TURKEY PEGGED BACK BY DUTCH
With 20 minutes to play in Berlin, Turkey had been all set for the semi-finals, due to Samet Akaydin’s first-half header.
However the Netherlands turned the sport on its head within the area of six minutes, as Stefan de Vrij rose unmarked to move house, earlier than a Mert Muldur personal purpose on 76 minutes settled the tie.
Altay Bayindir was an unused substitute for Turkey, who had possibilities to equalise and pressure extra-time late on.
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Brighton goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen made an excellent late save from Semih Kilicsoy, whereas Turkey’s Bertug Yildirim was proven a pink card for his protestations from the bench.
There are three former Reds within the Netherlands facet who can now stay up for that last-four assembly with the Three Lions, as Daley Blind, Memphis Depay and Wout Weghorst are all in Ronald Koeman’s squad.
