Croatian Ivan Klasnic in the 119th Minute impact on the Turkish National football player only for seconds paralyzed. The EURO-quarter-finals against Croatia on Friday evening (3:1 in Elferschießen, 1:1 nV) seemed seconds before the final whistle lost, but at least one believed still a chance the Turkish selection: Team boss Fatih Terim.

"I have some of our players on the pitch are seen," reported Terim after the game. "I have said to them that they kindly the ball from the net pick. I had not yet abandoned." Already in the group phase, the Turkish team in the games against Switzerland (2-1) and the Czech Republic (3-2) after a gap still won.

Against the Czech Republic striker Nihat led with gates in the 87th and 89 Minutes until the final moments of the turn herbei against Croatia was the Turkish king Semih Sentürk scorer with his 122nd in the Ausgleichstor Minute of the hero. The Croats effect in subsequent penalty shoot-paralysed from four angetretenen Protect met only Darijo Srna, while all three Turkish protecting, Arda Turan, Semih Sentürk and Hamit Altintop, met with no problems.

"The coach can not be that we hang his head," said foreign legal Kazim Kazim. "Then everything is possible, we give before the final whistle did not give up." Born in London rejoiced from another reason for the first European Championship semi-finals of the Turks. "I am also a British glad that we Croatia thrown from the competition." The English team is due to a 2:3 home defeat in the last qualifying game against Croatia is not qualified for the EURO.

For Turkey it is the third European Championship participation after 1996 (group phase) and 2000 (quarter finals) the first semi-final. "We've now got three historic games in a row played," said Nihat Kahveci in the league operating at the Spanish Vice-champion Villarreal committed. "Now I hope that we come to the finals and play against Spain."

It is not even assured, whether Turkey in the semi-final against Germany on Wednesday (20.45 clock) in Basel vollzählige have a team gets onto the pitch. Many players are injured or struck at least, all abundance kassierten Arda, Tuncay and E. Asik against Croatia their second yellow card in the competition and are now locked in the semi-finals.

No problem for Terim, the Croats before the game had not Elferschießen practice: "We always take the most complicated way, but we will reach the goal. The people will in the future to remember what we have done." The semi-finals will play in any one hit. "Germany is a giant," said Terim. "This is the clash of two giants."

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