Wednesday, June 30, 2021 [Dailies: 26-27-28-29]
Slyelf remains in 1st but Gli Azzurri has best chance to win pool; 26 entries still alive
GOLETA, CA (smt) - While the Group Stage played out as most expected, the Round of 16 produced chaos and unbelievable finishes. There were 29 goals (3.63/match) with six of those scored in Extra Time (ET). Half the matches went to ET but just one went to the Penalty Shootout (PSO). Two teams came back from 3-1 deficits with less than 10 minutes left to force ET while Red Cards doomed two teams. Substitutes scored 8 times (more than the 6 in the first 36 matches) while yet another own goal happened (9 for the tourney). Half the group winners lost and three of the four 3rd place teams advanced. All 3 Group F teams (from the Group of Death) lost while Group B was the only group with its top 2 teams advancing.
2B-Denmark blew out 2A-Wales 4-0 while 3D-Czech Rep and 1D-England posted 2-0 shutouts, the former scoring both goals while up a man and the latter scoring both goals in the last 15 minutes. 1B-Belgium held on to a 1-0 win. 1A-Italy and 2C-Austria played to a nil-nil regulation draw but ITA outscored AUT 2-1 in ET. 3C-Ukraine took advantage of a 1E-Sweden red card in the ET to score a stoppage time winner in ET, winning 2-1.
Monday was the craziest day as both matches featured the
underdog scoring first only to see the favorite score 3 straight before rallying with two goals in the last 10 minutes to tie it at 3-3. But while 2E-Spain scored twice in ET to beat 2D-Croatia 5-3, 1F-France and 3A-Switzerland held firm in ET to go to the PSO. While SUI missed a PK in the match that could've put them up 2-0, they hit all 5 spot kicks and FRA was matching until the last kick which was saved.The heavy favorite FRA to win it all plus group winners 1C-Netherlands and SWE and heavyweights 2F-Germany and reigning Euro champ 3F-Portugal all lost. ITA, ENG, and BEL are now the top favorites to win it all but BEL and ITA play each other in the quarterfinal. ENG will have to win away from Wembley Stadium for the first time as they play their quarterfinal in Rome vs UKR.
23 got 5 of the 8 quarterfinalists correct while 9 just got 3. I Kante Lose (5th-Tied, 84) was the only one to pick CZE and Fabio (20th-T, 78) was the only one to pick UKR. Slyelf remains in the lead by 2 pts (90) with FrankfromSeattle 2nd with 88. Despite being tied for 10th (82), Gli Azzurri has the best chance to win the pool (15.6%) while Slyelf has the best chance at money (57.0%). 15 can still win the pool and 26 entries can still finish in the top 4 money spots.
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Ins & Outs - Goals (44 matches): 123 (2.80/match) [Own: 9 (1-TURvITA 53' {gw}, 10-POLvSVK 18', 12-GERvFRA 20' {gw}, 24-PORvGER 35', 24-PORvGER 39' {2}, 28-FINvBEL 74' {gw}, 33-SVKvESP 30' {gw}, 33-SVKvESP 71' {2} | 42-ESPvCRO 20'), Subs: 14 (4-BEL 27', 6-AUT 78', 6-AUT 89' (2), 16-BEL 70' (2), 33-ESP 67', 36-GER 84' | 37-ITA 95', 37-ITA 105' {gw} (2), 37-AUT 114' (3), 42-CRO 85', 42-CRO 90'+2 {gt} (2), 42-ESP 114' (2), 41-SUI 90' {gt}, 43-UKR 120'+1 {gw}), 90+: 6 (11-POR +2, 13-WAL +5, 34-SWE +4 {gw} | 38-DEN +4, 42-CRO +2 {gt}, 43-UKR +1(ET) {gw}), Extra Time: 6 (37-ITA 95', 37-ITA 105' {gw}, 37-AUT 114', 42-ESP 100' {gw}, 42-ESP 103'), 43-UKR 120'+1 {gw}]... Scoring First: 32-3-7 [2 Nil-Nil ties (9-ESPvSWE, 20-ENGvSCO | -); 16-DEN, 24-POR | 42-CRO]... Leading at Half: 20-1-5 (18 ties; 16-DEN | -)... Shutout: 26 [1-TUR, 2-DEN, 4-RUS, 7-CRO, 8-SCO, 9-ESP, 9-SWE, 11-HUN, 12-GER, 15-FIN, 13-TUR (2), 14-SUI, 17-AUT, 21-SVK, 20-ENG, 20-SCO (2), 26-WAL, 29-MKD, 30-UKR, 28-FIN (2), 32-CZE, 33-SVK (2) | 38-WAL, 40-NED, 39-POR, 44-GER (2)]... PK: 8/15 [3-den (s) 74', 11-POR 87', 14-wal (h) 61', 18-mkd (s) 57', 18-ukr (s) 84', 17-NED 11', 21-SWE 77', 19-CZE, 22-esp (p) 58', 27-RUS 70', 33-esp (s) 12' {2}, 35-POR 31' {2}, 35-FRA 45'+2, 35-POR 60' {3} | 41-sui (s) 55']... Extra Time: 4 [37-ITAvAUT 2:1 (0:0), 42-CROvESP 3:5 (3:3), 41-FRAvSUI 3:3 (3:3), 43-SWEvUKR 2:1 (1:1)]... PSO: 1 [41-SUI:FRA (5.0 {GGGGG:GGGGs})]... Red Card (GF/GA): 5 (10-POL 2Y (0/1) 62', 26-WAL R (0/0) 55' | 38-WAL R (0/1) 90' {2}, 40-NED R (0/2) 52', 43-SWE R (0/1) 98')... Multiple Goals: 13 [Lukaku 2 (4-BEL), Schick 2 (8-CZE), Ronaldo 2 (11-POR), Locatelli 2 (14-ITA), Shaqiri 2 (25-SUI), Wijnaldum 2 (29-NED), Forsberg 2 (34-SWE), Lewandowski 2 (34-POL), Benzema 2 (35-FRA), Ronaldo 2 (35-POR) {2} | Dolberg 2 (38-DEN), Benzema 2 (41-FRA), Seferovic 2 (41-SUI)]... Zero SOG (Shots): 5 [1-TUR (3), 9-SWE (4), 21-SVK (10), 33-SVK (3) {2} | 40-NED (7)]... Goal Line Tech: 1 (42-CRO 85')... VAR (-Reversal(Taken Away), +Reversal(Added), =Confirmed, xNo Call): 17 [3-SUI xOff+{g-} 85', 12-FRA xOff+{g-} 85', 15-FIN xOff+{g-} 3', 14-ITA xHB+{g-} 19', 18-MKD xHB+{pk+DEN} 80', 17-AUT xFoul+{pk+NED} 8', 19-CRO xFoul+{pk+CZE} 33', 22-ESP Off-{g+} 25', 22-POL xFoul+{pk+ESP} 55', 28-BEL xOff+{g-} 65', 33-SVK xFoul+{pk+ESP} 9', 35-FRA Off-{g+} 47' | 38-DEN Off-{g+} 90'+4, 37-AUT xOff+{g-} 65', 40-NED Y-{R+} 52', 41-FRA xFoul+{pk+SUI} 52', 43-SWE Y-{R+} 98']... 63%+ Poss: 9 [3-DENvFIN (64) L, 5-NEDvUKR (63) W, 9-ESPvSWE (75) D, 11-PORvHUN (65) W, 22-ESPvPOL (69) D, 26-ITAvWAL (64) W, 31-CROvSCO (64) W, 36-GERvHUN (70) | 42-ESPvCRO (64)]... 20+ Shots (S/SOG/G): 9 [1-ITAvTUR (24/8/2+og)) W, 3-DENvFIN (23/6/0) L, 16-DENvBEL (22/6/1) L {2}, 25-SUIvTUR (23/10/3) W, 26-ITAvWAL (23/6/1) W | 37-ITAvAUT (27/6/2), 39-POR (24/5/0) L, 42-ESP (23/10/5) W, 41-FRA (26/8/3) D(L)]... Breaks: 1 [3-DENvFIN (Injury) 43' (90 min) | -]... Home Teams: 14-7-4 [3-DEN, 4-RUS, 8-SCO, 11-HUN, 12-GER, 16-DEN (2), 31-SCO (2) | -]...
Group Standings (9-24):
# Gp Tm W-L-D Pt GD GF Gp Stage Head-to-Head [=Tie/1st/2nd/3rd] {DP}
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1A ITA 4-0-0 12 ( +8 9)
1B BEL 4-0-0 12 ( +7 8)
1D ENG 3-0-1 10 ( +4 4)
2E ESP 2-0-2 8 ( +7 11)
3D CZE 2-1-1 7 ( +3 5) [0-0-1 ( 0 1)] CRO [=] (GF 3) [2]
2B DEN 2-2-0 6 ( +5 9) [1-1-0 (+2 4)] FIN-RUS [1]
3C UKR 2-2-0 6 ( 0 6)
3A SUI 1-1-2 5 ( -1 7) [0-0-1 ( 0 1)] WAL [=] (GD -1) [2]
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9 1C NED 3-1-0 9 ( +4 8)
10 1E SWE 2-1-1 7 ( +1 5)
11 1F FRA 1-0-3 6 ( +1 7)
12 2C AUT 2-2-0 6 ( 0 5)
13 3F POR 1-2-1 4 ( 0 7) [0-1-0 (-2 2)] GER [2]
14 2D CRO 1-2-1 4 ( -1 7) [0-0-1 ( 0 1)] CZE [=] (GF 4) [1]
15 2F GER 1-2-1 4 ( -1 6) [1-0-0 (+2 4)] POR [1]
16 2A WAL 1-2-1 4 ( -3 3) [0-0-1 ( 0 1)] SUI [=] (GD +1) [1]
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17 3B FIN 1-2-0 3 ( -2 1) [1-1-0 ( 0 1)] DEN-RUS [2]
18 4B RUS 1-2-0 3 ( -5 2) [1-1-0 (-2 2)] DEN-FIN [3] {5}
19 3E SVK 1-2-0 3 ( -5 2) {6}
20 4F HUN 0-1-2 2 ( -3 3)
21 4E POL 0-2-1 1 ( -2 4)
22 4D SCO 0-2-1 1 ( -4 1)
23 4C MKD 0-3-0 0 ( -6 2)
24 4A TUR 0-3-0 0 ( -7 1)
Bits 'n Bobs - the SUI-TUR match featured 16 shots on goal (10 by SUI) resulting in 4 goals (3 by SUI)... TUR's GK was peppered with 26 shots on goal, saving 18... DEN had 16 more shots giving them 77 thus far (19.3/match) and 2-0 with 16 shots and 0-2 with 22+ shots... ITA is 26-0-5 in last 31 matches (last loss Sept 2018 vPOR), a national record, but allowed a goal for the first time in 12 matches (1168 minutes)... ITA had 26 shots, 9 in Extra Time (also 4 of their 6 shots on goal in the extra 30 min as well)... SUI's Steven Zuber had another assist (4)... NED has 4 red cards in Euro history, all against CZE (all losses)... BEL has scored in 34 straight matches and had just one shot on goal (but a goal)... POR had scored at least once in 8 straight Euro matches... POR's previous 3 Euro losses (not including PSO) had been to only GER ('08 QF, '12 M1, '20 M2)... CRO's Ivan Perisic tested positive for COVID and will missed R16... ESP has scored 5 goals in back-to-back matches (first time in Euro history)... ESP had 64% possession, the 3rd match with 63%+... both Monday matches saw a team rally from 3-1 to tie it at 3 with less than 10 min left... 14 goals scored in regulation and extra time on Monday (23 if you include 9 PSO goals), besting the knockout stage record of 12 (2 semis on 7/6/60)... ENG have not allowed a goal yet... ENG won at home but will in Rome for QF (home teams 14-7-4 overall)... UKR making their 1st Euro QF... UKR has allowed a goal in their last 10 matches... Puskas Arena had 52,834 fans mostly cheering NED... the first 36 matches featured only six goals from substitutes -- in the R16, there were 8... 123 goals (2.80/match) (with 7 matches left) smashes previous record of 108 in '16 (best goals/match is 2.74 in '00)... the 9 own goals match the combined total of all previous Euro tourneys... entries averaged 4.3 wins for R16 matches... NoFixing is tied for 3rd (87) but can't win the pool while DenMarkMyTerritory is tied for 43rd (72) but is not eliminated and can win the pool... Gino #1 is tied for 10th (82) but is eliminated...
On Saturday, 32 got DEN into the Quarters eliminating our first two entries (Futbol Fabone Twelf (47th-T, 69) and Otesgo 2 (47th-T)) and leaving 41 who can win the pool; 48 got ITA (DenMarkMyTerritory only one who didn't) which prevented two more from winning the pool, leaving 39; 31 got both correct and 18 got 1 of 2; No change at the top as Slyelf still leads with 78 pts.... on Sunday, I Kante Lose was the only one to pick CZE into the Quarters; two lost NED in their Final; 3 eliminated (44) and 8 can't win pool (31); 46 got BEL while 4 lost POR as their champ (14 had them in the Final); I Kante Lose went 2-0 (but can't win the pool) while 3 went 0-2; 29 have 3 Quarterfinalists while 20 have two; 4 more can't win money (40) while 5 more can't win the pool (26); FrankfromSeattle has the best chance at winning the pool (14.4%) and money (36.9%) but Slyelf still leads by two (82 pts)... on Monday, 47 had ESP into the Qtrs which prevented two from winning the pool (24); four picked SUI which eliminated four from winning (36) and four from winning the pool (20); four went 2-0 while two went 0-2; after six R16 matches, 31 are 4-2 and 18 are 3-3; no change at the top with Slyelf still leading by 2 pts (86); with FRA hurting many entries (19 had them winning it all and 39 in the Semis), Slyelf (ENG as champ) now has the best chance at money (53.1%) and winning the pool (15.8%)... on Tuesday, 31 picked ENG eliminating 4 (32) and preventing 5 from winning the pool (15); 3 lost GER as their champ; Fabio was the only one to pick UKR eliminating 6 (26); 32 went 1-1 while 17 went 0-2....
Love the blue & yellow of SWEvUKR, but now there are 3 teams with red & white crosses (DEN, SUI, ENG) in Qtrs...
Scott
HWCI circa 1990
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