Little surprise was expected and little news arrived. Nothing more than two goals that reaffirmed the pact. Slovakia and Romania they tied 1-1 at Deutsche Bank Park and sealed their place in the round of 16 Euro 2024. Not even the torrential rain could add epicness to a match that was destined for a draw, which would have qualified both teams without any major setbacks, regardless of what happened between Belgium and Ukraine.
Despite knowing they were classified with one point each, Ondrej Duda wanted to raise some questions about the ‘biscotto’ before reaching the half hour mark. The Hellas Verona footballer reached the header after Kucka’s delivery and made it 1-0, leaving the Romanians last in the group.
They then put those of Edward Iordanescu get to work to avoid major disappointments. They remembered the blow they had against Ukraine on the opening day and, once they had overcome the setback of losing to Belgium, they remembered that a draw was enough.
This is how Ianis Hagi dribbled past Hancko and the Slovakian defender knocked him down inside the area, creating the possibility of reaching the break with an equal score. The referee Daniel Siebert had called a free kick, but the VAR quickly came to his rescue to correct. Razvan Marin took the responsibility and did not fail, nor did the prediction of a tie for the classification of both to the round of 16.
Romania enters the round of 16 as the leader, taking advantage of the Belgian setback against its Ukrainian counterpart, eliminated from the competition. Slovakia, for its part, gets the spot as one of the best third places and aims to be a rival to Spain.
2024-06-26 18:20:44
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