"Croatia was considered the favorite in the match. But I would say that they won 1 point at the last moment."
Yunis Huseynov, former Azerbaijan national team player, told Idman.biz.
He commented on the 3 games that took place yesterday in EURO-2024. Huseynov said that in the duel between Croatia and Albania (2:2), which took place within Group B, although the former were superior, they could not win: "At present, every team is able to defend itself. Albania also spent most of the game on the defensive. It is true that the Croatians played well with the ball. But the opponent succeeded in counter-attacks. Of course, a draw is not a good thing for Croatia. They won 1 point from two games. Therefore, they may find it difficult to leave the group. I believe that they will regroup and fight well in the coming days. It also seems a bit difficult. Because their next match is against Italy."
According to him, the expected result was recorded in the game between Germany and Hungary (2:0) in Group A: "Although the home team fought better with the ball, the opponent relied on counter-attacks. Even in the first half, Hungary had many good scoring opportunities, but they could not stand out. In the end, Germany won a deserved victory and strengthened its leadership in the group."
The veteran football player emphasized that even though Scotland, who failed in the first round in the same group, played for victory against Switzerland (1:1), they could not achieve their goal: "Although they lost to the Germans 1:5 in the first match, they rallied this time. It was a close game. Both teams were cautious. If Switzerland won, it would secure at least second place. In my opinion, the result being 1:1 was due to the game."
Banuchichek Huseynli
Idman.biz
