Turkey's Hero: Mert Günock or Gordon Banks?
Ralf Ragnick, Austria's head coach, compared Turkey's goalkeeper, Mert Günock, to the legendary English keeper Gordon Banks in a press conference. Banks is famous for his iconic save against Pelé in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, a feat Günock mirrored with a stunning stop in added time to deny Baumgartner.
Time seemed to freeze at the Leipzig Arena when Günock soared through the air in the 92nd minute to parry away a header from Baumgartner that would have leveled the score for Austria. Thanks to Günock's heroics, Arda Güler's plays, and goals from Demiral, Turkey secured a 2-1 victory.
"It's tough when you have Gordon Banks in goal. I'm pretty sure that if the header had gone in at the end, we would have won in extra time. They defended well, much better than in the friendly we won 6-1 in March and better than against the Czech Republic, where they got lucky with a red card. But we have to admit that they were a worthy opponent today," said Ragnick.
The Austrian coach regretted that his team didn't capitalize on their chances and didn't defend well against set pieces, which led to both of Turkey's goals from Arda Güler's corners. "We didn't have the necessary luck, and I think if the game had gone to extra time, we would have won," he insisted.
Ragnick also revealed that he still had their base camp in Berlin ready, expecting to continue in the Euro: "I can't believe we're going home today; we thought our journey would go on," he concluded.