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1 JULY 2021
SPORTS WEEKLY SPECIAL
EURO 2020
Sterling and Kane strike as England KO Germany BY DAVID SAFFER The route to the Euro 2020 final is set for England after defeating Germany for the first time in a knock out game since the summer of ’66. Gareth Southgate’s team will be heavy favourites to defeat shock quarterfinalists Ukraine in Rome this weekend before steeling themselves to take on Denmark or Czech Republic next Wednesday night for a final spot at Wembley on July 11. Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane scored second half goals to send 40,000 fans at Wembley into raptures on Tuesday. England are tough to beat and when Southgate introduced Jack Grealish there was a zip to the attack. Sterling knocked in Luke Shaw’s cross after 75 minutes before Kane nodded Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane scored against Germany in Grealish’s pinpoint cross late on for his first Euro 2020 goal. Wales crashed out to Denmark, playing England though had to thank keeper Jor- on a wave of emotion after the opening dan Pickford who saved Timo Werner and game when Christian Eriksen collapsed Kai Havertz efforts while Thomas Muller with a cardiac arrest. missed a golden chance to equalise before Kasper Dolberg curled home his first captain Kane sealed a quarter final spot. goal on 27 minutes. Dolberg doubled the Southgate told BBC1, “The players were lead after a dreadful error by Nico Wilabsolutely immense right the way through liams after half time. Joakim Maehle made the team and the fans were as well. Only it 3-0 two minutes from time. And after 40,000, but it’s as good an atmosphere I Harry Wilson unluckily saw red for a foul can remember in Wembley. We played on Maehle, Martin Braithwaite completed extremely well, I thought we deserved the the scoring. win.” He added, “The whole team defendThe Danes face the Czechs who stunned ed incredibly, the goalkeeper right the way the Netherlands in Budapest. through. It was a fabulous performance.” The match turned when Donyell Malen As for his strikers, he commented, “Ra- failed to capitalise on a one-on-one with heem (Sterling’s) performances have been Czech keeper Tomas Vaclik on 54 minelectric and a goal for Harry (Kane) was an utes. Less than a minute later, Matthijs important moment.” De Ligt was dismissed for handball after Ukraine substitute Artem Dovbyk broke a VAR review for denying Patrik Schick a Swedish hearts with an injury time winner goalscoring opportunity. Tomas Holes in extra time at Hampden Park. headed home on 68 minutes before setOleksandr Zinchenko put the outsiders in ting up Schick to score 10 minutes from front before Emil Forsberg’s deflected shot time. levelled just before half time. With no team In the other side of the draw, Italy kept able to break the deadlock, the match went their Euro dreams alive in a comeback to extra time. Marcus Danielson was sent win against Austria at Wembley and face a off for a horror challenge on Artem Besedin mouthwatering quarter-final clash against before Dovbyk sensationally headed home. Belgium.
20 minutes. But the Spaniards were level by half time when Pablo Sarabia struck home an equaliser. Cesar Azpilicueta got on the end of a sweeping move to nod home just before the hour. And when Ferran Torres slotted home the game seemed over. But Croatia substitutes Mislav Orsic and Mario Pasalic scored in a dramatic ending to send the game into an extra 30 minutes. Simon atoned for his earlier error with an important stop from Andrej Kramaric before Alvaro Morata crashed in a superb fourth on 100 minutes. Mikel Oyarzabal settled a pulsating match minutes later. Spain take on Switzerland who stunned pre-tournament favourites France with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win after a PHOTOS: SHUTTERSTOCK 3-3 draw following extra time. Kylian Mbappe, who shone in Austria gave the Italians a huge scare. this nations’ World Cup triumph, had yet to Indeed, only a VAR offside decision ruled hit top gear in this competition and it was out a Marko Arnautovic goal in normal his spot kick that Yann Sommer saved to time before substitutes Federico Chiesa earn the Swiss a first ever penalty shoot-out and Matteo Pessina netted in extra time. triumph. Austria hit back with a Sasa Kalajdzic Switzerland took a shock 15th minute header, the first goal Italy have conceded lead through Haris Seferovic. The underin the tournament, but it was not enough dogs then had a chance to go 2-0 up only to deny the favourites for the tie. for Hugo Lloris to save a Ricardo RodriBelgium’s Thorgan Hazard produced a gues penalty on 55 minutes. And within moment of magic to knock out Portugal. four minutes Karin Benzema scored twice Ronaldo failed to score this time around to edge France ahead. but the defending champions went mighty When Paul Pogba scored a 30-yard close through Diogo Jota, Ruben Dias and screamer 14 minutes from time, it seemed Raphael Guerreiro, who struck a post late over. But Seferovic got his team back into on. the game with his second before Mario In the end, Hazard’s dipping 25-yard Gavranovic sent the game into extra time drive just before half time proved decisive. in the 90th minute. After nine perfect penSpain, meantime, won an eight-goal alties, Mbappe stepped up for France’s thriller against Croatia in extra time to fifth spot kick but fluffed his big moment. reach the quarterfinals. So, Southgate and co have delivered at In the match of the tournament so far the highest level and finally defeated their the Spaniards recovered from going be- great rivals at the fourth time of asking in a hind to a bizarre own goal and letting a major tournament tie in 55 years. 3-1 lead slip to secure a memorable win in With the nation behind them if anyone is Copenhagen. looking for an omen, the last time an EngLuis Enrique’s side were stunned when land side played four competition games Unai Simon inexplicably misjudged a Pedri without conceding a goal was when Sir Alf 50-yard back pass to gift Croatia the lead on et al triumphed!
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