Former national football players in the 2008 European Football Championship (EURO 2008) squad faced Switzerland in the ‘Replay’ match for earthquake victims. While the exhibition match played in Lausanne, Switzerland, ended 2-2, the goals of the national team came from Semih Şentürk and Volkan Demirel from the penalty spot.
In the organization where fairness was prioritized, the players of the two countries changed their uniforms after the match and displayed an example of fair-play. The organization, supported by the football federations of both countries, was organized to emphasize the solidarity power of football beyond borders. The organization, where solidarity and cooperation between the two countries is at the forefront, has also turned into a social responsibility with the aid to be collected for earthquake victims.
There were pleasant moments in the national team’s locker room before the match. Nihat Kahveci helped Fatih Terim, who forgot to announce the starting 11. Former national goalkeeper Volkan Demirel played as a forward in the match.
In Turkey, where Fatih Terim is the coach, Hamit Altıntop, Volkan Demirel, Emre Belözoğlu, Tuncay Şanlı, Mehmet Aurelio, Arda Turan, Emre Aşık, Semih Şentürk, Servet Çetin, Tolga Zengin, Ayhan Akman, Tümer Metin, Nihat Kahveci, Hakan Actors such as Balta, Gökhan Gönül, Ümit Karan and Ahmet Dursun took part.