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sports Diamars 15 Juni 2021

Schick scores from way out, Czechs beat Scots at Euro 2020

(AP) — Patrik Schick ing goalkeeper David Mar- Euro 2004.
spotted the goalkeeper off shall way off his line before
his line, launched a loop- hitting a long, curling shot Schick had earlier given the
ing shot from just inside that bounced into goal. Czechs the lead in the 42nd
the halfway line, and gave minute with a powerful head-
his team a two-goal lead it Marshall gave chase, but he er after muscling himself be-
wouldn't relinquish. could only watch the ball sail tween two Scotland defend-
into the goal before he ended ers. It was an excellent finish
Schick scored both goals for up tangled in net. that came from an equally
the Czech Republic on Mon- outstanding cross from right
day in a 2-0 victory over Scot- Schick and the other Czech back Vladimír Coufal.
land at the European Cham- players ran toward the corner
pionship. But it was his sec- of Hampden Park where a Schick has now scored 13
ond goal that will be talked few dozen Czech fans erupt- goals from 27 appearances
about for years to come. ed in celebration. for Czech Republic, a rate
of about a goal every other lead in Group D with three
Scotland lost possession UEFA said it was the lon- game. "It's a fantastic finish. Instead points and spoiled the party
when a shot toward the gest distance for a goal in the of assigning blame, some- for Scotland, which was re-
Czech goal was blocked and tournament at 49.7 meters. Scotland coach Steve Clarke times you have to credit the turning to a major men's soc-
the ball fell to Schick. The The previous record of 38.6 didn't blame his goalkeep- goalscorer," Clarke said. cer tournament for the first
Bayer Leverkusen forward meters came from Germany er for his positioning on time since the 1998 World
looked up and spotted oppos- midfielder Torsten Frings at Schick's second goal. The Czech Republic took the Cup.

Slovakia stifles Lewandoswki, beats Poland 2-1 at Euro 2020

Lewandowski endured an- Now a match-winner for before Karol Linetty, jus-
other tough match in a ma- his country, Skriniar was at tifying his selection ahead
jor soccer tournament, with the heart of a huddle of jubi- of Jakub Moder in central
the uncompromising Skrin- lant Slovakia players as they midfield, equalized barely
iar helping to stifle the Bay- jumped up and down in front 30 seconds into the second
ern Munich striker. Lewan- a small section of their fans half from Poland's first well-
dowski didn't have a clear-cut after the final whistle at Saint worked move of the match.
chance and now has only Petersburg Stadium.
two goals in 12 matches at From a reverse pass, Maciej
a World Cup or European It was a bad day for Poland's Rybus squared the ball to
Championship. other best-known player, too. Linetty, who slightly mis-
kicked his shot but saw the
The center back then dem- Wojciech Szczesny became ball bounce into the corner
onstrated he also has an eye the first goalkeeper to score past Martin Dubravka.
for goal by stretching to bring an own-goal at the tourna- Poland finished the game
(AP) — Slovakia defender importance for a national down the ball at a corner and ment, even if he was com- strongly despite being a man
Milan Skriniar stopped team that's for so long relied swivelling to toe-poke his pletely blameless. The Ju- down, with center back Jan
Robert Lewandowski on Marek Hamsik, Skriniar shot into the net from 15 me- ventus keeper was unfortu- Bednarek flashing a shot nar-
from scoring at one end, played a crucial role at both ters in the 69th minute. nate as the ball rebounded off rowly wide of the post with
and then showed the ends of the field and scored his near post, onto his out- Dubravka standing still.
world player of the year the winning goal in Slova- It's becoming quite the year stretched arm and back into
just how to do it on the kia's 2-1 win over Poland for Skriniar, who played an the net following a shot by Poland has, at least on paper,
other. on Monday at the European integral role for Inter Milan Slovakia winger Robert Mak two tougher games to come
Championship. in its title-winning campaign in the 18th minute. in Group E against Spain and
Underlining his growing in Italy. That gave Slovakia the lead Sweden.

Spain held to 0-0 draw by Sweden at Euro 2020

(AP) — The chances came the area hit the post after de- in St. Petersburg. kia on Friday in St. Peters- burg.
and went but neither flecting off Spain defender Spain's matches at Euro 2020
Spain nor Sweden man- Marcos Llorente in front of are being played in Seville in-
aged to put any of them the goal line. stead of Bilbao — the original
in the net Monday in a host city for Spain — because
0-0 draw at the European Álvaro Morata had Spain's the high contagion rate of
Championship. best chance just a few min- the virus in the northern city
utes earlier but his shot wouldn't allow for many fans
Spain dominated possession missed wide with goalkeeper to attend games.
and stayed close to the Swed- Robin Olsen the only oppo-
ish net for most of the match nent to beat inside the box. A limited crowd of 12,517 at-
but couldn't capitalize on its Olsen also saved a close- tended the match at La Car-
many scoring opportunities range header by substitute tuja, where Spain will also
at La Cartuja Stadium. Gerard Moreno in the 90th play Poland on Saturday and
minute. Slovakia on June 23. A quar-
Sweden looked dangerous Early in the second half, terfinal match will also be
only on rare occasions. The Marcus Berg misfired inside played at La Cartuja.
team came close to breaking the area for the other good
the deadlock near the end of chance wasted by Sweden. Sweden, which hasn't ad-
the first half when Real So- vanced past the group stage at
ciedad forward Isak Alexan- In the other group match, the European Championship
der had his shot from inside Slovakia defeated Poland 2-1 since 2004, next faces Slova-