The Euro Cup day featured the issue of player safety in the Portugal match with several spontaneous players jumping onto the field to take selfies with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Portugal easily beats Turkey (3-0) amid security problems
The Portuguese coach, Roberto Martínez, has declared that Cristiano Ronaldo should consider himself lucky not to have suffered any damage after facing on the field four fans who wanted to take selfies during a Euro Cup match played on Saturday.
The alarming chain of attacks on security occurred in the second half of the match that Portugal beat Turkey 3-0 at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund.
Ronaldo delightedly posed for a selfie with a young fan who eluded the stewards to enter the field in the 69th minute, before pulling out his mobile phone.
However, Ronaldo was clearly dissatisfied when two other people tried to do the same in the final minutes of the game. Then, another person – in a red Portugal shirt – approached the 39-year-old striker to take a photo moments after the final whistle.
Two other people tried to confront Ronaldo as he left the field with his teammates, but were restrained by security guards.
“It’s worrying,” Martínez said, “because today we were lucky enough to have the fans’ intentions were good“.
“We all like fans that recognize in their minds the great stars and the great icons. We all agree with that. But you can understand that it was a very, very difficult time: If those intentions are wrong, the players are exposed and we have to be careful with that. “I don’t think that should happen on a football field.”
Martínez said it was important to send a message to fans that This behavior was not acceptable..
“It’s not the right way, you’re not going to achieve anything with it,” Martínez added. “And what you do is that the measures will probably get worse in the future. It is not good to leave players so exposed when you have people running around the field.”
Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo’s teammate and scorer of a goal against Turkey, said he was “not really worried” about the fans who entered the field.
Belgium recovers from its initial defeat (2-0) and beats Romania
Belgium shook off the blow of the defeat against Slovakia in its first match of the European Championship by beat Romania 2-0 this Saturday.
Kevin De Bruyne’s second-half goal completed the victory after Youri Tielemans scored in the 2nd minute at the Cologne Stadium. The Kings of Belgium, Felipe and Matilde, witnessed the match.
“We knew what we had to do. If we didn’t win, we went home“De Bruyne declared. ‘I will do everything I can to keep the boys on the right track.’
Georgia draws in its debut in the Euro Cup
Georgia added its first point in a major tournament on Saturday by draw 1-1 with the Czech Republic in Euro 2024. He was about to win.
The Czech team dominated the early stages and celebrated a disallowed goal in the 23rd minute, when Adam Hlozek put the ball into the net at the far post after a throw-in.
But the situation was reversed just before the break. Georgiathe only team that debuted in the Euro 2024took the lead on the scoreboard with a penalty committed by Georges Mikautadze by Czech defender Robin Hranec.
The Czech team got back into the game when a header bounced off the post and Patrik Schick chested in the sixth goal of his career in the Euro Cupwhich places him next to sixth on the all-time list.
