop him throughout the game.
Forwards
Romano Schmid (6.5/10)
Putting Turkiye’s defenders under pressure with his ball possession.
Marcel Sabitzer (6.5/10)
Tested Turkiye’s defensive line with his crosses and passes, most of which failed to find the target.
Marko Arnautovic (6/10)
Struggled to outplay the Turkish defenders who were always in their best defensive positions.
Substitutions
Alexander Prass (6.3/10)
Expected to give fresh legs in the second half to get an equaliser for Austria, wasn’t as effective as he needed to be.
Michael Gregoritsch (7/10)
Had a hard time in his attempts to hold possession of the ball as Turkiye players were progressive on the night. But, scored a goal to give his team a chance in the game.
Max Wober (6.8/10)
Fought multiple duels with Turkiye players in midfield, but couldn’t do much to affect the game despite his efforts.
Florian Grillitsch (6/10)
Managed to deliver a shot, but couldn’t do much apart from that!
Turkiye National Football Team Player Ratings vs Austria
Goalkeeper
Mert Günok (6.9/10)
Despite both teams having an even share in attacking, Gunok did not face any significant dangers in goal.
Defenders
Abdülkerim Bardakcı (6.6/10)
Was a bit careful when challenging Austrian players as he had just returned from a one-match ban.
Merih Demiral (9/10)
Shocked the Austrian with his goals in both halves and also led his teammates to guard the defensive line well. Best player on the pitch!
Kaan Ayhan (6.8/10)
Spent more time in his territory instead of actively attacking, but he also put several attempts to provide the balls for the front-liners.
Midfielders
Orkun Kökçü (6.8/10)
Played a bit sloppy approach in terms of dealing with Baumgartner, got a yellow which will rule him out of the next game.
İsmail Yüksek (6.8/10)
Similar to Kokcu, he was also a bit careless when it came to dealing with Baumgartner, which got him booked.
Ferdi Kadıoğlu (7.3/10)
Worked hard to keep ball possession in his team’s favour and built attacks from deep.
Mert Müldür (6.7/10)
Was seen continuously running down the flank, winning duels and slicing the opponents defence with his passes.
Forwards
Kenan Yıldız (6.8/10)
His movement was so threatening that the likes of Seiwald, Laimer, and Mwene had to gather around him to defend.
Barış Alper Yılmaz (6.8/10)
Was a distraction when most of the Austrian defenders aimed their focus more on Yildiz and Guler.
Arda Guler (7/10)
One of the most marked Turkish players on the pitch and despite that, his movement was concerning for the Austrian defenders.
Substitutions
Salih Ozkan (6.9/10)
Turkiye manager Vicenzo Montella put him on to replace Kokcu to avoid the latter getting a red card and Ozkan paid his manager’s trust off.
Kerem Akturkoglu (6.9/10)
Get the job done with maintaining the lead for Turkiye in the 12 minutes that he featured for.
Okay Yokuslu (6.8/10)
Same as his teammate Akturkoglu, was brought on to close the game and he helped Turkey do exactly that.
Irfan Kahveci (6/10)
Came in too late to have much of an effect on the game.
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