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Merih Demiral may have scored a historic brace but it was the extraordinary last-gasp save from goalkeeper Mert Günok that set off wild Turkish celebrations after reaching the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. Günok’s dive to his right to palm away a Christoph Baumgartner header from point blank range was the final twist in a breathless match that saw them 2-1 triumph over fancied Austria. Within minutes, the save from the Besiktas keeper drew comparisons to Gordon Banks’ famous effort to deny Pelé at the 1970 World Cup – which is widely seen as the best goalkeeper save in football history. “We had ti…

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