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France and Portugal painted four, while Spain painted them together with Italy.


The summer European Under 21 Championship was not disappointing again as goals flew during the tournament on Tuesday.

France and Portugal were both active and top scored, due to the disappointment of their opponents.

Spain faced Italy in a critical Group A conflict as Slovakia also took on Romania.

See how each match unfolds.

France 4-1 Poland

France performed in a great performance to beat Poland 4-1, scoring a brace from Djaoui Cisse and a late goal from capping by Matisse Ablin on a successful night for France.

France went home from close range in the 18th minute and attacked early through Nathan Zeze, who set his side on the path to qualification for knockouts.

Just a minute later, Cisse doubled the lead with a spectacular long-range strike. He repeated the feat in the 29th minute. This time I drove a low shot on my left foot to the bottom corner to make it 3-0.

Poland had a goal that was ruled out by the VAR early in the second half after Marius Fornarczk was deemed offside. They eventually pulled the Ariel Mosole header back from the corner in the 61st minute, giving the visitors a brief hope.

However, French rule continued, with Mattis Ablin recovering a three-goal cushion in the 82nd minute, heading from close range after Noah Ezuma’s well-placed corner.

Georgia 0-4 Portugal

Portugal went on topped Group C ahead of France with a comfortable 4-0 victory in Georgia of 10.

The turning point was just five minutes when Georgia defender La Shao Disharia was sent after a VAR review of Flavionaginho’s reckless foul. From that moment on, Portugal ruled over tempo and territory.

The breakthrough arrived in 24 minutes. Geovany Quenda gave Portugal a deserved lead when Rodrigo Pinheiro was discovered in space and the right back throws a low shot from a tight angle.

Visitors could control the other half of their possessions and fall to Tiago Thomas and Paulo Bernardo, but they were unable to expand their benefits before the break.

Portugal’s pressure was retold right after the time mark. The Gustavo SA had an immediate impact from the bench, setting up the quencher for easy finishing from close range.

Rodrigo Gomes added a third to the 87th minute and immediately hit the post before heading home after a corner. This defeat was completed on stoppage when SA earned a penalty after being boxed. Henrique Araujo stepped up and pushed away the spot kick.

Spain 1-1 Italy

Spain and Italy had a fun 1-1 draw on many young talent shows.

After the finish line filled the first half, the game came to life after the break. Spain was first hit through Jessu Rodriguez in the 53rd minute. The goal gave Spain momentum, but Italy responded well.

Just six minutes later, Niccolo Pisilli leveled out for visitors with a finish that was finished in the bottom corner after being teeed up by Daniele Ghilardi. It was a natural equalizer after Italy created several half chances early in the match.

Both teams encouraged substitutions in the final 20 minutes as the coaches tried to test their depth. Spain’s Roberto Fernandez and Pablo Torre were impressed by the bench, while Italy’s Cesare Casadei and Matteo Laggeri added steel in the midfield.

Although Pisilli and Riccardo Turicchia’s slow efforts were almost won in Italy, Spanish goalkeeper Pablo Cunat maintained his score level and sent his side to the top.

Romania 1-2 Slovakia

Slovakia was bordered past Romania with a 2-1 victory in Group A

Slovakia took the lead early and defeated the deadlock in the 11th minute, with Adam Obert diving from Thomas Rigo to deliver set pieces from close range to slot home.

Romania struggled to respond, and Slovakia almost doubled the lead through multiple opportunities from Suslov and Adrian Kapralik, but goalkeeper Otto Hindrich kept the hosts in the game with several key saves.

After the break, Slovakia continued the press and was rewarded in the 57th minute when Suslov was fired again with the help of an influential Rigo, with the help of a great left footed effort from distance.

Romania responded just 10 minutes later, as Umit Akdag hit a strong finish from the corner, halving the deficit.

Despite slow pressure and gusts of angular winds, Romania was unable to find an equalizer. Louis Muntianu was closest to stop time and dragged the shot just wide. Matei Ilie and Akdag also had promising opportunities, but there wasn’t enough to break through.



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