Turkey had an another close encounter but they were in the loosing side this time against the mighty German side.Turkey started well though they missed some key players and lead with a goal in the 22nd minute with a goal from Ugur Boral.But their celebration did not last long as Bastian Schweinsteiger scored a goal similar to the one scored against Portugal.Then the chances looks like even to both sides but it is Germany who took the advantage at the 79th minute when Klose scored a header with the Turkish goal keeper Rustu making a mistake by coming forward.This urged Turkey to score a quick equalizer as they did in their previous matches.They achieved once again with Semih able to strike the ball past Germany no1 keeper Jens Lehman.When it looked like the match heading to another extra time,Lahm broke the Turkey defence and scored a late winner.Now the Germans will meet the winner of the second semi final (Spain vs Russia).Spain already claimed a easy win(4-1) against Russia in their group stages.This will add to the confidence of Spain but they also aware of the Russia's comeback and their counter attack.Andrei Arshavin will be the trump card for Russia who is now the popular product in the transfer market.
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