Romania vs Ukraine LIVE: Euro 2024 result and reaction after goals from Dragus, Marin and Stanciu
Romania 3-0 Ukraine: A surprise victory for Edward Iordanescu’s men gives them control of Group E
Romania stormed to their biggest ever victory at the European Championship with a confident and comfortable 3-0 victory over Ukraine in Munich.
Edward Iordanescu’s men were set up compactly to defend and break on the counter-attack with most of their joy in the first half coming through the outlet of Denis Dragus. Constant pressing on Ukraine’s Andriy Lunin forced the error as the goalkeeper gave the ball away. Nicolae Stanciu then hooked a first time shot into the back of the net to send Romania ahead.
They never looked back. Razvan Murin added a second with an equally brilliant strike from range before Dragus netted a tap-in from a short corner in the second half. Romania go top of Group E ahead of Belgium’s match versus Slovakia and will have their sights set of the knockout rounds now.
Relive the action in our live blog below, as well as upddates from the next match between Belgium and Slovakia:
Euro 2024: Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
65 mins
Hancko is okay to carry on, and play resumes with Belgium attacking once more after Bozinik gives it away.
Euro 2024: Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
60 mins
As that VAR check was ongoing, Johan Bakayoko replaced Mangala.
And the PSV winger has a chance almost right away! Doku delivers another ball across the area which Dubravka pushes straight to Bakayoko, who’s standing near the penalty spot. He gets it out from under his feet and hits a shot which has beaten the ‘keeper, but Hancko is on the line to clear it away!
The defender stays down briefly – his head crashed against Vavro’s knee as he cleared it.
Euro 2024: Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
61 mins
Another dangerous ball across goal by Doku, and this one is cleared behind for a corner, which Belgium can’t create an opportunity from,
Moments later, De Bruyne clips a ball towards Lukaku at the far post, but he volleys into the side-netting after the clearing header falls to him!
Euro 2024: Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
59 mins
Belgium looked buoyed after that disallowed goal, and they come again. Trossard unleashes a shot from the right, but Dubravka saves.
DISALLOWED GOAL! Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
57 mins
The goal is chalked off after a brief VAR check! Lukaku had just strayed offside as Onana got his head to it.
Still 1-0 to Slovakia!
GOAL! Belgium 1-1 Slovakia
56 mins
GOAL! Belgium equalise!
De Bruyne takes a short corner to Trossard, who clips it to the back post. Onana heads it back across goal to Lukaku, who is unmarked, and he bundles it in!
There’s a VAR check for offside though! Lukaku looks off...
Euro 2024: Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
54 mins
Both sides have continued to give away possession needlessly at times so far this half, but on this occasion Doku does well to retain the ball and sweep it on to De Bruyne. He tries to release Trossard in the box, but it’s cut out.
Moments later, Lukaku has a chance as he’s played in on the right of the box, but it’s saved behind for a corner.
Euro 2024: Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
51 mins
Sloppy from Faes as he gives it straight to Slovakia in the Belgium half, but Onana does well to sniff out the danger.
Slovakia come again and Vavro shoots from distance, but it bounces wide.
Euro 2024: Belgium 0-1 Slovakia
49 mins
Doku does well to release Carrasco down the left, but the full-back wastes his attempted pass into the box.
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