Turkish Triple Delight
With the greatest respect to women, football is the most beautiful thing in the world - Salven Bilic (Croatia)
In the game of bowling, the term turkey is used when a player makes three strikes in a row. In Euro 2008, Turkey is the undisputed comeback kings after they destroyed Croatian’s resolve with their never-say-die attitude for their straight third come-from-behind victory.
The tense match had ended scoreless after 90 minutes of regulation time. Turkey ended Croatia’s dream of a first European Champions semi-finals in heartbreaking fashion after equalizing with practically the last kick in extra-time period and winning 3-1 in penalty kicks!
After the penalties catastrophe, many Croatia players simply crashed down heavily on the turf and wailed their hearts out, their spirits broken. Didn’t anyone told the Croatian boys to Expect Emotions?
[...] The result is the third time in as many quarter-finals the pool winner has been knocked out by the team finishing second in their respective group following Portugal’s defeat to Germany and Croatia’s elimination at the hands of Turkey. [...]