Turkey stun Euro 2024 hosts Germany by 3-2 win

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A late Yusuf Sari penalty took Turkey to a 3-2 win over Germany in Berlin on Nov 18, giving home coach Julian Nagelsmann plenty to ponder seven months from hosting Euro 2024.
“We should have finished off the game in the first 10 minutes,” said Nagelsmann. “But from the 25th minute and until the break we did not do much.
“We have to keep playing at the same level, every player has to do it. Then that quality will come through in the games.”
Lightning fast in attack, dogged in defence and buoyed on by a deafening crowd in the away friendly, Turkey posed constant questions for Germany.
Kai Havertz gave Germany the lead after just five minutes but Turkey headed into half-time in front, after two late goals from Ferdi Kadioglu and Kenan Yildiz.
Borussia Dortmund striker Niclas Fullkrug equalised shortly after the break but Turkey would have the final say, Sari slamming in a penalty to secure victory.
“We were too lethargic, too passive, not purposeful enough and didn’t move well in possession” Ilkay Gundogan, the first Turkish-German to captain Germany, told RTL.
“We didn’t generate the pressure against the ball that we wanted,” he added.
Visiting manager Vincenzo Montella’s predictions of a “home” atmosphere were spot on, with the vast majority of the 72,592 fans at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium drenched in red.
Around three million people of Turkish origin live in Germany, many in the capital.