This Friday Date 2 of the group stage of Euro 2024 continued with the duels between Slovakia and Ukraine (Group E) and the matches corresponding to Group D: Poland vs. Austria and Netherlands vs. France.
All eyes were on the duel between the Dutch and French, although what happened between Slovakia and Ukraine leaves the definition of Group E in suspense.
Euro 2024 results for Friday, June 21
Slovakia 1-2 Ukraine
Slovakia and Ukraine hosted a great match at the Düsseldorf Arena, valid for Group E. Ukraine urgently needed the win after the 3-0 defeat against Romania, while Slovakia had just given the surprise by defeating Belgium by one goal to zero.
Slovakia struck first at 17′ with Ivan Schranz scoring. However, at 54′ Mykola Shaparenko equalized the score and, at 80′, Roman Yaremchuk declared the final 2-1 in favor of Ukraine. This makes things interesting in Group E, since if Belgium defeats Romania tomorrow, everyone will have three points.
Poland 1-3 Austria
In the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Poland and Austria faced off in Group D with the need to add three points, since both teams fell in their debut against the Netherlands (2-1) and France (1-0), respectively.
Austria became strong in Berlin and defeated Poland by three goals to one. The goals were the work of Gernot Trauner at 9′, then the Poles tied through Krzysztof Piątek at 30′.
In the second half, the Austrians scored through Christoph Baumgartner at 66′ and the final goal was scored by Marko Arnautović at 78′ via penalty. With this result, Austria adds its first three points, while the Poles sink into last position.
Netherlands 0-0 France
The duel that stole the spotlight of the day was the Group D match between the Dutch and the French at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. Both teams debuted with a victory (against Poland and Austria, respectively), so they sought to take the lead in the group.
The first half did not disappoint, as both teams looked for the opposite goal without any luck. In the complement, France looked more for the Dutch goal, although Xavi Simons had a goal disallowed due to a teammate’s offside.
With this result, both remain leaders with four points, followed by Austria, which gets three points, while Poland closes Group D.
Group D standings
- Netherlands: 4 points; +1
- France: 4 points; +1
- Austria: 3 points; +1
- Poland: 0 points; -3