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Euro 2008 Group A - Result
Switzerland 1 Turkey 2
Jun 11 2008
Turkey beats Switzerland 2-1 and eliminates European Championship co-hosts
Switzerland 1 Turkey 2 - latest At St Jakob Park, Basel Scorer: Hakan Yakin 32" from Switzerlan and Semih Senturk 57", Arda Turan 90+2" from Turkey.
Terim included central defender Emre Asik, midfield
Gokdeniz Karadeniz, Arda Turan and Tumer Metin.
Switzerland made a surprise with the tournament's youngest player Eren Derdiyok.
Playmaker Hakan Yakin, another Turkish passport holder replaced theinjured Switzerland captain.
In injury time, Arda Turan has scored to give Turkey a 2-1 victory over Switzerland also eliminated the co-hosts from the European Championship. Arda Turan scored by sending a right-footed shot from outside the area that deflected in off the Switzerland defender.
Substitute Semih Senturk also scored for Turkey after Hakan Yakin had given Switzerland the lead.
This result sends Portugal to the quarterfinals as leader from Group A. The Portuguese win Czech Republic 3-1
Photos.. Switzerland vs. Turkey
Turkish first goal scorer Semih Senturk beating Swiss Team
Swiss defender Stephan Lichtsteiner, Swiss midfielder Fernandes Gelson with Turkish midfielder Arda Turan
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