At 0:00 a.m. Beijing time on July 1, the third match of the 2024 Euro Championship 1/8 finals started at the Fairtings Arena, with the Three Lions England playing against Slovakia.
The starting line-ups for both teams are as follows:
England's starting line-up
Slovakia's starting line-up
"Grey" is England's attacking picture
"Blue" is the attacking picture of the Slovak team
In the 3rd minute, Slovakia took the lead in attacking with a free kick, causing a false alarm in the England team's penalty area.
In the fourth minute, Slovakia attacked from the left side, Haraslin drew the attention of the defence and sent the ball away, and the 16th Hansko cut in and fired just wide of the far post.
In the 6th minute, after England's attack in the opponent's penalty area ended, Menou accidentally stepped on the opponent's foot during the counter-attack, and the referee also showed him the first yellow card of the game.
In the eighth minute, England organized an attack along the right side, and Bellingham's diagonal cross found his team-mate on the left side of the box, but Kieran Trippier's volley was fired into an anti-aircraft gun.
In the 11th minute, Slovakia found another opportunity on the right side of the opponent's defense, and Haraslin's burst into the box was blocked, and England was in front of the goal.
In the 16th minute, Haraslin showed another strong impact, first getting away from Walker's marking on the flank, and then being tackled before the referee showed Bellingham a yellow card.
In the 22nd minute, England's attack caused a stir in front of the opposition goal, and after the ball was broken out of the box, the Three Lions continued to create chances with a cross from the left, and finally Kane's header went wide of the right-hand post.
In the 23rd minute, after England's ensuing corner kick failed, teenager Mainou's furious shot went high into the goal.
In the 24th minute, the Slovak team tore apart the opponent's defense along the right rib, and No. 26 Schlanz received the ball from his teammates to help the team open the scoring, and this was also Schlandz's third goal in this tournament.
England 0-1 Slovakia
In the 34th minute, England took a corner kick from the left side from Kieran Trippier, and the ball came to the front point and was preemptively destroyed by Kucka.
In the 38th minute, after England's set-piece attack was cleared, they used a diagonal long pass to find opportunities, and the ball was cleared by goalkeeper Dubravka after a battle.
In the 45+2nd minute, the youngster Mainou formed a breakthrough on the left side of the front field and then pulled out his foot and shot angrily, and the ball was touched by the defender out of the bottom line.
Half-time Commentary:
(1) The Slovak team's 433 formation is very distinctive, in the first round of the group stage, against the 4231 formation of the Belgian team, they effectively limited the opponent's backfield shots, so as to win the game in an upset. In this game, their tactics were the same, and they also made the England team, which is good at the 4231 formation, play awkwardly.
(2) On the England side, if they do not immediately make corresponding adjustments in the second half, that is, add a ball point at the back, the game will be more than lucky, unless the individual ability of the stars is brought into full play.
In the second half, it was easy to play again
In the 49th minute, England took the lead when Kane used a drop-back to send a crucial pass to the left, and Kieran Trippier then set up Foden in front of goal to send the ball into the net, but the goal was whistled for offside.
England made a comeback in the 51st minute when Kane's strike from a left-hand flashcard angle almost bounced into the back of the net after a defender's touch.
In the 54th minute, Slovakia almost extended their lead when England were distracted in midfield and Strelec's direct long-range effort went wide of the goal.
In the 58th minute, Menou took advantage of the breakthrough to help the team get a well-placed free-kick opportunity.
However, Foden's subsequent direct effort failed to go past the wall.
In the 65th minute, England boss Gareth Southgate replaced Kieran Trippier with Palmer and switched to a three-centre-back formation.
In the 77th minute, England took a free-kick from the left from Foden, and Kane's close-range header grazed the post.
In the 80th minute, Rice's long-range shot from outside the box hit the left-hand post, and Kane's follow-up shot flew off the line after a bounce on the ground.
In the 86th minute, Slovakia completed the second goal of the second half, and Lobotka's long-range shot was directly confiscated by goalkeeper Pickford due to the angle being too high.
In the 90+4th minute, England continued to attack through the touchline ball in front, and after Guehi formed a ferry at the front point, Bellingham helped the team to complete the equalizer with a wonderful barb near the penalty spot, and the atmosphere of the game was really suffocating. At the same time, it was England's first shot on target of the game.
The two teams also went into extra time with a score of 1-1.
England 1-1 Slovakia
Extra time
In the 91st minute, substitute Ivan Toney helped the team win a free-kick near the corner flagpole.
After England's free-kick from the right was knocked out of the box by the goalkeeper, Eze took advantage of the situation and after being crossed by Ivan Toney, Kane scrambled in front of the goal to put the Three Lions in the lead.
England 2-1 Slovakia
In the 99th minute, the Slovakian team, who were behind the score, opted to press heavily and found a cross on the left side, but the ball was confiscated by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford because it fell too deep.
In the 104th minute, the Slovak team found another opportunity on the left side, and the ball was immediately crossed to the goal, and the No. 2 Pecaric grabbed the goal high above the frame under the interference, and the veteran also looked very annoyed after completing the attack.
In the 120th minute, England had a good chance to counter-attack, but Ivan Toney's fierce shot from the edge of the box skimmed just over the crossbar.
In the end, in this wonderful competition, the England team eliminated the opponent in a desperate way to advance to the quarterfinals.