With the aid of a ricochet, he beat three players as he jinked his way to the edge of the box, and in spotting another defender sliding in and Portugal keeper Vitor Baia off his line he performed an audacious chip which settled sweetly into the net.
Luckily though one of them is among the greatest Euros goals of all-time, with Karel Porborsky's chipped effort against Portugal at Villa Park his headline act as one of the stars of the tournament. Karel Poborsky (CZECH REPUBLIC 1-0 Portugal, Euro 96)Īnother example of the weakness of Euro '96 was the quarter-finals where just four goals were scored across all the games. Had I not received the ball properly, I wouldn't have been able to make that lob over Schmeichel.' 'The control was the most important thing. 'I saw Schmeichel and controlled the ball well,' he told UEFA. Suker later admitted that his brilliant first touch set up the opportunity for the lob. With Peter Schmeichel having recovered his position after sprinting back from the halfway line, he met to confront Suker who in three touches controlled the ball and then lifted a cheeky chip over the Danish stopper to wrap up a 3-0 group stage victory. With Croatia leading a counter attack against Denmark, who were 2-0 down at Hillsborough, Suker's first touch from a crossfield long ball from Aljosa Asanovic was majestic as he perfectly diverted the ball in front for him to sprint on to.
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What it did produce though was a bucket load of wonder goals, and while Davor Suker did next to nothing at Arsenal after signing on a free transfer in 1999, he had proven three years earlier he was capable of turning on the style in England. Those moments went against us and when we had our chances we didn’t quite take them.Davor Suker (CROATIA 3-0 Denmark, Euro 96)Įuro '96 is fondly remembered by England fans of a certain generation, but the tournament as a whole was not particularly memorable for producing many classic matches. “At times we played some good stuff,” Clarke added. Jack Hendry’s curling shot struck the bar, Stuart Armstrong had a shot deflected just over and the terrific Vaclik spared Tomas Kalas an own goal and made a still better save to deny Dykes, even if the striker should have scored. Manager Steve Clarke summoned Che Adams at half-time and he made a difference as Scotland applied pressure.
The terrific Czech goalkeeper excelled again to tip Robertson’s rising shot over the bar. He crossed when Lyndon Dykes prodded a shot that brought Tomas Vaclik’s first save. Even in the absence of his usual sidekick, the injured Kieran Tierney, the Scotland captain led by example. Theirs is a lopsided team, shorn of threat on the right until James Forrest came on, but Robertson was a dynamic presence on the left. Scotland had the majority of the chances but lacked a finisher of Schick’s calibre. 🇨🇿 A selection of great Czech Republic goals in EURO history 🔝⚽️ | #EURO2020 /lFQLN9nT4w- UEFA EURO 2020 June 14, 2021 With England and Croatia to come, seemingly stiffer tasks beckon. A country who have famously never reached the knockout stages of a World Cup or a European Championships are threatened with another early exit. Scotland’s first taste of tournament football for 22 years 11 months and 23 days nonetheless brought a familiar feeling, of disappointment in defeat to leave them at risk of revisiting their past. “Losing the goal off a second phase was disappointing and then the boy has hit a wonderful strike,” said Scotland manager Steve Clarke. The Bayer Leverkusen forward had already headed in a cross from the overlapping, unmarked Vladimir Coufal. “A one-in-a-million shot,” rued the Scotland skipper Andy Robertson. His fine saves from Schick and Matej Vydra bookended the game, but his decision to stray off his line backfired when the Czechs broke and Schick, who had noted the goalkeeper’s high position earlier in the game, took aim from the half-way line. Given Marshall’s status as Scotland’s play-off hero, it would be especially cruel. The abiding image of Scotland’s campaign could be of the backpedalling goalkeeper David Marshall in the back of his net along with the ball. It may prove the most iconic finish by a Czech in this tournament since Antonin Panenka’s chipped penalty against West Germany in 1976, against Scotland since Paul Gascoigne’s juggling act in Euro ’96 and at Hampden Park since Zinedine Zidane’s 2002 Champions League final winner.
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