June 11th 2:30pm US/Eastern Time (8:30pm Central European Time)
St. Jakob-Park, Basel- Group A
Result: Switzerland 1 - Turkey 2
It was left to coach Fatih Terim to pay tribute to attacking midfielder Arda Turan after the hero of Turkey's win over Switzerland missed the Carlsberg Match of the Match award ceremony because of a doping control.
Terim hailed a player he called potentially one of Europe's "most outstanding" after the left-winger decided an enthralling Group A game against Switzerland with a deflected last-gasp goal. "He is a very important player, very talented," said the coach. "He needs to improve his stamina during a game, but if he does he will be one of the most outstanding players in Europe."
Arda Turan's deflected goal deep in injury time gave Turkey a win that revived their EURO 2008™ hopes – but ended those of co-hosts Switzerland.
