Portugal’s João Neves’ goal in a 2-1 victory over Belgium in the third and final round of Group A was hailed by fans as the best goal of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, UEFA announced on Monday. .
In a poll conducted over the past few days on the official website of the organization, the 18-year-old Benfica midfielder beat nine contenders for the title of champion, among whom were also Georgian Zuriko Davitashvili (second place) and Ukrainian Georgy Sudakov (third place).
At the 56th minute of the match, which took place on June 27 at the Mikhail Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, Joao Neves took advantage of Fabio Silva’s cross from the left, which deflected the opponent’s shot, and opened the scoring. first shot in the front zone.
Yorbe Vertessen still equalized in the 65th minute, but Portugal scored a decisive success in the 89th minute with a penalty converted by captain Thiago Dantas, who also benefited from a 1–1 draw between Georgia and the Netherlands to advance to the quarter-finals. .
A 1994, 2015 and 2021 finalist, the team led by Rui Jorge were eliminated at this stage, losing to England (0-1), who later beat Spain in the final of the 24th UEFA European Under-21 Championship (1-0). ) and repeated the successes achieved in 1982 and 1984.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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