The hero of the opening quarter-final was Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Perec, who made several important saves and caught Gago’s attempt in the third round of the penalty shootout. In the fifth series, Chvadagiani hit the ball into the post.
Perec subsequently received the player of the match award. “It’s an honor, but I think the players are under more pressure during penalties. It was a team effort, so I want to share the award with the others,” said Perec.
A crowd of 44,338 watched the match in Tbilisi, again breaking the record for attendance at a single Euro Under-21 match for the championship in Georgia and Romania. In the course of the tournament so far, 250,746 fans have already visited, thus exceeding the total maximum from the EC in Poland in 2017, where 243,995 spectators visited.
Young Israelis are enjoying another unexpected success after winning bronze at the recent U20 World Championships. They will face the winner of Sunday’s showdown between England and Portugal for a place in the final.
Spain will not miss the semi-finals either. The five-time champions went 1-0 up in normal time in Bucharest, but defender Miranda put them ahead in the 103rd minute. Their next opponent will be the French or the Ukrainians.
2023-07-01 21:35:58
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