It was the criterion of goal difference that determined the passes in that sector; Romania and Slovakia tied 1-1 and the Romanians advanced to the Round of 16 as leaders, Belgium or did as second and the Slovaks as one of the best third places.
In a somewhat unfair way, the Ukraine national team It was eliminated with four points, as Slovenia advanced in Group C as one of the best third places with three points.
It was an unprecedented duel, since Belgium and Ukraine had never faced each other and for the first time the goals were due in a duel in which there were scoring chances, but not forcefulness or determination.
The most dangerous play was a corner kick from the right that took Ruslan Malinovskyi and that he was very close to scoring an Olympic goal, but the Belgian goalkeeper Koen Casteels He blocked the shot on the goal line at the near post to avoid the surprise in the 82nd minute.
Anatoly Trubingoalkeeper from Ukraine, was also decisive in avoiding a resounding, but no less painful debacle, when he blocked a mid-distance whiplash Yannick Carrasco in what was also the Ukrainians’ clearest scoring play.
With that, Belgium They advanced to the Round of 16 and will face the French National Team; Romania, first in the sector, will still have to wait for a rival that will emerge from among the best third places.
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