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England eliminates Slovakia after OT from Euro 2024

The Three Lions were 1 minute away from being eliminated from the tournament.

England won against Slovakia 2-1 at Veltins Arena after overtime and advanced to the ¼ finals of the European championship in Germany.

We saw 4 yellow card in the 1st 17 minutes of the match as 3 were for English players and only 1 for Slovakian. The most shocking moment in the 1st half came in the 25th minute when Ivan Schranz scored after David Strelec’s assist to disappoint Gareth Southgate and his stars.

England played more attacking in the final minutes of the half and had 2 corners in the extra time but failed to get a clear chance to score.

Fode scored in the 50th minute to tie the result, but his goal was disallowed for an offside. Only a minute later, Harry Kane had a great chance, but the ball went into a corner after his shot.

Declan Rice shot fantastically the ball in the 80th minute but he hit the post. The referee gave 6 minutes additional time and in the 95th, Jude Bellingham saved the Three Lions after scoring with a bicycle kick after Marc Guehi’s assist to force an overtime.

In the 1st minute of the extra time, the Three Lions captain Harry Kane scored to give his team the lead for the 1st time in the match after an assist from Ivan Toney, who came onto the pitch in the 94th minute.

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