UEFA Euro 2024: Mod Note Added 2/7/24

y0ssar1an22

and another big miss from austria

~Rebel~

Starting to put on a lot of pressure now.

sligeach

Austria in trouble now. They're 2-0 down.

Xander10

Well that makes it more than interesting.

y0ssar1an22

2-0. thats that you would think for austria

castletownman

Mad how none of the Turkish players seem to have 'been to Turkiye' for the auld cosmetic job.

sligeach

Austria have pulled a goal back. 2-1.

Xander10

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122332414#Comment_122332414

maybe not quiet done and dusted

y0ssar1an22

2-1

Xander10

I like this Ref

y0ssar1an22

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122332448#Comment_122332448

maybe not

4Ad

Thought it might be offside !! Good God he's useless !!

Headshot

This ref's performance has been the best in the Euro's so far

crushproof

Fans doing their best to get beers being allowed at seats banned at the next tournament.

Xander10

Soft day

FintanMcluskey

Turkey have the bilge pumps on here

glenjamin

Very enjoyable game. Would rather see Austria and Turkey progress at the expense of the likes of England, France, or Portugal based on entertainment value.

Headshot

Ridiculous there's only 4 mins of added time

glenjamin

What a f****** save!

Mars Bar

Oh what a save

I really wanted this to go to extra time

citytillidie

Some save

sligeach

That is an absolutely incredible save by the Turkish keeper.

Fitz*

What a brilliant save by the Turkish keeper. Last minute of the knockouts to win the game.

murtyd17

Some save

Xander10

Best game so far

citytillidie

Second Round Results
Switzerland 2 V 0 Italy
Germany 2 V 0 Denmark
England 2 V 1 Slovakia AET
Spain 4 V 1 Georgia
France 1 V 0 Belgium
Portugal 0 V 0 Slovenia AET Portugal win on pens 3-0
Romania 0 V 3 Netherlands
Austria 1 V 2 Türkiye

murtyd17

Sorry to see Austria knocked out - good game

sonic85

That was some save. Fair play Turkey

citytillidie

Quarter-Finals
Friday 5th July
Spain V Germany - (17:00) - Live on RTE / ITV
Portugal V France - (20:00) - Live on RTE / BBC

Saturday 6th July
England V Switzerland - (17:00) - Live on RTE / BBC
Netherlands V Türkiye - (20:00) - Live on RTE / ITV

sligeach

I feel sorry for Austria. Tough. They played well enough, entertaining game. That horrible early goal they conceded, and that amazing save at the end by the Turkish keeper to deny them the equalizer.

y0ssar1an22

thats some save at the end to win it.

kksaints

That was a miracle save by the keeper. Austria paid the price for a lackadaisical first half somewhat but they went out with honour.

DJIMI TRARORE

Probably the best game of the championship, and an almost Banks like save, after the Austrian forward met the cross with a textbook downward header

Dick phelan

Finally a genuinely excellent match. Tournament had been lacking so far.

jacool

I'm hating the refs.

Austrian keeper goes up and is told he can't stand by the other keeper. Where is that rule?

Baumgartner must have headed 4 shots in the last 10 minutes there. Another "home" game vs the Netherlands could be a cracker. Got both games wrong today 😕

Its England's to lose !!!!

HalloweenJack

That was loadsa fun, especially that second half. It was a shame one of them had to go out.

Baris especially needs to thank Mert for that save. He had two decent chances towards the end that he messed up.

sligeach

Mert has hurt Austria with that save.

Damien360

Great game. Pace never stopped from either side.

Brian?

great game of football.

I really feel for Austria, they were great.

That save at the end is one of the best saves I’ve ever seen.

BorneTobyWilde

What a save

breezy1985

That save us the keeper version of Bellingham's bicycle kick.

Brian?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122332725#Comment_122332725

actually it’s better.

jacool

I would say that Depay, Gakpo and Dumfries, etc. might fancy they would harvest more than one goal from this

Looking forward to this one and Spain v Germany.

trashcan

such a pity Spain/Germany is only a quarter final. Would be a worthy final. Instead, we’ll quite possibly have England stinking the place out in the final against one or the other. Could see them posing their way past Switzerland, and probably the Dutch in the semis. Hopefully won’t come to that. Hoping for a Spanish win.

IrishOwl...

So now that the round of 16 is done and the quarter finals are set, what are people’s opinions on the tournament itself? I’m not overly entertained by it, the first few days were great. We had loads of goals, officiating seemed to be competent and consistent. But I think round 2 and 3 of the groups along with some of the last 16 matches were poor, with some bizarre / infuriating referring decisions. I think the biggest let down is that no team or individual player has stood up and grab the competition by the throat. There’s nobody that I’m dying to see in action again.

Yesterday was strangely enough the best day of the last 16 game days. The Dutch looked very good finally and Gakpo looks like he's really at it for them. And, Turkey Austria was a cracker, I'm actually sorry Austria are out as their games have been by far the most entertaining as a whole.

Osmosis Jones

I think it's been a very enjoyable tournament, any games between 2 of the "lesser" teams have been fantastically entertaining and competitive. Only downfall of the tournament so far is that none of the biggest teams have been particularly impressive.

NIMAN

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122333643#Comment_122333643

Good summary.

Initially very entertaining. Everyone seemed to be going for it. But soon settled down into cagey games by the final group games.

Little to no jeopardy didn't help. One victory got you through the groups.

Knockouts reverted to type. Tactical battles, dour for most of them. Coaches on both sides often happy to be drawing at half time, so they could play a 45min game to progress. Some even played a 30min game, waiting to 60min to change anything. The coaches seem to be breaking games into segments now. Up to half time. Up to 60min, up to 75, then try to win. Very few coaches go against the grain.

Only a couple of the knockout games were entertaining overall. And it'll probably get less now in the quarters as the fear kicks in. I'd still expect the Spain Germany game to entertain, as these teams can play negatively. Not in their dna. But not expecting much from the other quarters.

DellyBelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122333643#Comment_122333643

Yeah feel sorry for Austria. I really like the way they play but what a save by the Keeper at the end. Gakpo looks a total different player then what we see in th PL….if he continues in that vein then the dutch have a chance

glenjamin

It's been quite an underwhelming tournament in my opinion. Too many negative teams and/or lack of quality. Never been a fan of 24 team competitions with some teams advancing by finishing third. Allows too many weak teams who set up by parking the bus in the hope of nicking of solidary win.

ArmaniJeanss

I've enjoyed all the knockouts. Bar France v Belgium which I think is the only game that fits 'the dour knockouts' description above.

Every other game had something. Portugal Slovenia was as interesting a 0-0 as you could get. Seeing Italy taken apart by Switzerland was surprising. England's troubles were great entertainment with a bad twist at the end obviously. Georgia leading Spain was fun while it lasted. Denmark stuck with Germany for a long while, Netherlands looked good in the most one-sided tie, and Austria Turkey a cracker.

Not sure what people want or how they think it compares to other sets of knockout ties in previous tournaments. Like for every cracking knockout tie you remember there was almost certainly a few dismal L16/L8 struggles which your mind has blanked.