Slovakia – Romania: results, results and goals
Slovakia and Romania tied. on the last day of group E (1-1) and confirmed their presence in the 1/8 finals. Anyone who did not see the match might have thought that both agreed to a draw, which the famous ‘biscoto’ which flew over the Frankfurt Arena a few hours before the match. Nothing could be further from reality.
Football has finally rewarded the bravery of both, who will extend their stay in Germany. The result, together with the draw between Belgium and Ukraine, led to a situation that is hard to believe: Four teams in the group scored the same number of points..
All teams added four units, but goal difference the group decided. Romania comes first, Belgium comes second and Slovakia takes third place. Ukraine, a great sacrifice, says goodbye to the championship.
Slovakia – Ukraine: summary | Group E – Euro 2024
No sign of “biscoto” … until the last minutes.
Although both teams needed a draw to seal their ticket, Slovakia and Romania jumped onto the grass as if from a boxing ring it was about. The match was a clean and brutal exchange of blows. Without speculation and calculations.
None of them wanted to live on a wire, although the desire to win was a huge risk. In the tightest group in the history of the tournamentthe goal was a difficult turnaround.
The first turn in the group came from Slovakia. After starting a match full of harmless blows, Duda landed a hook right to the Romanian’s jawThe Slovakian midfielder crossed to Kucka and converted it for Nita, who could only follow the ball with her eyes on the way to the goal.
The impact was so strong that Romania fell to the ground. Yordenescu’s team went from first to last place in the group. No anesthesia. Without blinking an eye.
By luck or skill, the Romanians quickly stood up. They did so with controversy and a penalty that referee Daniel Siebert saw outside the box but which VAR pointed inside. Hanko stepped on Hagi outside the penalty area, but trips him with his knee inside. Marin didn’t give time continue the discussion. He shot into the corner from eleven meters and in the light restored equality.
Romania, spurred on by the hyperactive Ratiu, bumped into Dubravka several times in the second act. But this did not stop Slovakia. In two dizzying minutes, Calzona’s students made Romania tremble. Sagittarius with a shot that Nita parried, and Kharaslin with a shot that missed the goal. centimeters away from turning the group upside down again.
A wave of panic warned both teams, who realized that there was more to gain than to lose at the Frankfurt Arena. Biscotto shade reappeared, and eternal possessions and loss of time became commonplace. Finally, the match ended in a draw, which pleased the two teams who saw their goal achieved: be in the 1/8 finals of the European Cup.