A huge win for the Welsh against Turkey last night took them within a whisker of qualifying for the last 16 knockout stages.
A fantastic team performance which saw them under the cosh for a fair bit of the game but some resolute defending, taking their chances when they arose, apart from Bale missing a penalty, and a great all-around team performance took them through. Despite still having to face the classy Italians, their progression should be little more than a formality.
Talking of Italy, they brushed of Switzerland last night in our featured game to take it by a very comfortable 3-0. I actually got the score correct, but so did one other player! Full details at the end.
And so to today and we will be featuring the rather intriguing Group C game between Netherlands and Austria.
@nathen007's Prediction
Both teams got their campaign off to a winning start so if we have a clear winner tonight, that team will definitely have got through.
The Netherlands will still be missing Matthijs de Ligt but Ukraine will be missing influential forward, Mark Arnautovic who will serve a one-game ban for 'insulting another player' as it seems telling a North Macedonian of Albanian descent, in Serbian, that you are 'Fucking your Albanian mother' is not racist at all...UEFA have no bottle, he should have been banned permanently as a show of support for all the teams and players who are supporting the BLM and 'Kick it out' campaigns.
Anyway, the Austrian performance was poor in my opinion and they were lucky to get a result against North Macedonia and I think their frailties will be shown up tonight by a strong Dutch side.
Prediction: The Netherlands 3 : 1 Austria - First Goalscorer: Wijnaldum
Simply write the name of the FIRST GOALSCORER and the CORRECT SCORE as a comment. The competition closes 5 minutes before kick-off which is 20.00 BST. (19.00 UTC)
The Small Print
In the first goalscorer competition, own goals do not count. In the correct score competition, it's the score after 90mins. Extra time and penalties do not count and the pot for each competition will roll over if there is no winner. If more than one person chooses the same first goalscorer or correct score, the prize is shared and everyone gets a little upvote! It seems I also need to add, one entry per person. Don't forget the new rule that only people with a rep of 45 or above are eligible to enter unless they have been approved. The bonus will be added to any winnings ONLY if Leeds United win and/or Man U lose and all payouts will never exceed 50% of post payout. Other bonuses paid out at my discretion.
The Winners were...
Step up @johnsennimaat who got the correct 3-0 result and takes home 5500+500 tokens! No one got the correct goalscorer and so appearance fees are on their way to, @friendlymoose, @numpypython, @harpreetjanda, @yeckingo1, @pthker2010, @kbskl, @jersteemit, @jfang003, @abimbola753, @worktight, @chrisparis, @ralph75 and @da-prince.
And that's all for today folks! Enjoy the games tonight, let me know in the comments if I missed anyone and we'll meet back here tomorrow and do it all again!
Thanks a lot for the tokens and congratulations to all who got it.
My today’s prediction:
2-1
First goal scorer : Depay
Since no one took him last match and no ones taken him today I’m going with Wijnaldum to score again today. Netherlands sun 2-1.
He's flown under the radar somewhat. All the articles I read before the previous game were raving on about Depay, but I wasn't particularly impressed with him in their first game.
Thanks for the token
Netherland 2 Vs 0 Austria
Depay to score first
Finally it as ended , Holland score twice with Memphis Depay scoring the first goal from the penalty spot,good one for the Holland team as they have booked their place in the next round of the competition
3-1 De Ligt 😎
You obviously didn't get the Depay memo did you my friend lol ;-)
I'm happy anyways. 'We' are through to the next round.
Depay isn't in a good shape at the moment.
1:1
First goal: Depitzer
Hi and welcome to the game :-)
Thank you so much!
You're more than welcome! I hope you keep playing. It's just a way to create engagement and camaraderie between members which hopefully means supporting each other.
It's all a bit of fun! Nice to meet you and if you do come back, please expect a little friendly teasing..banter as we call it in the UK!
Best wishes :-)
Thanks. I will when I will be around.
My father and my cousin are very good with these things. Lol.
Will benin Spine recovery until late summer and sometimes on Hive for a bit as well.
Hugs and thanks for the follow!
Thank you so much!
Netherlands 3 : 1 Austria
First goalscorer Depay
Netherlands 3 - 1 Austria
First goalscorer: Wout Weghorst
2-1, Depay
The Netherlands 0 : 0 Austria -
Netherlands 2 v 1 Austria
Memphis Depay
Thanks for the token.
🇳🇱 2 v 2🇦🇹
Marcel Sabitzer to score first
Prediction: The Netherlands 2 : 1 Austria
First Goalscorer: Depay
1-1
Depay to score first
Thanks for the reward really appreciate. Today's match in euro between Netherlands vs Austria which am given Netherlands the victory but it gonna be a tough on tonight because the two team are scoring side. My prediction on this gonna be GG like 3:1 or 3:2 first goal scorer should be Delay
My prediction:
EURO 2020
Netherlands 2 v 1 Austria
GG both teams to score
Over 2.5goals
First goal scorer Memphis Depay
Netherlands 0-0 Austria
Netherlands vs Austria
3-1
Depay to score first.
Netherlands 1 vs 1 Austria
Depay to score first.
Nightmares come true! Depay from the spot after 11minutes!