Amazing Comeback!

Jump for Joy! : Turkey celebrate on the way to an amazing victory, Arda & Nihat was on target. -ink[tm]

Nihat Kahveci scored two goals in three minutes late in the match Sunday to finish off an incredible comeback and give Turkey a 3-2 win over the Czech Republic for a spot in the European Championship quarterfinals.

Kahveci equalized in the 87th minute after a mistake from goalkeeper Petr Cech, and then added a second in the 89th to cap Turkey's second straight rally in the rain.

Kahveci profited from an unlikely blunder from Cech, one of the world's greatest goalkeepers, who fumbled a simple cross. With the game seemingly heading for a penalty shootout, the Czech defence fell apart and Kahveci scored the decider with a precise inside-foot shot that bounced off the bar and into the goal.

Jan Koller had given the Czechs the lead in the 34th, and Jaroslav Plasil added another in the 62nd. Arda Turan started the comeback for the Turks in the 75th by finishing off a sweeping move with a low drive that Cech could only deflect off his post and past the line.

Turkey goalkeeper Volkan Demirel was red-carded in injury time for knocking down Koller, and will miss the team's quarter-final match against Croatia on Friday in Vienna. Midfielder Tuncay Sanli replaced Demirel in goal for the final seconds.

TERRIFIC TURK!