Kathmandu- In the European Championship, title contenders Belgium were stunned by Slovakia, while another contender France defeated Austria 1-0 in a soul-killing goal.
Belgium suffered a 1-0 defeat in their first Group E match on Monday night. Ivan Straranz scored the only goal for Slovakia.
In the seventh minute of the game, a powerful shot by Robert Bozenic was blocked by the Belgian goalkeeper Koen Castiles and Skrrange converted the rebound into a goal.
Belgium, who put constant pressure on the game, missed good opportunities one after another. Belgium scored two goals that were not recognized.
Both times Romelu Lukaku’s goals were disallowed by VAR. In the 56th minute, the goal was disallowed after Lukaku was offside, and in the 86th minute, the goal was disallowed after Luis Openda was handballed.
Similarly, in their first match under group ‘D’, France won a hard-fought victory. A soul-killing goal proved decisive for him in a 1-0 defeat to Austria.
An own goal by Austria’s Maximilian Weber in the 38th minute was enough to give France the three points. Although France put pressure in the game, they could not score a goal. But at the end of the game, French star Kylian Mbappe was taken to the hospital after suffering a nose injury.
It is said that he will have to have a nose surgery. He was injured in the 90th minute when he collided with an opposing player.
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