The European Championship in Germany has its first scandalous match. Several undignified incidents occurred during Turkey’s round of 16 match against Austria (2:1). Cups and objects repeatedly were thrown onto the pitch during corner kicks.
Presumably a coin hit Austria’s Marcel Sabitzer on the head, who collapsed as a result but was able to continue. The scene occurred in the 78th minute when the game was interrupted due to two changes by the Turkish team.
The Turkish supporters had already attracted attention for their fanaticism on several occasions. In the first match against Georgia, they blew the whistle during the opponent’s national anthem. They are now the most dreaded group of fans at the European Championships.
What’s more: The Turkish double goal scorer Merih Demiral, who plays for the Saudi club Al-Ahli, cheered in the Leipzig stadium by giving the fascist “wolf salute”. The sign of the Turkish “Grey Wolves” is banned in Austria, but not in Germany.
“Grey Wolves” is the name given to supporters of the right-wing extremist “Ülkücü Movement”, which is monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Germany and banned in Austria. Demiral scored the fastest goal in the knockout round of a European Championship after just 57 seconds in Leipzig and in the 59th minute. The Austrians only managed to score the equaliser in the 66th minute and were eliminated.
On Saturday, Turkey will play the Netherlands in Berlin for a place in the European Championship semi-finals. Once again, their fans will be clearly in the majority. Turkish officials had already labelled themselves the “second host” due to the overwhelming number of Turkish spectators in the German stadiums
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