Basturk tries to get away from Bouba Diop (Allsport).
Senegal 0 Turkey 1(AET)
By Ian Parkes, PA Sport, Osaka
Ilhan Mansiz swept Turkey into the World Cup semi-finals with the second golden goal of the tournament as coach Senol Gunes' side ended Senegal's dreams of soccer history. Just as Senegal had knocked out Sweden in extra-time on Saturday, on this
occasion they were on the receiving end as substitute Ilhan Mansiz grabbed the
winner just 190 seconds into the first period of extra-time.
Turkey now face a semi-final showdown in Saitama on Wednesday with Brazil, and
will be after revenge after losing to coach Luis Felipe Scolari's side in the
group stages.
The goal was nothing more than Turkey for the preceding 90 minutes they
produced arguably their best football of their tournament.
However, they were guilty of wasting the more clear-cut chances against a
Senegal side who failed to show their attacking flair and inventiveness of
previous matches which had made them such a sensation.
Turkey often tore into the Senegalese defence with either incisive through
balls or passes over the top, but they lacked the finishing touch where it was
needed most, in the penalty area, until Mansiz finally came up with the knockout
blow.
Credit where it is due, though, to Senegal's back line for they had produced
several vital interceptions and hasty clearances to force the extra-time, but up
front they seemed a spent force as their earlier heroics had clearly caught up
with them.
Just as Cameroon had failed to do in Italia '90, Senegal were unable to become
the first African team to reach the last four, and instead it was Turkey
celebrating an historic triumph in only their second World Cup - their last
being 48 years ago when they were knocked out in the first round.
Senegal did have the ball in the net in the 20th minute, but after the
controversy which had surrounded Spain's defeat, there was no doubt the linesman
on this occasion was perfectly correct in his judgement.
Ferdinand Coly's long throw was flicked on by Papa Bouba Diop, and after El
Hadji Diouf had mis-timed an overhead kick, Khalilou Fadiga's drive was then
turned in by Camara.
His shot had hit Aston Villa's Alpay Ozalan in the face as it crossed the
line, with Diouf stabbing home for good measure, but the linesman's flag had
long been raised as Camara had earlier been offside.
Then came the first of two glaring misses by captain Hakan Sukur as he was
wide open when picked out by Hasan Sas, and at that stage all that was needed
was a controlling touch.
Sukur would have been left with a sidefoot shot into an empty net as
goalkeeper Tony Sylva was out of position, but he failed to manage the first
simple task.
Six minutes from the break, a raking pass from Bulent Korkmaz found Ergun
Penbe racing down the left wing, and although Sylva just managed to tip on the
low cross, a sliding Sukur just failed to get a vital touch at the far post.
Parma striker Sukur was the supplier of the next opportunity, knocking down a
chipped pass in to Sas, who in turn played in Yildiray Basturk.
The Bayer Leverkusen midfielder's headed flick past the advancing Sylva was
bound for goal until Daf dramatically hacked the ball off the line.
Senegal had the final say of an enthralling half as a lively Camara played in
Diouf and after the Liverpool-bound striker had turned inside Fatih Aykel, he
then unleashed a fierce drive which was blocked by Alpay.
Chances were at a premium after the break, with Diouf curling a 22-yard
free-kick on top of the net, while Lamine Diatta followed Alpay's example by
blocking a Basturk drive.
Ilhan almost made an immediate impact after replacing Sukur midway through the
second half when an attempted chip had Sylva frantically backtracking, but again
the ball was caught by the roof netting.
But just over three minutes into extra-time a low, curling ball into the heart
of the Senegalese area by Umit Davala was flicked past Sylva by pony-tailed
Besiktas striker Mansiz, an obviously effective 67th minute replacement for
Sukur.
Teams Senegal: Sylva, Coly, Diatta, Cisse, Daf, Henri Camara,
Papa Bouba Diop, Pape Malick Diop, Diao, Fadiga, Diouf.
Subs Not Used: Beye, Souleymane Camara, Cissokho, Diallo, Faye,
Makhtar N'Diaye, Moussa N'Diaye, Sylvain N'Diaye, Ndour, Sarr,
Thiaw, Traore.
Booked: Daf, Cisse.
Turkey: Rustu, Korkmaz, Akyel, Alpay, Ergun, Davala, Basturk,
Tugay, Emre (Erdem 91), Sukur (Mansiz 67), Sas.
Subs Not Used: Abdullah, Asik, Izzet, Nihat, Okan, Omer, Ozat,
Tayfur, Unsal, Zafer.
Booked: Emre, Mansiz.
Goals: Mansiz 94.
Turkey win on Golden Goal Rule
Att: 44,233
Ref: O Ruiz (Columbia).
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