It is a night that will live long in the memory of Merih Demiral, Mert Gunok and of the thousands of Turkey fans who brought their flares, their passion and a heck of a lot of noise to Leipzig Stadium.
Prior to Euro 2024, Demiral’s only two international goals had come against Gibraltar and the Faroe Islands. On Tuesday, on his 48th appearance for Turkey, he doubled his goals tally at the most opportune time to condemn Ralf Rangnick’s Austria to a shock defeat.
For more than a decade Leipzig held fond memories for Rangnick. It was the city where he made his name and where, with the financial muscle of Red Bull, he made RB Leipzig fly. Last night, though, his and Austria’s wings
