Thursday, June 26, 2008

Germany 3 - 2 Turkey (semifinals)

In a thrilling encounter, Germany secured a championship berth after beating Turkey, 3-2.

Ugur Boral opened the contest with a tap in after Kazim Kazim's strike rebounded from the crossbar. However, Germany equalized after Lukas Podolski's centered pass from the left wing met Bastian Schweinsteiger.

Miroslav Klose's header seemed to end Turkey's dream, until Semih Senturk sent the score level again. With extra time looming, one final play between Thomas Hitzlsperger and Philip Lahm ended as a 1-2 in the opposition's field, and at the 90th minute, a late strike sent Turkey crashing out of the tournament.

Germany are now waiting for the victors of the match between Russia and Spain for the finals.

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