One of the best matches, although it did not appear on paper, was the Scotland vs. Swiss; dynamic, up-and-down and with shots and scoring chances that allowed them to lead 1-1 before the first half hour of play in Cologne, Germany, a score with which the match on the second date of the Euro 2024.
It was around the 13th minute that Scott McTominay’s shot was deflected by Fabian Schär, who ended up sending the ball into his nets although in the end UEFA awarded the goal to McTominay; However, the Swiss National Team tied with a tremendous goal.
Defender Anthony Ralston tried to give a delayed pass to his goalkeeper who won Xherdan Shaqiri to define with a whiplash that pierced the nets for the partial 1-1, so much so that it competes as the best goal of the Euro 2024.
His goal made him the first player to score in the three most recent Euro Cups and World Cups, the first to score in a Euro while playing for a North American team and the first Swiss to score in three Euros.
Grant Haley It was too close to the goal, after a header from a dead ball center hit the post and in the series of rebounds Switzerland managed to resolve and remove the danger.
With this result, Hungary was close to elimination as it was forced to beat Scotland on the third round and by a landslide to get into one of the best third places.
Switzerland, for its part, reached four points and is second in Group A below Germany’s six. Germans and Swiss will fight for the leadership of the sector heading to the Round of 16 on June 23.
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