Euro Cup scoring is about to become a trend

Euro 2024 is proving to be lavish in goals in the first days of the competition since Germany and Scotland opened the tournament in the opening match on Friday (5-1).

A devastating fact illustrates the great pace of scoring: In seven of the nine matches played so far, including today’s Belgium-Slovakia, the scoreboard moved in the first 20 minutes of play up to ten times. In total 26 goals were scored.

A devastating truth

In just two games, Spain-Croatia (3-0) and Romania-Ukraine (3-0), There were no goals in the first 20 minutes but there was a new one on the half hour mark. Intriguing, both Álvaro Morata and Nicolae Stanciu, They opened the scoring in the 29th minute.

Conclusion: in 7 out of 9 games the first goal came before the 20th minute and in all 9 it happened before reaching half time of play.

Italy-Albania (2-1), paradigmatic

Italy-Albania (2-1) is the paradigmatic example because all three occurred in the first 20 minutes. Nedim Bajrami He put the Albanians ahead 23 seconds into the game with the fastest goal in the entire history of the Euro Cup. The ‘azzurra’ reacted immediately and returned to the goals Alessandro Bastoni (11′) and Nicolò Barella (16′). 2-1 never moved.

Serbia-England (0-1) It was also decided in the first 20 minutes since Jude Bellingham scored in the 13th minute. Florian Wirtz (10′) and Jamal Musiala (19′) they saw the door open Germany-Scotland (5-1). In the same group A, Kwadwo Duah affirmed the success of Switzerland vs. Hungary (1-3) with his goal in the 12th minute.

Adam Open put Poland ahead in the 16th minute and Cody Gakpo In the 29th minute the comeback of the Netherlands (1-2) began, Denmark took the lead with a great goal from Christian Eriksen in the 17th minute Before Slovenia finished (1-1) and now Slovak Ivan Schranz He surprised Belgium in the 7th minute.