Once the Oranje were shown red, it all went the Czech Republic’s way.
So much so that someone other than Patrik Schick finally scored for the Czechs at the European Championship before the striker knocked in his fourth goal of the tournament.
Those goals gave the Czech Republic a 2-0 victory over a Netherlands team forced to play most of the second half with 10 men. It also gave the Czechs a spot in the Euro 2020 quarterfinals.
“We worked hard to succeed,” Schick said. “We’re not as great players as they are, but team spirit might perhaps be of greater importance in today’s soccer.”
by Sean Sullivan Updated On: June 28, 2021, 10:25 am ET
The first four knockout stage matches provided one massive upset and three expected results.
Denmark topped the scoring charts with a four-goal output in an easy victory over Wales. Kasper Dolberg scored twice on his first start of the tournament, while my picks Martin Braithwaite (+280) and Joachim Maehle (+700) also found the back of the net. Italy needed extra time to get by Austria, but Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina were enough to secure a 2-1 win. The Czech Republic were surprise winners on Sunday, beating ten-man Netherlands 2-0, while Belgium held on to edge Portugal 1-0 in a match that will likely go down as Cristiano Ronaldo s final appearance at the Euros.
Matthijs de Ligt was sent off just 28 seconds after Donyell Malen had missed a huge chance to give the Netherlands the lead in their Euro 2020 last-16 clash against the Czech Republic, who in turn ran out 2-0 winners in Budapest