There have been a number of stunning goals in Germany already while the own-goal count is up to five
Nicolae Stanciu’s rocket in Romania’s 3-0 win against Ukraine is the pick of the bunch: a swerving, dipping first-time strike whipped spectacularly into the top corner from 20 yards. Ukraine’s goalkeeper, Andriy Lunin, dived for the shot but probably shouldn’t have bothered.
Those spectacular efforts were rivalled by Morten Hjulmand’s crisp, powerful drive for Denmark that pegged England back to a 1-1 draw in Frankfurt. On the BBC Gary Lineker exaggerated when calling Hjulmand’s shot “one in a million”, but any strike that cannons in off a post earns extra points for aesthetics.
Mert Muldur’s astonishing volley for Turkey against Georgia was on the edge of the area – just inside, in fact – but Arda Guler’s smooth, sweeping finish saw the Real Madrid midfielder announce his talent on the biggest stage and punish Georgia’s defensive carelessness. Michel Aebischer , Nicolò Barella , Cody Gakpo and Erik Janza have also found the back of the net from outside the area.
The most freakish incident was surely Klaus Gjasula’s for Albania, though: Berat Djimsiti threw his body in the way of Luka Sucic’s shot, only for the ball to cannon into Gjasula and ricochet back into the net. Happily for the 34-year-old, who has 10 different German clubs on his CV and has been released by Darmstadt this summer, he popped up with a 95th-minute equaliser to snatch a point.
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