The Swiss team will face Spain in the quarter-finals next Saturday (21:00). European Under-21 ChampionshipIn the match played in Romania and Georgia, after this Wednesday, the Helvetiians finished second in their group as Italy lost to Norway (0-1).
Despite lost 1-4 to FranceThe leader of Group D, the Swiss team finally took second place. With three points after three days, the scoreboard was the same as his other rivals; The criterion that broke the tie in favor of Switzerland was that they had scored more goals in their direct encounters with the Italians and Norwegians.
amen guiri The French opened their course, converted a penalty a quarter of an hour later and equalized Dan Ndoye shortly before the break. But their goals Bradley Barcola (min. 65), Rayan Circassian (min.76) and Maxence Caqueret (min.81) scored a comfortable victory for ‘Les Bleus’, who finished first with nine points out of a possible nine.
In the other group match, a goal Erik Bothheim It sealed Norway’s failed victory. In the middle of the second part, Anthony Nusa the opponent entered the field from the right; bargained there Samuel Ricci and moved to the penalty spot, where Bothheim seemed to benefit from the indecision between the defenders and the goalkeeper.
Despite the insistence of both teams until the last minutes of the match, the 0-1 score did not change. This combination of signs was good for Switzerland to survive and face Spain in the quarter-finals where duels will also take place. Georgia-Israel, England-Portugal and France-Ukraine.