Lumps in cold semolina porridge

Russia lost devastatingly to Belgium at Euro 2020. The shortest retelling

The opening match of the Russian national team at the Euro against Belgium, number one in the world rankings. The Belgians do not have their main stars, Hazard and De Bruyne, starting - but analysts still consider them favorites. And already in the tenth minute the predictions were confirmed, a cross from the flank to Lukaku, he seemed to be offside, but the ball hit the defender, so offside was not recorded, an unsuccessful rebound and a goal. A tough game in the center of the field on equal terms, no one has any dangerous chances - and the second goal is even more offensive! Shunin parries a simple blow in front of him and Meunier is accurate on the finish. We need to go forward, but Russia is not succeeding in attack. The feeling of players’ mistakes is unpleasant, “like lumps in cold semolina,” says the commentator for “Russia 1”. We start the second half more energetically, there is a territorial advantage - but there are still no dangerous attacks. The Belgians do not take risks at all, they simply confidently control the course of the game. And then they score the third - a small mistake by our team in the center, and Lukaku makes it 3:0. But nothing is lost yet, the next match with the Finns is decisive. Let's root for Russia!

Grigory Levchenko was rooting for Russia