7/22/2023 0 Comments Czech republic schick goal![]() The Czechs, who scored more than half of their goals in qualifying from set pieces, earned a string of corners just before the break and finally took advantage in the 42nd minute. Schick had a snap shot palmed away by Marshall after 15 minutes but he made his mark decisively just before halftime. ![]() Yet the Czechs weathered the early pressure and grew into the game, taking the sting out of Scotland's attacks before moving further up the pitch. Scotland began the game at full throttle, fuelled by a vociferous home crowd who seemed to defy the fact that there were fewer than 10,000 of them in the stadium. The result left the Czechs on three points, level at the top of Group D with England, who beat Croatia 1-0 on Sunday, while Scotland will already be feeling nervous about their prospects ahead of their next game against England on Friday when the Czechs face Croatia. While Scotland were profligate, the Czechs were worthy winners, soaking up Scottish pressure in the first half, and quieting a noisy Hampden Park crowd, who were seeing their side play in a major tournament for the first time since the 1998 World Cup. "It’s a tough lesson for us that at the highest level, at the best tournaments, you have to take your chances," said Scotland captain Andy Robertson. The game would have had a different complexion had Jack Hendry found the net instead of cracking an effort against the bar early in the second half, while Lyndon Dykes was guilty of wasting two superb opportunities. Scotland had battled gamely on their return to tournament football after a 23-year absence and spurned a number of excellent chances of their own. Schick described his effort as "a cherry (on the cake)," and added mischievously that he had clocked Marshall frequently advancing up the pitch earlier in the match. "The second goal was something out of this world." "We know he is a genius and he knows how to finish," Czech coach Jaroslav Silhavy said. ![]() “Now, we have to defeat Scotland to go through.Schick, who had also netted an excellent header in the first half, doubled his tally after the break with a curling, looping effort from just inside the Scotland half, having spotted home keeper David Marshall far off his line.Īt 49.7 yards, the Bayer Leverkusen forward's astonishing effort was officially the furthest recorded distance from which a goal has been scored at the European Championship. “We scored that goal and we could have scored even more, but unfortunately we didn’t win,” he said. “We entered the match really disorganized, but then we looked better in the second half. “There is a bitter taste after this match, as we didn’t win,” Croatia captain Luka Modrić said. The Czechs will play England at Wembley Stadium. The Croats will next face Scotland on Tuesday at Hampden Park, needing a win. “We still keep everything in our hands and we will try to be better and win in the last match.” “It will be difficult against Scotland, but this is the Euros, every match is difficult,” the coach said. “We are struggling, we looked better after the break, but that was not enough for our win. “It’s a very valuable point from a game against a strong opponent,” Šilhavý said.Ĭroatia played better against the Czechs than they did against England, but the team still lacks the spark that took it to the 2018 World Cup final. The Czech Republic now has four points in the group, while Croatia has one from its two matches after losing to England 1-0 on Sunday. He did change his boots eventually, but he knows that he chose the wrong ones.” “It’s their responsibility which cleats they chose,” he said. Šilhavý said he doesn’t check what boots the players put on. ![]() I took the wrong boots for the second half.” “I think that if I hadn’t slipped I would have blocked Perišić. Our teammates were screaming to the kit man, ‘Get him a clean shirt, he wants to take the penalty.’ I just believe in him.”Ĭroatia coach Zlatko Dalić, who had promised a much more attacking team after the loss to England, made a double substitution at the start of the second half.Īndrej Kramarić won the ball in midfield and released Perišić, who skipped past right back Vladimír Coufal and volleyed past Czech Republic goalkeeper Tomáš Vaclík.Ĭoufal had stumbled, allowing Perišić a clear sight of goal. “When I saw Patrik Schick, he seemed very determined. “It’s an exception to the rule and it doesn’t happen very often,” Šilhavý said. “It wasn’t a pleasant feeling.”Ĭzech Republic coach Jaroslav Šilhavý said he doesn’t normally allow injured players to take penalties. “I thought I was hit by an elbow, but was not sure about it,” Schick said.
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