
PRAGUE: Czech Republic goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik on Tuesday expressed sympathy for Scottish counterpart David Marshall who was beaten by a 50-yard shot as the Czechs won Monday's Euro 2020 opener 2-0.Ĭzech striker Patrik Schick picked up the ball as it bounced off a team-mate after a shot by Jack Hendry, catching Marshall well off his line to score from just inside the Scottish half. The Czechs next face Croatia in Group D on Friday before taking on England on June 22

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"I think Patrik surprised everyone at the stadium, it was a touch of genius, putting everything together at full speed, looking at the keeper and placing the shot like this.īut Vaclik admitted he had not taken part in the goal celebration in front of a handful of Czech fans on the other side of Hampden. Patrik Schick is an academy graduate of AC Sparta Prague, and he was born on 24 January 1996. "Obviously this was an amazing goal from Patrik and I think there was nothing to do for David, it was just an amazing goal," Vaclik said. Schick opened the scoring with a header in the first half before offering what Vaclik dubbed "a touch of genius" to seal the Czech win on 52 minutes at Hampden Park. "I think he was well placed, also when I saw the angle from behind the goal, the picture from behind the goal, he started to run immediately after the rebound."

the goalkeepers need to stay in this position," added Vaclik, who is set to leave Sevilla this summer. Czech Republic forward Patrik Schick seemed almost nonplussed when discussing his astonishing Euro 2020 goal from almost the halfway line against Scotland.
