Ten-man Turkey made the greatest of escapes to book their Euro 2008 quarter-final berth as they came from 2-0 down to stun the Czech Republic 3-2 here and take their place in the quarter-finals.
The Turks had looked dead and buried on 62 minutes as Czech winger Jaroslav Plasil scored his side's second goal following a first-half header from giant striker Jan Koller as the Euro 2004 semi-finalists looked safe.
But three goals in the last 15 minutes - including two by captain Nihat Kahveci in the 87th and 89th minutes - put them in the quarter-finals.
After his side earned a last-gasp win for the second match running by turning a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 win over the Czech Republic, Turkey coach Fatih Terim praised his side's never-say-die attitude.
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