Key victories, dramatic finishes and crucial points highlighted another thrilling day in Bratislava.
Serbia beat Belgium in the opening game of the day, but the Serbians have yet to hit peak form, so teams better watch out when that time comes.
For Belgium, it’s two defeats from two and it’s looking like they will be bowing out early from this years tournament.
Portugal and Bulgaria have met on numerous occasions and have always produced a classic and this was no different, again though, not for the first time, it was the Lions from Bulgaria that were roared on by their travelling support that came out on top, Lubomir Guentchev being the star man for them as he rolled back the years with another exceptional performance.
French superstar, Dylan Rozier’s two goals were what separated France and their opponents Austria in a comfortable victory for Les Bleus inside the stunning Tipos Arena here in Bratislava.
Ukraine again came out firing on all cylinders in their match against a much improved Turkish side, to race into a 2 nil lead. But the Turks were not about to lie down and rollover and an excellent fightback saw them draw level at 2-2 before their hearts were broken late on when Ukraine made it 6pts from 6 with the decisive winning goal in this 5 goal thriller.
Kazakhstan and Hungary rounded off the afternoon session with a very tense and nervy encounter which ultimately ended in a draw that will probably end up suiting both teams in their quests to make the knockout stages.
There’s some old rivalries being renewed this evening so make sure you don’t miss any of the action.