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Czech schick goal7/21/2023 ![]() ![]() The Poles were left with 10 men after Krychowiak received his marching orders for a clumsy challenge on an opponent and Skriniar, who man-marked Lewandowski out of the game, struck with some aplomb at the other end. It was all for naught as the ball dropped in just behind him for the key insurance to give the Czech Republic a 2-0 lead. The Scottish keeper had been playing out forward of the box and tried to hustle back for the arcing kick. Poland levelled 30 seconds after the break as Mateusz Klich released Maciej Rybus and the left back squared the ball back for Linetty to scramble a close-range shot into the far corner. Patrik Schick picked up a pass near midfield and then gave it a boot just as he crossed into Scottish territory. Poland's top scorer Lewandowski failed to make any impact in the first half and scuffed an attempt from inside the penalty area woefully wide in the 42nd minute. Krychowiak came up with Poland's first meaningful effort when his shot from 25 metres sailed over, with Slovakia's compact defence cutting out the supply routes to striker Robert Lewandowski. Slovakia continued to soak up pressure but always looked dangerous on the break and their central midfielder Juraj Kucka curled a long-range effort over the bar in the 27th minute. Schick scored both goals for the Czech Republic on Monday in a 2-0 victory over Scotland at the European Championship. Poland were on the front foot in the opening stages but fell behind as Robert Mak beat two defenders on the left flank with neat footwork and cut inside before his shot hit the post and rebounded off Szczesny into the net. Slovakia took an 18th-minute lead out of the blue through an own goal by Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny before Karol Linetty equalised in the 46th. The 26-year-old centre back netted with a superb 69th-minute shot into the bottom right corner after Poland had midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak sent off in the 62nd for a second yellow card. Slovakia defender Milan Skriniar capped a memorable afternoon as he complemented a superb all round display with the winner in their 2-1 win over 10-man Poland in the opening Euro 2020 Group E clash on Monday. IMAGE: Poland's Kamil Jozwiak in action with Slovakia's Robert Mak. Scotland began the game at full throttle, fuelled by a vociferous home crowd who seemed to defy the fact that there were less 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. Yet 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. 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, with Lyndon Dykes guilty of wasting two superb opportunities. The only representative for Spain in the top 10 was Álvaro Morata, for his fabulous goal against Italy in the semis, which came in seventh among the best goals scored at Euro 2020.IMAGE: Scotland goalkeeper David Marshall makes a vain attempt to save the Czech Republic's Patrik Schick's (not in pic) goal-bound long range shot after being caught off his line. Completing the podium was Paul Pogba's effort against Switzerland in the Last 16 and Luka Modric's goal against Scotland during the group stage. With Schick's strike voted the best, there were nine other great goals from the tournament that made the Top 10. Morata's strike against Italy in the Top 10 Both Schick and the Czech side left a lasting impression during their journey at Euro 2020. They came desperately close to making the semi-finals for the first time since 2004, but lost 1-2 to Denmark. But prior to that, they emerged from Group D as one of best, third-placed teams and beat one of the favourites, the Netherlands 2-0 in the Last 16. The Czech Republic advanced to the quarter finals where they were eliminated by Denmark. ![]() Apart from scoring the best goal, he scored a further four goals, making him the joint-top scorer of the tournament, level on five goals with Cristiano Ronaldo. Schick certainly left his mark at Euro 2020. ![]()
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