The Netherlands secured a massive result in Group C with a late goal to defeat Ukraine. In a crucial Goup D match, Raheem Sterling pushed England past Croatia.
North Macedonia scored its first ever European Championship goal, but Austria fired back with two second-half goals to keep pace with the Netherlands in Group C.
Here is a look back at Sunday’s Euro 2020 action:
Netherlands 3, Ukraine 0
(Georginio Wijnaldum 52′, Wout Weghorst 58′, Denzel Dumfries 85′) – (Andriy Yarmolenko 75′, Roman Yaremchuck 79′)
PSV defender Denzel Dumfries put the Netherlands on top of Group C with a back-post header goal in the 85th minute. Dumfries’ heroics came after Ukraine leveled the match from 2-0 down.
THE DUTCH RECLAIM THE LEAD!
WHAT A MATCH!! ๐ pic.twitter.com/tCOjr7G460
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 13, 2021
Ukraine veteran Andriy Yarmolenko scored perhaps the tournament’s best goal yet with this strike.
๐ Will there be a better goal than THIS Andriy Yarmolenko golazo in the first round of games?@GazpromFootball | #EUROGOTR | #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/9hoOxy8wcH
— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 13, 2021
Austria 3, North Macedonia 1
(Stefan Lainer 18′, Michael Gregoritsch 78′, Mirko Arnautovic 89′) – (Goran Pandev 28′)
North Macedonia made history in its first European Championship match, but Austria showed its quality with two late goals. This result sets up a decisive match between Netherlands and Austria on Thursday.
North Macedonia captain Goran Pandev’s goal brought a raucous celebration from the team and its fans. The goal equalized the match in the 28th minute.
Sliding into the record books…
๐ฒ๐ฐ First major tournament for Goran Pandev – over 20 years since his international debut
๐ฒ๐ฐ North Macedonia's first-ever EURO goal
๐ฒ๐ฐ Pandev now the second-oldest scorer in EURO history@ffmmkd | #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/ugBnrujFPi— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 13, 2021
Austria took the lead again when Michael Gregoritsch got on the end of a David Alaba cross.
Goooool de Austria ๐ฆ๐น
ยกMichael Gregoritsch entrรณ de cambio e hizo el segundo para los austriacos! #AUT 2-1 #MKD
๐๏ธ National Arena
๐ด EN VIVO: https://t.co/xXucNmd9lw
๐บ Prende TV y la app de TUDN#EuroTUDN | #EURO2020 | #VeranoDeCampeones pic.twitter.com/iQxI7mcAYv— TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) June 13, 2021
England 1, Croatia 0
(Raheem Sterling 57′)
England avenged a 2018 World Cup semifinal loss to Croatia in a 1-0 win to start Sunday’s action.
Raheem Sterling’s 57th-minute goal was the difference for England. The win is the first opener win at the Euros for England in its history.
Raheem Sterling opens the scoring for England!
What a moment at Wembley! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ pic.twitter.com/1lPzXmTPrs
— ESPN (@espn) June 13, 2021
England’s Jude Bellingham, who entered as a substitute in the 82nd minute, became the youngest player to appear at a European Championship.
England has the upper hand in Group D going forward, but Croatia can still qualify from the group stage with results against Czech Republic and Scotland.