My dad was watching his first game of Euro 2008, not enjoying it very much - and 15 minutes later he was dancing about the streets with a Bodhran drum! That was quite the most spectacular finish I’ve ever seen of an international match. The Czechs seemingly through with 3o minutes to go, but 3 Turkish goals, a Peter Cech howler and sending off later - and Turkey have made it through to meet Croatia in the next round.

I’m not sure that any heat map or statistics I can put on a screen can go any way to describing the vibrancy and intensity of the action of those last 45 minutes, so let’s instead have a look at Nihat Kahveci’s heat-map, provided by the CPI, and take a look at the Turkish 2 goal hero’s possession during the match. Up and down the flanks, and roving about the whole Czech half, one can see how he was the man there to score the goals! Betshopboy picked out Nihat as a player to watch, and how right he was….

If you haven’t watched tonights game, make sure to watch the highlights (trust me) - and here’s hoping that tomorrows action is as incredible! This is Jack for euro2008statistic.com signing off with a big football related smile on my face. Viva Euro 2008!