Euro 2020 (2021) Group A: Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Wales

[Calderyon]

Discussion about Group A of the 2020 (2021) Football European Championships.


Schedule:

11.06.2021

8 PM Turkey v Italy

12.06.2021

2 PM Wales v Switzerland

16.06.2021

5 PM Turkey v Wales
8 PM Italy v Switzerland

20.6.2021

Italy v Wales
Switzerland v Turkey

[Nicky91]

normally you'd say Italy as frontrunner of this group, but i don't quite trust Italy like ever in any tournament


Turkey is a good team



will be rooting for Switzerland, more for our goalkeeper Mvogo (second choice here but still he's ours, he has his excellent moments for sure)

[Crimson Dynamo]

Italy
Turkey
Swiss
Wales

[Calderyon]

Italy a probable 1st, Turkey and Switzerland battle for the 2nd, Turkey wins. But Wales could surprise, if Bale is in good spirits and fit.

[bots]

Italy never perform well in the group stages, so although they are on a great run at the moment, i wouldn't bet on them

[Crimson Dynamo]

wales are bound to be affected by the whole Giggs circus

[Nicky91]

referee for the opening match Turkey vs Italy is dutchman Danny Makkelie

assistent refs are Jan de Vries, Hessel Steegstra

the VAR ref is Kevin Blom

and Stéphanie Frappart is the fourth ref



NOT Blom as the VAR :facepalm: omg a controversial moment incoming again then ugh

[Nicky91]

oHImJRtth-I

Turkey's own official Euro2020 soundtrack


4 very well known singers all doing their own thing, great video too

[Nicky91]

first euro2020 match tonight

Turkey vs Italy

https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1403333750105194502

[Nicky91]

https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1403386710524899335

yes UEFA, great message we got here for equality :clap2:

[Black Dagger]

Come on Italy!!

[Nicky91]

Come On Erdogan's Army :cheer: :cheer:

[Vanessa]

Italy is playing! I'm so excited! :dance:

[Calderyon]

Turkey v Italy 0-0 at 20'

[Calderyon]

What a safe by Cakir!

[Beso]

Silky by the Turks, I almost feel like I've just walked out a barbers after that little episode.

[Calderyon]

Turkey v Italy 0-0 at 39'

[bots]

its a better game than i thought it was going to be

[Vanessa]

Really good match so far. I'm loving it!

[Calderyon]

Turkey v Italy 0-0 HT

[Crimson Dynamo]

Intriguing first half. Italy looking good

[Vanessa]

Turkey defence is excellent. Will be hard to break through it.

[Calderyon]

Turkey v Italy 0-1

53' 0-1 Demiral OG

[Crimson Dynamo]

Turkey defence is excellent. Will be hard to break through it.

Welp

[Vanessa]

Welp

We made it! :shocked:

[Calderyon]

Turkey v Italy 0-3 89'

66' 0-2 Immobile (Spinazzola)
79' 0-3 Insigne (Immobile)

[Calderyon]

What a horrible start for Turkey and an excellent one for Italy.

[Swan]

Turkey looked poor.

[Calderyon]

Turkey v Italy 0-3 FT

[Beso]

My dark horses looked good all the way through.

[Vanessa]

Insigne :clap1:

[Nicky91]

i don't expect much from Swiss vs Wales match, maybe a 1-1 or even duller 0-0

Italy really has a easy 9 points here in this group, can't see any of those two beating them either


Turkey still has chances for 2nd/3rd place

[Nicky91]

line ups Wales vs Switzerland

Wales: Ward, C.Roberts, Rodon, B.Davies, Mepham, Morrell, Allen, Ramsey, James, Moore, Bale

Switzerland: Sommer, Elvedi, Schar, Akanji, Mbabu, Freuler, Shaqiri, Xhaka, Rodriguez, Embolo, Seferovic



match in Baku, Azerbaijan

[bots]

the welsh and swiss national anthems were absolutely dire :laugh:

[Nicky91]

the moment on the knee against racism

[Nicky91]

the swiss are so far the one with most ball possession, as far as i can see


haven't heard the name Bale once, by our commentator either

[Nicky91]

good tackle on the ball from Mepham but hitting cameroonian Embolo in the process

[Nicky91]

great chance now from Moore (WAL) but good save from Sommer

[Nicky91]

ouch, two heads against each other, Mbabu & Moore

[Nicky91]

red bandages around head of Moore

[Nicky91]

corner for Switzerland

[Nicky91]

ball possession so far

Switzerland 63%

Wales 37%

[Nicky91]

free kick Wales, yellow card Schar

[Nicky91]

bad free kick from Bale :(

[Nicky91]

well defending by Davies :clap2:

[Nicky91]

WAL v SWI half time 0-0

[Calderyon]

Wales v Switzerland 1-1 at 89'

49' 0-1 Embolo (Shaqiri)
74' 1-1 Moore (Morell)

[Calderyon]

Wales v Switzerland 1-1 FT

[Crimson Dynamo]

Phew, that was exhausting!

[bots]

it wasn't a great game when you compare it to last night, but at least wales are still in with a chance

[Swan]

Keeps my silly bet going so im happy with the Wales/Swiss result. Need Denmark to win and over 2.5 goals in this one.

[Nicky91]

Turkey - Wales 5 PM UK Time


Italy - Switzerland 8 PM UK Time

[Nicky91]

bump

[Nicky91]

Turkey v Wales, currently still 0-0

[Cherie]

Great match ...sort out the cameras UEFA

[Crimson Dynamo]

Beautiful goal, Wales playing so well

[Swan]

Awful pen

[Swan]

Great win for Wales.

[Beso]

Fantastic game, the best one yet. Even had a little bit of fisty cuffs as well.

[Calderyon]

Turkey v Wales 0-2 FT

42' 0-1 Ramsey (Bale)
90+5' 0-2 Roberts (Bale)

[Swan]

Disallowing that goal was absolute bollocks

[Crimson Dynamo]

well done wales brilliant display and some great football

:clap1:

[Vanessa]

Wow, what a great game.
I'm enjoying it so much!

[Vanessa]

Disallowing that goal was absolute bollocks

I thought it was valid as well.

[Swan]

I thought it was valid as well.

Yeah he had no chance of getting his hand out of the way. Silly rule!

[Vanessa]

May the best win!

[Vanessa]

Im at the pub and there's a group of Italians going crazy! Lol

[Black Dagger]

Mancini winning the Euros. Yes pls.

[Vanessa]

What a fantastic game. Both sides fighting so much.
I love it!

[Nicky91]

Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer left training camp to be with his wife whom is now about to give birth to their child


good news for Yvon Mvogo then, he might be in goal their third and final group match

[Nicky91]

Switzerland - Turkey 1-0

Seferovic (6th minute)

[bots]

even the italian B team are looking really useful

[Nicky91]

even the italian B team are looking really useful

of course, they are all on steroids, duh

[Nicky91]

Switzerland - Turkey 2-0

Shaqiri (26th minute)

[James]

I considered Shaqiri for the Fantasy game.

[Nicky91]

Italy - Wales 1-0

Pessina (39th Minute)

[Nicky91]

Switzerland - Turkey 2-0 HT

Italy - Wales 1-0 HT

[Shaun]

Falling apart.

[Swan]

I dunno about that red!

[bots]

he stamped on his ankle, its a cast iron red card

[Swan]

he stamped on his ankle, its a cast iron red card

I can see why it was given, but i dunno, was the intent there? Maybe. Either way Wales have looked poor, and now they have an impossible task. They'll have to hope the Swiss don't score anymore.

[James]

Turkey have one back.

[bots]

Turkey have one back.

it was a cracking goal

[bots]

and the swiss score again :D

[Vanessa]

We won! Yay

[Calderyon]

Italy v Wales 1-0 FT

39' 1-0 Pessina (Verratti)

Switzerland v Turkey 3-1 FT

6' 1-0 Severovic (Zuber)
26' 2-0 Shaqiri (Zuber)
62' 2-1 Kahveci (Calhanoglu)
68' 3-1 Shaqiri (Zuber)