Day 2 with some surprising results
Some heroic defending on day two of the EMF Euros with no less than 5 shutouts from the teams involved.
France and Italy got us underway on the second day and some incredible defending from both teams ensured that both defences left the pitch much happier than the attackers.
The Ukraine were unstoppable as they raced into a 4-0 half time lead against a beleaguered Belgium team, for whom big things were expected at this tournament.
Despite a second half goalless stalemate, that unbelievable first half performance was more than enough to see the Ukrainians top the group after the first round of matches. the scorer of the opening goal, Vadym Ivanov, was the stand out performer for his country.
The reigning world champions were next up and they were expected to make light-work of their Austrian opponents, but Azerbaijan were made to fight all the way for their narrow success (1-0).
Another defensive masterclass from Georgia made sure they’ve gone 100 minutes into this tournament without conceding a single goal, a great achievement to play 2 full matches in Minifootball without conceding, especially at this level.
The Spanish need to take some credit also as they stay unbeaten in the group of death, after their second successive draw.
We had a dramatic end to the morning session as Kazakhstan threw away the lead to concede two goals in the last two minutes in a game that had high drama until the end, much to the delight of the travelling Polish support. Two goals by star man, Lukasz Biel was enough to earn him the Man of the Match award.
Another breathtaking morning of Minifootball in Slovakia passes us by and an evening to look forward to beckons, with the hosts back in action in front of a packed out Ondrej Nepela Arena against Bosnia, followed by the winner takes all encounter between Romania and England.