A German fan displays his colours ahead of his team's Euro 2008 semi-final against Turkey at St Jakob-Park in Basel
Turkish fans create a lively atmosphere in the ground with their depleted side just a win away from the final in Vienna
Turkey's players gather in a huddle with only a few seconds left to kick-off in the semi-final in which they start as underdogs
Germany's Miroslav Klose and Mehmet Topal battle for the ball during a lively opening in which Turkey dominate the Germans
Kazim Kazim provides a useful outlet down the right as Turkey run the German's ragged in an entertaining encounter
Germany are stunned as Jens Lehmann fails to prevent Ugur Boral's effort crossing the line as Turkey take the lead in the 22nd minute
Turkey's players and fans go bananas after deservedly opening the scoring against the rattled German defence
Germany soon respond to Turkey's goal as Bastian Schweinsteiger superbly sweeps the ball past Rustu Recber five minutes later
Turkey manager Fatih Terim calms his team down as the half-time break approaches with the thrilling match all square at 1-1
Germany have a penalty appeal turned down by referee Massimo Busacca as Philipp Lahm is upended by Sabri in the 51st minute
Germany lead as Rustu Recber misses his punch and is beaten to the ball by Miroslav Klose who heads home in the 79th minute
The thriller continues as Turkey restore parity with Semih Senturk poking the ball home at the near post in the 86th minute
Germany win it as Lahm exchanges passes with Thomas Hitzlsperger before firing superbly past Rustu in the 90th minute
The final whistle sparks wild celebrations as the epic encounter ends with Germany progressing to the final with a 3-2 victory
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