MATCH REVIEWS

The first match of the round of 16 of the Euro 2024 started with a stunner. Switzerland eliminated defending champions Italy with a 2-0 triumph. The match began with Switzerland trying and building chances. Switzerland missed a golden chance which was from Embolo which was saved by Donnorumma. Switzerland made good chances but failed in the finishing aspect. Switzerland dominated, having 65% of ball possession. Goalll!!!!! In the 37th minute, Switzerland opened the scoring for the knockout stage. Vargas played a pass into the box, and Freuler made a run and was unmarked. He finished it into the net, shocking the defending champions. Switzerland dominated the first half repeatedly breaking through the Italian defence. The beginning of the second half saw Switzerland take a 2-goal lead. Goall!!! It was in the 46th minute Vargas scored from outside the box which beat the Italian goalkeeper Donnorumma. The Italian defence was catastrophic. Th...

Spain paved their way to qualify for the EURO knockout stage. The first half began with Spain dominating and the first chance came with a header from Pedri but was saved by Donnarumma. Another chance for Spain was wasted after Williams headed the ball off-target. 2 chances for Spain in the starting 10 minutes of the match. Spain enjoyed possession. Nico Williams got past Di Lorenzo yet again. Italy tried to attack but Fabian Luiz collected it and took it away from the danger. Spain had 62% of ball possession whereas Italy had 38% in the 38th minute. The Italian defence stood strong making important blocks. Spain showed no signs of stopping as they continued to apply pressure on the Italian defence. Pedri, creating a chance, took the ball in Italy's half, ran to the middle and tried finding Morata.   Calafiori cleared it away. The first half ended 0-0. Donnarumma was tested a few times. The second half commenced with high intensity as both teams fought f...

The match started with high intensity. Ronaldo became the first player to feature in 6 euros. Pepe became the oldest player to start in the euros. Portugal won after a stoppage winner in the 90+2 minutes. Portugal started the first half keeping a good spell of possession. Ronaldo missed a couple of chances in front of the goal. Czechia lost the ball a couple of times. Czechia’s defence worked hard to keep them away from danger. A major chance came from Ronaldo in the 32nd minute as he made a good run but Stanek made a great save to deny him that chance. The Czechia defence was incredible at holding back Portugal from scoring. Neither of the two sides had scored at the end of the first half. Czechia maintained the defensive structure they played within the first half. ASTONISHING! Lukas Provod scored, opening the scoresheet for Czechia. Portugal tried to equalise as Jota tried to find but Czechia’s defence stood strong. The tension in the Portuguese camp was visi...

France faced Austria in their first Euro clash. Max Wober scored an own goal in the 38th minute.. Griezmann suffered a minor head injury. Kylian Mbappe subbed off in the second half after a heavily bleeding nose, speculating broken nose rumours. Although France was heavily favoured to win the Euro, they had difficulty defeating Austria 1-0. The match started with France controlling the game. They had their first shot by the 9th minute which was on Target. Austria slowly gained confidence and was able to hold France back from scoring. Their ball possession also started increasing. It was in the 38th minute that France opened the scoresheet as Max Wober scored in his net. Mbappe crossed the ball from the right and was headed by Max Wober. Austria managed to increase their ball possession from 30% to 46% by the end of the first half having only one shot. Meanwhile, France had 54% of possession and 5 shots out of which 1 was on Target. Just as the second half was beginning, Max Wober gave ...

The first match of group C was underway. •Bellingham opens the scoresheet. •Serbia call for penalty. •Rajkovic makes an impressive save. The first half started with England dominating. Serbia tried to counter but failed to do so. In the 13th minute of the match, Bellingham scored a header. Saka crossed it to the centre but Kane missed it, Jude came flying and with a header opened the scoresheet for England. It was a positive start for England. 25 minutes into the match England dominated possession, enjoying 70% ball possession with 2 shots with one on target. Meanwhile, Serbia had only 30% of ball possession with 1 shot. England from playing aggressively slowly transgressed to a slower playing style. Saka was brought down but Serbia was given a free kick due to a handball. The first half was physical. The score at halftime was SRB 0-1 ENG. Serbia had visibly stepped up their game starting the second half strong. Serbia were constantly in the oppositi...