Romania and Slovakia advance together, Ukraine eliminated

Before the final match, all 4 teams in Group E had 3 points, but with a good goal difference, Romania and Slovakia would advance to EURO 2024 if they shared points. Many people thought that the two teams would play for a draw, but the match showed that both Romania and Slovakia were attacking to find victory.

Duda heads Slovakia ahead against Romania

Overwhelming the number of fans in the stadium, the Romanian players also launched many sharp attacks, including Ratiu's unfortunate missed opportunity to score when his dangerous shot was blocked by the Slovakian goalkeeper. The Slovakian players also played an attractive "tit for tat" game with high-speed attacks.

The joy of Romanian players after equalizing the score 1-1

Slovakia surprisingly opened the scoring in the 24th minute when Duda headed in a precise header after a pass from his teammate from the right wing, leaving the Romanian goalkeeper rooted to the spot. 13 minutes later, Romania levelled the score at 1-1 when Marin converted a penalty kick. The referee determined that Hagi had been fouled by a Slovakian defender outside the penalty area, but after consulting VAR, Romania were awarded a penalty kick, which resulted in the equalizer.

Romania (yellow shirt) and Slovakia both had chances to score in the second half.

Romanian fans cover the stands of Waldstadion in Frankfurt (Germany) in gold

The heavy rain in the second half could not stop the determination of the Slovakian and Romanian players and the enthusiasm of the fans in the stands. The Romanian team almost scored when Marin and Dragus had 2 dangerous shots but could not score. The Slovakian players also responded strongly with 2 threatening shots from Strelec and Haraslin, forcing the Romanian goalkeeper to save the goal with his feet.

Neither Romania nor Slovakia scored in the second half, so they were satisfied with the final result of 1-1. In the match at the same time, Belgium drew 0-0 with Ukraine, so all 4 teams in Group E have 4 points. Romania finished first in the group thanks to the same goal difference (+1) as Belgium but scored more goals (4 compared to 2). Slovakia also won a ticket to the round of 16 with the best third-place team, while Ukraine, with the lowest goal difference, finished bottom of Group E and was unfortunately eliminated from EURO 2024.

Final standings of Group E at EURO 2024:

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