QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Tiafoe sends QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Tsitsipas packing in opening round at Wimbledon PAGE 14 TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2021 Spain’s players celebrate their victory at the end of the UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 match against Croatia and Spain at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Monday. (AFP) Much-maligned Morata the hero for Spain in Croatian 5-3 thriller Spain’s forward Mikel Oiarzabal (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their fifth goal against Croa- tia at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Monday. (AFP) feel justified for both that and tively after he inexplicably forward and were rewarded the introduction of Torres for missed Pedri’s 20th minute in added time when Pasalic Gerard Moreno. pass which left the 18-year-old glanced in a left-wing cross. Morata missed an early credited with the longest own “We fought until the very chance and had another disal- goal in Euro history. end, but they scored from al- lowed for offside but with the It was the ninth own goal most every chance and deserv- Spain’s forward Alvaro Morata celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the UEFA EURO 2020 round of 16 against Croatia at the game in the balance he fired of the tournament, matching edly won,” Osric told HRT. Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Monday. (AFP) high beyond Dominik Liva- the total of all own goals at Kramaric had the goal at kovic for what turned out to previous finals. his mercy early in extra-time DPA 100th minute to lash a high atoned for his first goal error be the winner with his second Spain had started the bet- but Simon saved brilliantly. COPEnhagEN shot into the net to tilt the tie by saving from Andrej Kra- Scoreline goal of the tournament. ter until their misfortune and “Unfortunately, we didn’t in Spain’s favour and Mikel maric but Morata and Oyar- Spain 5 (Pablo Torres had set up Azpili- levelled when Livakovic could manage to score then,” said ALVARO Morata answered Oyarzabal settled matters just zabal made no mistake to earn Sarabia 38’, Cesar cueta to head Spain’s second only parry a shot from Jose Osric. “If we had, who knows his critics in the best possi- three minutes later. the three-time continental from six yards with a fine cross Gaya and Sarabia netted the how the game would have end- ble manner on Monday with Spain had been comfortably champions a date with the lat- Azpilicueta 57’, from the left and appeared on rebound with a deflection. ed? But we need to look ahead a crucial extra-time goal as on course for victory in regula- er winner of France v Switzer- Ferran Torres 76’, the right to score when a quick Sarabia could have put and look to the future.” Morata Spain triumphed 5-3 over Cro- tion as goals from Pablo Sara- land in Friday’s St Petersburg Alvaro Morata 100’, free-kick from Pau Torres Spain in front but couldn’t and then Oyarzabal, from an- atia in a classic Euro 2020 last bia, Cesar Azpilicueta and Fer- quarter-final. Mikel Oyarzabal caught Croatia sleeping. connect properly at the back- other Olmo cross, were not as 16 encounter on Monday. ran Torres overturned a comical “At this point in the tour- 103’) bt Croatia 3 That goal came just after post before Azpilicueta and profligate and Spain reached Morata, on loan at Juven- long-distance own goal from nament any team hat gets Croatia had a spell of pressure Torres did strike. their first quarter-final since tus, had received substantial teen sensation Pedri which had through to the quarter-final (Pedri 20’ (OG), in search of an equalizer but Luka Modric, quiet 2012 as the first team to score abuse and threats on social given Croatia the lead. has deserved it and will be a Mario Orsic 85’, Ante Rebic, who replaced the throughout and substituted in five in consecutive Euro games media for his attacking per- Mislav Orsic scrambled a good side,” said Spain captain Mario Pasalic coronavirus-infected Ivan Peri- the 113th, finally made a deci- after concluding Group E 5-0 formances as Spain struggled second for Croatia in 85 and Sergio Busquets. 90+2’) sic, mis-hit from the corner of sive move when he cut in from over Slovakia. to impose themselves on the then crossed for Mario Pasalic “We’re a tough side to the box and Josko Gvardiol was the right and Orsic bundled And it could even have ben competition. to head a 92nd minute equalizer beat and hopefully that’s the denied at close-range by Simon. the ball over the line, just, to six as Olmo hit the post in the But he coolly collected for 3-3 which forced extra-time. case in the next game as well.” the much-criticized Alvaro The keeper would have set up a frantic finale. 120th with exhausted Croatia Dani Olmo’s deep cross in the Spain keeper Unai Simon Spain coach Luis Enrique kept Morata in his eleven and will been relieved to react posi- Croatia threw everything unable to resist. Quick read NINE OWN GOALS AT EURO 2020 IS AS MANY AS AT ALL PREVIOUS EDITIONS Pedri’s own goal in Spain’s 5-3 victory against Croatia in the last 16 on Monday was the ninth overall at Euro 2020. Injured Halep withdraws from Olympics Barcelona’s Dembele That matches the number of own goals previously scored at all previous Euro finals. (DPA) out for four months ALL own goal scorers at the Euros: LONDON: Simona Halep on Monday became the latest high-profile after knee surgery 16.06.1976 semi-final Anton Ondrus (Czechoslovakia) player to withdraw from the Olympics as she continues to battle a 18.06.1996 group phase Ljuboslav Penev (Bulgaria) calf injury. The Romanian was hoping to go for gold in Tokyo next BERLIN: Barcelona will be 25.06.2000 quarter-final Dejan Govedarica (Serbia) month but will not recover in time having also missed the French without Ousmane Dembele for 17.06.2004 group phase Igor Tudor (Croatia) Open and Wimbledon because of the injury she sustained at last four months as the forward 30.06.2004 semi-final Jorge Andrade (Portugal) month’s Rome Masters. has undergone knee surgery. 15.06.2012 group phase Glen Johnson (England) She follows Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal in pulling out of the The Spanish top side said in 13.06.2016 group phase Ciaran Clark (Ireland) rearranged Games. Monday that Dembele was 18.06.2016 group phase Birkir Saevarsson (Iceland) The two-time Grand Dlam champion said on Twitter: “Nothing brings operated in Turku, Finland, on 25.06.2016 last 16 Gareth McAuley (N. Ireland) me more pride than representing Romania, but sadly the recovery “a dislocated distal tendon in 11.06.2021 group phase Merih Demiral (Turkey) from my calf injury requires more time and I have made the deci- the femoral biceps of his right 14.06.2021 group phase Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) sion to withdraw from the Olympic Games this summer. knee.” Dembele, 24, suffered 15.06.2021 group phase Mats Hummels (Germany) “After the disappointment of missing the French Open and Wimble- the injury playing for France 19.06.2021 group phase Ruben Dias (Portugal) don, having to skip the Olympics is incredibly tough to digest, but I against Hungary at Euro 2020 19.06.2021 group phase Raphael Guerreiro (Portugal) am determined to come back stronger. last week. The forward played 21.06.2021 group phase Lukas Hradecky (Finland) “I will be watching and cheering on the Romanian athletes from 44 matches in all competitions 23.06.2021 group phase Martin Dubravka (Slovakia) Spain’s forward Pedri conceced an own goal in the home.” (DPA) for Barca last season. (DPA) 23.06.2021 group phase Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) EURO 2020 Group E match against Croatia at the 28.06.2021 last 16 Pedri (Spain) Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on Monday. (AFP) Sports Tuesday, June 29, 2021 13 Quick read GERMANY FLY OFF TO LONDON FOR ENGLAND CLASH AT WEMBLEY Ronaldo: Portugal Today’s Matches will ‘come back stronger’ SEVILLE: Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo said his side “will come back stronger” after the defending champions were eliminated from Euro 2020 by Belgium in the round of 16 on Sunday. “The fans supported us tireless- ly from start to finish,” Ronaldo England vs Germany (7pm) wrote on Instagram on Monday. Sweden vs Ukraine (10pm) “It was not possible to achieve what we set out to do, but we thank you deeply. We are proud of our journey and we gave everything to defend this title.” Portugal were defeated 1-0 by Belgium. Ronaldo, who scored five goals in the tournament, missed the opportunity of taking sole possession of the interna- tional scoring world record after equalling Iranian Ali Daei’s 109 goals. But with 14 goals at Euro tournaments, Ronaldo is the competition’s overall top scorer. Portugal prime minister Anto- nio Costa offered some words of consolation. “The fight and the effort were not enough to get to the next round, but they have once again honoured the colours of Portugal,” the head of government wrote on Twitter. Germany’s players and staff board a plane on the tarmac of Nuremberg Airport, on Monday, as they travel to the United Kingdom on the eve of their UEFA EURO 2020 match against England, to be played at Wembley The disappointment was all over Stadium in London on Tuesday.