Turkey - Croatia 0:3 all goals (11.11.11.)

A 50,000 crowd in Istanbul was stunned as Ivica Olić(2) and Mario Mandžukić(32) put Croatia two up at half-time and Vedran Ćorluka(51) headed a third.
Turkey will now need to produce an even more dramatic recovery in Zagreb on Tuesday than they did in the 2008 quarter-final against these opponents.
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Just two minutes in and Croatia did what they had set out to do -- score. A quick free-kick caught the Turkish defence by surprise, with Ćorluka getting to the byline and crossing for Olić to flick the ball past goalkeeper Volkan Demirel.

From then on Croatia were rampant. Chances were not numerous but every time they countered the Turkey defence seemed to be stretched to the limit. In the 32nd minute Croatia doubled their advantage as an attack was not cleared and captain Darijo Srna's delivery was headed in by Mandžukić.

The best Turkey could hope for was to get a goal before half-time in order to lift their spirits and assuage the growing frustration in the stands. Unfortunately for them that goal did not come; on the contrary it was Olić who could have put the visitors three up, but Demirel saved.

Just as at the start of the first half, Croatia raced out of the blocks, winning an early free-kick which was whipped in by Srna and finished off by Ćorluka. It might even have been four, as another Srna free-kick was met by Josip Šimunić but Volkan saved and Luka Modrić shot past the post. Nevertheless, Croatia are on the verge of a fourth EURO finals in five attempts.

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[JohnConstantine07]

prize the outstanding results in sports of a small nation with only 4 million inhabitants. In nearly all forms of sport they made some breathtaking results since their independence: football, tennis (Ivanisevic and Majoli), basketball (the legends Drazen Petrovic, Toni Kukoc, Dino Radza) , waterpolo, handball (the world`s greatest Ivano Balic), athletics (Blanka Vlasic) or alpine skiing (the phenomenal Kostelics). The croats are really something special when it comes to sports.

[ibaruskin]

Serbia only qualified for euro 2000.But Croatia qualified on euro 1996,euro 2004, euro 2008 and euro 2012.I think that Croatia is a lot better in football...

[2emidero]

Ovaj Drago Cosic je najveca legenda

[1911Vule2011]

@ibaruskin serbia never qualified on EURO as serbia. last euro they've been on they where yugoslavia 2000... haha

[duzzy1122]

@John87878787 ahahahaha yeye

[John87878787]

@duzzy1122 My ancestors slaughered your mongol turkish apes while the Greek revolution and Im proud about it. My ancestors raped your mother and all female ralatives which you mongol sucker has. Fuck you mongol asiatic scum and whole your subhuman mongol tribe! Sieg Heil till all mongol-turks will die. Im in Germany and dont even fuck your syphilitic mongol-turkish sluts in my work. But your mother I will strangle with my dick over her neck by next meeting. Glory to Greece! Death to turkish shit

[MrDefora]

"Ma kako su nam dosli ovi Turci ko naruceni" hahahaha

[duzzy1122]

@John87878787 are you still talking you low life dumb bitch... yur just mad the ottoman empire fucked all your ancestors including your mother and sister you dumb slut, yur lucky you live no where near me or else i would have shoved your dick up your ass and made your mother suck ur dick pussy

[John87878787]

@duzzy1122 Bro is your incest hairy brother. You and your screwed vagina bitch mother is a cheap peace of pussy meat. Greece qualified again in the final stage of Euro and you mongols arent european thats why you should change your division to asian. Greece beat croats 2-0. Now you can imagine what we had done with you, fucking stupid mongol prick

[duzzy1122]

@John87878787 bro i heard you use the same diss over and over you fucking cunt.and you fucking idiot went to euro 2008 and didn't even get out of the groups. and i dun even know what you faggets did in 2010. you guys probbably didnt make it..and whos face are you fucking up fagget? ill fucking burry you alive fucking dumb fuck... i fucked your mom and sent her to my turkish brothers too fuck... we all got turns.. im not even gna reply to ur next comment. ur jus a fat kid who has nun better to do

[John87878787]

@duzzy1122 Here Im living in Germany and you can be sure that I have enough power to destroy your slit mongolian face and rape your prostitute mother

[John87878787]

@duzzy1122 Dont worry mongol son of major mongol-turgaysh slut and worldwide pussy star. I satisfie yor dirty mothers clit with my fat greek meat. What the fuck you remember me the game between my country and your mongol team? Look to the reality we were first in our group and this game wouldnt bring any decision. Look the result of next qualifiers dumb mongol Greece played and playing 3 time in the final stage your mongols sucking pricks hahaha. Which team is better now? I dont hide myself.