In this very exciting and exciting European, we often see the overturning of the predictions of the eve and England and Ukraine going to the quarter-finals of the 2020 European Championships are proof of this. If, in fact, according to some insiders, the British were favorites over Germany, the qualification of Ukraine against Sweden appears completely unexpected and surprising.
At Wembley Stadium, England beat Germany 2-0 , at the end of a fairly tactical and tight match, which Southgate’s men took home in the last quarter of an hour. At Hampden Park in Glasgow, on the other hand, Shevchenko ‘s team managed to take home the qualification by scoring in extra time and eliminating the most popular Sweden.
England and Ukraine in the 2020 European Quarterfinals -England vs Germany
The first half appears quite balanced even if Sterling is active from the start and engages Neuer with a long-range shot in the 15 ‘. However, Germany is there and becomes dangerous with Werner , on an assist from Havertz but goalkeeper Pickford thwarts the threat and puts out. Havertz
himself is the protagonist of a nice shot at the start of the second half, on which Pickfordmakes a nice parade; Germany perhaps plays better in the second half but in the 75th minute Sterling puts it on the net after a good choral action by the English national team. Low’s team reacts and 5 minutes later Muller is face to face with the English goalkeeper but blatantly misses the door making a mistake that is not his.
At minute 85, then, the game ends because Kane is released and makes the most of a cross from Grealish , depositing the ball behind Neuer and extinguishing any German ambitions. Nothing happens anymore and Southgate goes to the second round after a hard-fought game, aware of the strength of his team that has not yet conceded a goal.
Sweden vs Ukraine
The match between Sweden and Ukraine is to be counted among those that overturn the predictions because Scheva ‘s team , which showed little in the group, wins against Sweden by winning the quarters. The game is basically balanced and Sweden play a little better, showing themselves more in the opposing area. Ukraine , however, is alive and at 10 ‘it becomes dangerous with Yaremchuk who commits Olsen.
On the other hand, Isak shows up who , after a good exchange with Kulusevski, kicks out a little; in the 27th minute, however, Ukraine took the lead, with a nice volley byZinchenko , served perfectly by Yarmolenko . At the end of the first fraction, Forsberg equalized the score with a nice left-footed shot from outside the area that didn’t give the goalkeeper a chance and he got back in a draw.
The recovery comes alive in a lively way and the teams take a pole on each side; Ukraine with Sydorchuk and Sweden with Forsberg ; Sweden and, in the second half, the team that plays better and becomes dangerous with Isak and Kulusevski but the Ukrainians are holding up and defending well. The clearest opportunity for the Swedes remains, however, the Forsberg cross halfway through the second half but today bad luck accompanies Andersson’s player.
It goes into extra time and a nasty foul by Danielson forces Orsato to extract the red card, leaving Sweden with 10 men. Not much happens because the teams are afraid of uncovering but, when everyone is mentally preparing for penalties, Dovbyk scores with a cross from Zinchenko . The Ukraine, therefore, enters the quarters and will have to contend with England.
