Highlights England beat Switzerland on penalties in Euro 2024 quarter-finals
Báo Dân trí•07/07/2024
(Dan Tri) - After a 1-1 draw in 120 minutes, England won 5-3 against Switzerland in a penalty shootout, thereby winning a ticket to the semi-finals of Euro 2024. This is the second consecutive Euro tournament that England has reached the semi-finals.
England and Switzerland will play the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 (July 6) in Dusseldorf, Germany. England won the penalty shootout to advance to the semi-finals. Although Southgate's team has reached the last 4 of the tournament, they will certainly face strong criticism from fans and experts in the foggy country, because England has not played as well as expected. England players celebrate after winning the penalty shootout. The two teams entered the match with the same strategy, which was to prioritize defense, both using the entire defensive formation whenever the opponent had the ball. The cautious play applied by Coach Southgate and Yakin made the match somewhat boring. In the first 45 minutes, only 6 shots were made, in which England shot 5 times, Switzerland shot once and none of the shots hit the goal. After the break, Switzerland played harder and improved their ball control and finishing, but the change was not too much compared to the first half. The surprise broke out in the 75th minute, after Ndoye's cross, the ball hit Stones' foot and accidentally became a pass just in time for Embolo to swoop in and score the opening goal. The unexpected loss forced Coach Southgate to quickly adjust the attacking personnel. England were lucky to find the equalizer in the 80th minute. Saka dribbled from the right side of the center and curled the ball into the far corner with his left foot, defeating Sommer to score. A rare moment when the English player escaped the Swiss defense. This was also the first shot on target of the "Three Lions" in this match. Saka shined individually to help England equalize. After the match returned to balance, the two teams played closely until the end of the match. Unable to determine the winner after 90 minutes, the two teams played extra time. England made an early impression with Rice's powerful shot that forced Sommer to show off his talent in saving the goal, but that was just a moment of personal brilliance from the England midfielder, the overall play of the "Three Lions" was still as bland as before. Switzerland only really rose up at the end of the match, they put Pickford's goal under great pressure. However, the Swiss strikers lacked a bit of calmness and sharpness to be able to shake the England net a second time. Continuing to be unable to determine the winner after extra time, the two teams had to play a penalty shootout. All 5 England players including Palmer, Bellingham, Saka, Toney and Alexander-Arnold all successfully shot. On the Swiss side, Ajkanji's first shot was unsuccessful, but then Schar, Shaqiri and Amdouni all successfully shot. England won 5-3 (Switzerland did not play the final match), thereby winning a ticket to the semi-finals. Pickford successfully blocked Akanji's shot.
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