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Teamwork, compactness, combativeness and efficiency in the offensive. Slovak footballers against the Poles were able to turn this pre-match game plan into a 2: 1 victory in their first match at EURO 2020. In the first goal of the Slovak Republic, Róbert Mak showed courage in an individual solution, after excluding Grzegorz Krychowiak, the tracker Milan Škriniar decided after the standard situation.
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Thirty-year-old Mak had great pleasure after the fight in the online mix zone. “Fantastic feeling. We fulfilled what we said in the cabin to the fullest. Although we said something different during the half, but unfortunately we collected a goal right at the beginning of the second half. However, we defended well, we had counterattacks, although the game on the ball was not ideal and could be better. We showed that we can fight as a team. We like three points, it was not easy. ” evaluated the course of the fight at the Krestovsky Stadium.
It was the good performances of technically equipped offensive players such as Mak, Ondrej Duda or Lukáš Haraslín that had a major impact on the duel: “My robot is to play one on one, prepare the chances for goals and shoot them. I’m happy for the goal, and for the whole team, because it’s fantastic to start a tournament like this.”
The Ferencváros wingman played Budapest in a “home environment”, as he worked at Zenita from 2016 to 2020. “Everyone teased me that this is your stadium, that I know it and that I should score a goal here. I was really looking forward to the goal. We ran a lot backwards. It was difficult for more players. But this is the EURO, here it is it’s about everything, life is at stake here. We have to regenerate well. “
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Defensive midfielder Juraj Kucka especially appreciated the team performance of the national team coach Štefan Tarkovič. “It was great feelings, this doesn’t happen every year. We’ll enjoy it for a while, but we need to focus on the second match, especially to regenerate well,” rated in the e-mixzone.
Kucka also turned into success factors: “We defended well and compactly, we did not miss any meters and we sacrificed. The key was teamwork. It was important. The Poles prevailed, but we guarded it well, filled the premises and were emphatic. And we managed to move forward. Everyone you played yours, we have to build on it. “
The 33-year-old FC Parma player also got the first Slovak goal. In the 14th minute, Mak crossed two Poles with a great solo from the left car line. His sharp shot was placed outside the goal by Kamil Glik’s defender and his goal was deflected by the goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny.
“Robo did a great job, I have to admit. We have to try, we have to be brave, we have to go for it. Courage can never be lost, even if something goes wrong. We’ve messed up a lot, too, this is the right morale.” stated Kucka, who, when asked if he felt satisfied after defeating the favorite against those who did not trust Slovaks, stated only briefly: “I only see people who trusted us. I’m not interested in others.”
