Belgium misplaced 1-0 to Slovakia in Group E on Monday. Sharp compensation for the EM co-options.
Slovakia precipitated the primary shock on the European Soccer Championship in Germany. Coach Francesco Calzona’s group received 1-0 (1-0) towards Belgium in Group E in Frankfurt on Monday. The objective of Ivan Schranz made the outsiders have a good time early (seventh), who stored this slender lead over time with a robust efficiency and luck. Within the desk, the Slovaks had been three factors behind Romania, who beat Ukraine 3-0.
Belgium boss Domenico Tedesco was cautious in central protection and benched the lately injured Jan Vertonghen and Arthur Theate. As an alternative, Zeno Debast, who was solely 20 years outdated, and Wout Faes got here into play. Nevertheless, it was Jeremy Doku who dominated the primary stage. The Manchester Metropolis winger made his method down the correct within the third minute and was fed by Kevin De Bruyne, who handed it to Romelu Lukaku. Nevertheless, the Sturmtank failed from just a few meters to the goalkeeper Martin Dubravka.
A severe crossing
Somewhat later the rating was 1-0 after Doku’s preparatory work, however on the unsuitable aspect. The 22-year-old made a severe mistake in his personal penalty space, his cross landed at Schranz, who was cleared by Juraj Kucka. Koen Casteels deflected his shot to the aspect, the place Schranz scored from a decent angle (seventh). Belgium’s momentum was gone and the Slovaks, who had been forward of them, performed bravely in entrance.
Nevertheless, Dubravka nearly did not contact the underdog. As an alternative of clearing the ball inconsistently, the keeper misplaced the ball, however Leandro Trossard didn’t benefit from the present and shot over the empty objective (21′). Nevertheless, Calzona’s troops had been now the higher group and nearly went one higher. On the counter, Kucka served the ball to Lukas Haraslin, who fired a volley from the sting of the penalty space. The castles cleared the ball badly with an ideal reflex (40′). However, Lukaku stumbled in a promising place (forty second).
Luke is doubly unfortunate
Within the second half, the “Pink Devils” first wanted ten minutes to develop strain, however then they opened a ten-minute energy play with many scoring alternatives. First, Dubravka had the higher hand towards Lukaku (fifty fifth). The next nook introduced the supposed equaliser, however Lukaku was simply offside when he scored after a header from Amadou Onana (56th).
Trossard (59th), Lukaku (61st) and substitute Johan Bakayoko (62nd) missed alternatives each minute now. The second failed with a shot down from defender David Hancko, who was standing on the road. After that, Slovakia obtained the sport again so as and launched reduction assaults.
Within the last section, one other Lukaku objective was not counted both; Nevertheless, the Leipzig legionnaire Openda made a handball. De Bruyne lastly missed the final likelihood (92nd).
Ukraine, who nonetheless don’t have any factors, now await Slovakia in Düsseldorf on Friday (3 pm). Schranz and Co. can progress to the spherical of 16 with a win. The Belgians have another day to regenerate; they’ll face the Romans in Cologne on Saturday (9 pm) and they’re already below strain. (APA)