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Chapter 1100 Chapter 1093: Continental Beacon!

After the game, the other two teams in Group D made their appearances, and the host Ukraine ushered in Sweden at the NSC Olympic Stadium in Kiev!

Ten days ago, Ukraine played a warm-up match with the Netherlands in this stadium, and they lost [-]-[-].In that warm-up match, Ukraine's biggest star Shevchenko scored twice.

Immediately after the start of the game, the two sides engaged in fierce competition. The top scorers of the two teams, Ibrahimovic and Shevchenko, were closely guarded by the opponent's defenders.

In the first half, the two sides failed to change the situation on the field. In the 7th minute of the second half, Sweden launched an attack from the left. Larsson made a pass from the left side of the penalty area to find Ibrahimovic.

The Swedish striker passed the ball back to Larsson, who made another pass. Karlstrom made a direct pass to the goal, and Ibrahimovic made a smart step in front of the goal. Pyatov was powerless, 1-0!

Sweden takes the lead.

Three minutes later, Ukraine immediately returned the favor, Yarmolenko made a pass, and Shevchenko dived to the top and scored under the defense of Mellberg, 3-1!

Ukrainians equalize!

After the game restarted, the Ukrainians' morale soared. In the 16th minute of the second half, Voronin took the ball in the penalty area, turned around and shot from a small angle and hit the opponent's defender and flew out of the baseline.

Ukraine took a left corner kick, and Shevchenko from the previous point shook his head under Ibrahimovic's defense, and the ball flew into the goal against the left post, 2-1!

Shevchenko's brace helped Ukraine realize the process from tying to overtaking.

In the end, Ukraine achieved a reversal and won with Shevchenko's brace. This scene is very similar to the victory of the Netherlands.

In an interview after the game, the excited Sheva said: "The aftertaste of this game is like a myth. It is not easy to win, because many of our players were sick before the game, but we played very well in this first game."

Sheva went on to say: "I feel very happy now, and I want to thank the Ukrainian fans." He also said, "The victory of this game seems to have brought me back to the age of 20 overnight."

The Ukrainian fans shouted excitedly: "The Netherlands has Chen, we have Shevchenko!"

On the [-]th, the second round of Group A kicked off, with Greece and the Czech Republic taking the lead.

Greece had a one-to-one draw with the host Poland in the first round. If they can successfully win the Czech Republic, they will have the initiative to qualify.

The Czech Republic lost one to four in the first round at the feet of Russia. For them, if they do not want to become the first team to be eliminated in this European Cup, they must win Greece.

So for both sides, this is a game with no retreat.

After the start of the game, Greece, which took the lead in serving, had just transferred the football to the backcourt, and the Czech team launched a fierce rush in the frontcourt.

When people are most dangerous, they can often burst out surprising energy.

The Czechs quickly snatched the football down and launched an attack immediately!
In the second minute and 14 seconds of the first half, Hubschman sent a scalpel through the midfielder. Jiracek succeeded in countering offside and scored with a single shot. The Czech Republic 1-0 Greece.

Jiracek rewrote the record for the fastest goal in this European Cup!
After the game restarted, the Czech midfield continued to put pressure on the Greek back line.

In the 6th minute of the first half, the Czech Republic immediately launched a quick counterattack after a successful steal in the midfield. Celasier made a pass from the right, and Pilar outflanked and scored in front of the goal. The Czech Republic 2-0 Greece!

Only 6 minutes into the game, the Czechs scored two goals and gave the Greeks a blow.

In the 8th minute of the second half, Greece pulled back a goal, Samaras made a pass from the left, Petr Cech attacked and held the ball and let go, Yekas scored an empty goal, the Czech Republic 2-1 Greece.

But Greece failed to create a miracle in the end, and lost with a score of one to two, failing to achieve the pre-match goal.

With a victory, the Czechs smashed the doubts of the outside world, saved themselves, and avoided becoming the first team to be eliminated early in this European Cup.

At the same time, they also saw the hope of qualifying.

Greece and the Czech Republic are over, and the game between the host Poland and Russia begins.

For the host Poland, they hope to win Russia and gain the initiative to qualify.

As for Russia, as long as they can win Poland, they can qualify one round ahead of schedule.

In the 307th minute of the first half, Vasilevsky knocked down Zhirkov, and Russia got a free kick on the left side of the frontcourt.

Arshavin hoisted a free kick into the middle of the penalty area, Zagoyev shook his head and headed the ball in, 1-0!

Zagoyev scored his third goal in this competition, and Arshavin also contributed his third assist in this European Cup.

In the No.12 minute of the second half, Arshavin stole the ball from the backcourt and then drove along the left side of the penalty area to make a pass from the left side of the penalty area, and was cleared by the Polish defender in the penalty area.

Poland immediately launched a quick counterattack. The right defender Piszczek took the ball to the frontcourt and made a clever oblique plug.
The ball drew a beautiful arc straight to the far corner of the Russian goal, 1-1!

Poland equalized the score!
In the rest of the game, both sides failed to change the situation on the court, and they drew with each other one to one.

After the second round, Russia ranked first in the group with four points from one win and one draw, the Czech Republic ranked second with three points from one win and one loss, the host Poland ranked third with two points from two draws, and Greece ranked last in the group with one point from one draw and one loss.

Theoretically speaking, all four teams have the possibility of appearing, and the situation in Group A is complicated.

The second round of Group A was over, and people turned their attention to the group of death.

In this round of competition, the Netherlands and Germany will stage a strong dialogue, and Portugal will face Denmark.

For the four teams, although this is not a battle of life and death, the result of the game will have a profound impact on their qualifying.

On the [-]th, the match between Portugal and Denmark took the lead.

Both teams failed to win the first round. If they lose again in this round, they will become the first team to be eliminated early in this cup.

In the No.204 minute of the first half, Portugal got a corner kick.

Moutinho took a left corner kick, and Pepe, who was in front of the left side of the penalty area, got rid of the defense of Agger and Simon Paulson from near the penalty spot.

In the 306th minute of the first half, Portugal made a pass from the left. João Pereira got the ball in the front court and passed through. Nani made a cross from the right side of the penalty area.

Portugal extended its lead.

Denmark, in order to avoid being the first team to be eliminated, launched a fierce attack after the restart of the game.

In the 401st minute of the first half, Jacobsen took the ball from the right and knocked his teammate back. Denmark moved the ball to the back point. Cologne Deli headed from the left side of the penalty area to the center. The unguarded Bendtner easily scored against the empty goal, 1-2!

Denmark narrowed the gap.

After the start of the second half, the game fell into a stalemate, and there was no climax on the field until the last 10 minutes of the game.

In the 305th minute of the second half, Jacobson, who was cruising on the right, took the ball to the back of the penalty area.

The Danes tenaciously equalized the score!
In the No.40 second minute of the second half, Portugal made a pass from the left to the penalty area. Varela made the first pass, then turned around and volleyed. The ball flew into the net from the near corner, 3-2!

With Varela's lore, Portugal won Denmark's first victory with a thrilling goal!

(End of this chapter)