UEFA European Football Championship - History

Petrić (Croatia) missed the penalty saved by the goalkeeper.
Rüştü dives full length to his left to beat out the spot-kick and take Turkey into the semi-final.

Hamit Altıntop (Turkey) scores from the penalty spot.

Rakitić (Croatia) misses from the penalty spot.
Rakitić drags his penalty wide of Rüştü's right-hand upright.

Semih Şentürk (Turkey) scores from the penalty spot.

Srna (Croatia) scores from the penalty spot.

Arda Turan (Turkey) scores from the penalty spot.

Modrić (Croatia) misses from the penalty spot.
Modrić places his penalty wide of Rüştü's left-hand post.

The penalty shoot-out is set to begin.

The referee ends the second period of extra time.

Semih Şentürk (Turkey) scores!
Within seconds Turkey are level. Having not threatened at all in the second half of extra time, substitute Semih seizes upon a loose ball on the edge of the area after Rüştü's long clearance to power the ball high into the top corner. Pletikosa had no chance. Remarkable scenes and penalties are back on.

Petrić (Croatia) is flagged for offside.

Tuncay Şanlı (Turkey) misses the target.

Hakan Balta (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Klasnić (Croatia) scores!
The substitute has done it. Modrić chases a ball which looks like it is going out with Rüştü hot in pursuit. He hooks the ball back into the area to give Klasnić the easiest of headers into an empty net.

Gökhan Zan (Turkey) misses the target.
Gökhan Zan gets his head on the end of Uğur's corner but can only direct it high over the crossbar.

Boral (Turkey) delivers the corner.

Čorluka (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Boral (Turkey) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Pranjić (Croatia).

Nihat Kahveci (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Pranjić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Sabri Sarıoğlu (Turkey).

Hamit Altıntop (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Rakitić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Arda Turan (Turkey).

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Klasnić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gökhan Zan (Turkey).

Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Semih Şentürk (Turkey) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Pranjić (Croatia).

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Klasnić (Croatia) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Srna (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Emre Aşık (Turkey) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Klasnić (Croatia).

Emre Aşık (Turkey) is shown a yellow card.
Emre Aşık becomes the third Turkey player to be ruled out of a potential semi-final because of suspension.

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Klasnić (Croatia) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

The second period of extra time begins.

The referee brings the first period of extra time to an end.

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Srna (Croatia) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Boral (Turkey) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Čorluka (Croatia).

Tuncay Şanlı (Turkey) misses the target.
Turkey have awoken in this first period of extra time as Tuncay's right-footed shot goes just wide of Pletikosa's right-hand upright.

Semih Şentürk (Turkey) misses the target.
Semih sends his effort over the crossbar after exchanging passes with Arda just outside the penalty area.

Gökhan Zan (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Klasnić (Croatia) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Gökhan Zan (Turkey).

Semih Şentürk (Turkey) has a shot blocked.
Robert Kovač nips in at the last to stop Semih's path towards the Croatian goal.

Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Klasnić (in) - Olić (out) (Croatia)
One Bundesliga based striker is replaced by another, as Werder Bremen's Ivan Klasnić comes on. Olić had Croatia's best chances, but could only direct two of his five efforts on target.

Arda Turan (Turkey) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on N.Kovač (Croatia).

Tuncay Şanlı (Turkey) delivers the corner.
Tuncay jinks his way through the Croatian defence and from an acute angle, tries to beat Pletikosa at his near post but the 'keeper is wise to it and parries it out for a corner.

The first period of extra time begins.

The final whistle is blown.

Olić (Croatia) misses the target.
An attempted shot falls at the feet of Olić, who fires high over the crossbar like many before him.

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) makes a save.
Srna's free-kick is fumbled by Rüştü, who gathers at the second attempt.

Srna (Croatia) delivers the free-kick on target.

Tuncay Şanlı (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Petrić (Croatia).

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) makes a save.
Modrić plays the ball across the face of the Turkey goal for the sliding Olić but Rüştü is in the right place to block. Croatia's best chances have fallen to the Hamburger SV striker.

Olić (Croatia) has an effort on goal.

Arda Turan (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on R.Kovač (Croatia).

Srna (Croatia) takes the corner.

Rakitić (Croatia) has a shot blocked.

Boral (Turkey) is cautioned by the referee.
Uğur Boral becomes the third Turkey player to be cautioned.

Gökhan Zan (Turkey) has a shot blocked.

Nihat Kahveci (Turkey) takes the corner.

Hamit Altıntop (Turkey) has a shot blocked.

R.Kovač (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Nihat Kahveci (Turkey).

Olić (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Sabri Sarıoğlu (Turkey).

Petrić (Croatia) misses the target.

Srna (Croatia) takes the corner.

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) makes a save.
Srna's swerving free-kick is arrowing towards the top corner only for Rüştü to dive to his left and flick the ball around the post.

Srna (Croatia) delivers the free-kick on target.

Gökhan Zan (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Petrić (Croatia).

Semih Şentürk (Turkey) is flagged for offside.

R.Kovač (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Semih Şentürk (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Šimunić (Croatia).

N.Kovač (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Rüştü Reçber (Turkey).
Rakitić delivers the corner and as Rüştü comes out to claim, he is jumped into by Niko Kovač.

Rakitić (Croatia) takes the corner.

Hakan Balta (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Rakitić (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Hamit Altıntop (Turkey).

Semih Şentürk (in) - Mehmet Topal (out) (Turkey)
The Turkish Süper Lig's leading scorer last season, Semih Şentürk, enters the fray. Terim will be hoping for a similar impact from the Fenerbahçe SK striker as against Switzerland when he scored the equaliser also after coming off the bench.

Srna (Croatia) takes the corner.

Srna (Croatia) takes the corner.

Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Boral (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Čorluka (Croatia).

Olić (Croatia) misses the target.
Olić heads just wide of the post from Rakitić's left-wing delivery. The Swiss-born Rakitić is looking Croatia's most creative force.

N.Kovač (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Mehmet Topal (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Srna (Croatia).

Rakitić (Croatia) misses the target.
Rakitić plays a neat one-two with Olić just inside the penalty area, and with just Rüştü between him and the goal, skies the ball high over the crossbar. The best chance of the half.

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Srna (Croatia) fouls.

Petrić (in) - Kranjčar (out) (Croatia)
Bilić signals his positive intentions by bringing off midfielder Kranjčar for striker Mladen Petrić.

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Olić (Croatia) is flagged for offside.
Olić is played in by Srna and slots past Rüştü but he is flagged for offside by the assistant referee and the goal is chalked off.

Nihat Kahveci (Turkey) takes the corner.

Šimunić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

N.Kovač (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Tuncay Şanlı (Turkey).

Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Kazım Kazım (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Šimunić (Croatia).

Arda Turan (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Arda Turan (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

N.Kovač (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Arda Turan (Turkey).

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) makes a save.
Kranjčar is played in inside the penalty but Rüştü is quick off his line to dive upon the Portsmouth FC midfielder's stabbed shot.

Kranjčar (Croatia) has an effort on goal.

Modrić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Hamit Altıntop (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on N.Kovač (Croatia).

Hakan Balta (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Srna (Croatia).

Srna (Croatia) takes the corner.

Sabri Sarıoğlu (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Kranjčar (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Arda Turan (Turkey).

R.Kovač (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Nihat Kahveci (Turkey).

Arda Turan (Turkey) is shown a yellow card.
Arda Turan's late challenge on Šimunić results in a caution for the Galatasaray AS player. He will also miss a potential semi-final.

Arda Turan (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Šimunić (Croatia).

Pranjić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Kazım Kazım (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Rakitić (Croatia).

Čorluka (Croatia) misses the target.
Vedran Ćorluka is the first to try his luck in the second half but his shot takes a slight deflection and goes well wide.

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.

Sabri Sarıoğlu (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Rakitić (Croatia).

Mehmet Topal (Turkey) misses the target.
Mehmet Topal unleashes a right-footed shot from fully 30 metres which whistles past Pletikosa's left-hand post.

Hakan Balta (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Olić (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Mehmet Topal (Turkey).

Sabri Sarıoğlu (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Rakitić (Croatia).

Gökhan Zan (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Olić (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Gökhan Zan (Turkey).

R.Kovač (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Nihat Kahveci (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on R.Kovač (Croatia).

Arda Turan (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

N.Kovač (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Arda Turan (Turkey).

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Srna (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Hakan Balta (Turkey).

R.Kovač (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Tuncay Şanlı (Turkey) is cautioned by the referee.
Tuncay becomes the first name in the notebook of Italian referee Roberto Rosetti and will miss the semi-final should Turkey progress.

Tuncay Şanlı (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on N.Kovač (Croatia).

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Kranjčar (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Emre Aşık (Turkey).
Kranjčar's high boot catches Emre Aşık flush on the chin.

Olić (Croatia) misses the target.

Kranjčar (Croatia) misses the target.

Olić (Croatia) hits the crossbar.
Modrić dribbles into the penalty area and crosses for Ivica Olić who has the goal at his mercy. However, the striker somehow contrives to hit the crossbar from a matter of metres, while Niko Kranjčar cannot convert the rebound. A let off of the highest order for Turkey.

Pletikosa (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Arda Turan (Turkey) fouls.

Hamit Altıntop (Turkey) has a shot blocked.
Croatia captain Niko Kovač atones for his foul seconds earlier by throwing himself in the way of Altıntop's goal-bound free-kick.

N.Kovač (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Nihat Kahveci (Turkey).

Modrić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Gökhan Zan (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Olić (Croatia).

Hamit Altıntop (Turkey) has a shot blocked.

Pletikosa (Croatia) makes a save.
Pletikosa comfortably fields Tuncay Şanlı's effort. A bright start from Turkey.

Tuncay Şanlı (Turkey) has an effort on goal.

Rüştü Reçber (Turkey) takes the free-kick.

Srna (Croatia) is penalised for a foul on Hakan Balta (Turkey).

Srna (Croatia) takes the corner.
Hakan Balta produces a goal saving tackle at the expense of a corner, cutting out Ivan Rakitić's dangerous cutback from the goalline. Croatia's first corner fails to trouble the Turkish defence.

Hamit Altıntop (Turkey) misses the target.
Nihat Kahveci dribbles inside from the left flank and tees up Altıntop whose shot drifts wide of Stipe Pletikosa's right-hand post.

Modrić (Croatia) has a shot blocked.
Hamit Altıntop's loose pass goes straight to the feet of Luka Modrić who drives at the heart of the Turkey defence before unleashing the first shot of the match.

Pranjić (Croatia) takes the free-kick.

Nihat Kahveci (Turkey) is penalised for a foul on Pranjić (Croatia).

The match is under way.