The goals of the midfielders of CSKA and Lokomotiv, a ticket for the Netherlands and a major defeat for Belarus: the results of Euro 2020 selection matches

Successes of Germany and the Netherlands

In the penultimate Euro 2020 qualification round, the German team did not meet resistance from the national team of Belarus and confidently guaranteed itself access to the final part of the tournament. Wards Joachim Loew updated their own record and selected for the 13th continental championship in a row.

Previously, these teams met each other twice, and both times the Germans hit the opponent’s goal at least twice. True, if in June 2019 this brought them success, then in May 2008 it was only a draw. So this time the Eagles decided to play it safe and scored four goals.

The defeat of the Belarusians was laid by Matthias Ginter. The defender of “Borussia” heel closed the backache of Serge Gnabry and opened the scoring for goals in the national team. The advantage of the hosts was strengthened by Leon Goretzka, and Tony Kroos completed the rout. Midfielder midfielder took a double, for the first time in five years, participating in two productive attacks of the team for the match. The last time he succeeded in the memorial semifinal of the World Cup with Brazil, which ended with the score 7: 1.

The Germans had a huge advantage and delivered 31 shots on goal of the opponent. At the same time, the hosts still had a chance to soak the score. At the 75th minute, they earned a penalty, but Igor Stasevich missed the target.

In a parallel match of group C in Belfast, direct competitors of the Bundesmannschaft fought. On the eve of the penultimate round, Northern Ireland was three points behind the Netherlands and was desperate for a victory in order to maintain the chances of getting a ticket to the Euro. However, the meeting ended in a goalless draw, and a key episode of the game occurred in the 32nd minute. The hosts got the right to the 11-meter, but Stephen Davis became the second player in 13 years, who failed to realize a penalty into the goal of the “orange”. Before him, a similar failure befell the Australian team striker Mark Viduku.

In the remaining time, Ronald Cuman's wards looked preferable. They could not tip the scales in their favor, but did not miss a draw. This allowed them to maintain a comfortable break from the pursuers and for the first time since 2014 to qualify for a major international tournament.

Goal of Vlašić and guest success of Wales

The company of Germany and the Netherlands in terms of access to the European Championship 2020 was Croatia. The silver medalists of the World Cup in Russia scored 17 points and guaranteed themselves the first line in quintet E. In their final match, as part of the qualification tournament, they dealt directly with direct competitors in the face of Slovaks.

After the first half, the “checkers” conceded, but in the second they scored as many as three goals. The start of the victory was laid by Nikola Vlašić, who was rehabilitated for a mistake in the episode with a missed goal. The CSKA midfielder scored a long shot, and four minutes later Bruno Petkovich irresistibly struck his head. The final score with a beautiful “shot” from the summer was set by Ivan Perisic. It is worth noting that by this time Slovakia was already in the minority. Another RPL representative distinguished himself with a minus sign - Zenit midfielder Robert Mack, who received a second yellow in the 66th minute.

However, if the holder of the first ticket to the Euro from this group has already been determined, then the struggle for the second is not over yet. Until now, Hungary and Slovakia were considered the main contenders for it, but for the tour to the end, the Wales team again wedged into the dispute. Wards Ryan Giggs won the first away victory since last October and reduced the gap from second place to one point.

The “victim” of the Welsh was the footballers from Azerbaijan. In the current qualifying tournament, the wards of Nikola Yurchevich did not win a single victory, but were able to take away points from the Croats. Moreover, if in the first five meetings they invariably differed in goals, in the penultimate one they could not hit the opponent’s goal.

No luck this time either. Azerbaijanis left the field without goals, while their opponents forced Emil Balaev to capitulate twice. The main character of the meeting was Harry Wilson. First, the Bournemouth midfielder assisted Kiffer Moore, and then scored on his own.

The triumph of Austria and the exact strike Krychowiak

The Austrian national team also guaranteed access to the upcoming championship of the Old World. Wards Franco Fody could not take first place in the sextet G, but they reserved a second position. In a fundamental confrontation, they prevailed over rivals from Northern Macedonia and scored 19 points, five points ahead of the Slovenes.

By the 48th minute, the hosts almost guaranteed themselves a victory, and Stefan Liner became the main creator of success. First, he led David Alaba to a rendezvous with Stole Dimitrevsky, and then he outplayed the goalkeeper. The guests were able to reduce the difference in the score, but the ball of Vlatko Stoyanovka in the 93rd minute only slightly sweetened the pill.

In a similar vein, a match developed with the participation of the teams of Poland and Israel. Already in the debut of the meeting, the group leader stepped forward, and the representatives of the Russian Premier League again became the protagonists of the goal episode. Sebastian Szymanski delivered a corner kick, and Grzegorz Krychowiak watched the rebound on the far post. The advantage of the guests in the 54th minute was doubled by Krzysztof Pöntek, and the author of the prestige goal in the end of the match was Munas Dabbur. It is worth noting that the Sevilla forward behaved extremely ugly and twice pushed goalkeeper Wojciech Szczensny. However, the referee Matthias Gestranius ignored this episode.