Nani, are You OK? Are You OK Nani?

 

Yesterday's matches began with an on the rise Swiss team facing a rebuilding Hungarian team. Most pundits had Switzerland the favorites, but Adam (what a great first name) Szalai would put Hungary ahead in the 62nd minute. Aleksandar Dragovic would pick up a second yellow card leading to his ejection in the 66th minute. The man advantage would allow Zoltan Steiber to double Hungary's score in the 87th minute. 

The second match saw Portugal look to squash Euro debutantes Iceland. It looked good to go that way when Nani would score in the 31st minute giving Portugal the lead they would take into halftime. But in the second half, Portugal would be struck by a smooth criminal when Birkir Bjarnason would tie the match in the 50th minute. The game would end even.

Today's first match saw Russia battle it out with a possible ejection from the tournament looming against Slovakia. The scoring would begin when Vladimir Weiss struck goal for Slovakia in the 32nd minute. The Slovaks would go up 2-0 into the half on a last minute strike by Marek Hamsik. Russia would battle back and make the last ten minutes interesting when Denis Glushakov scored in the 80th minute. Slovakia were strong enough to silence Russia from there on out, and the game ended 2-1 to the independent boys.

Aus 0:2 Hun

Por 1:1 Ice

Rus 1:2 Slo

                    Aus 2:0 Hun

Scritpor:      Por 1:1 Ice      28-13

                    Rus 1:1 Slo

                    Aus 0:3 Hun   

Fortuitous:   Por 3:2 Ice       27-8

                    Rus 1:2 Slo

                    Aus 1:2 Hun

Praeceptor:  Por 1:2 Ice       25-10

                    Rus 2:1 Slo

                    Aus 2:1 Hun

Musicus:      Por 3:0 Ice       22-8

                    Rus 0:0 Slo

                    Aus 4:2 Hun

Artifex:       Por 5:2 Ice        17-6

                    Rus 3:0 Slo

                    Aus 1:1 Hun

IoannesNix: Por 3:1 Ice       16-5

                    Rus 2:1 Slo

                    Aus 1:2 Hun

Quaesitor:   Por 3:2 Ice        16-4

                    Rus 3:1 Slo

                    Aus 3:0 Hun

Historicus:  Por 4:0 Ice        15-3

                    Rus 2:2 Slo

                   Aus 4:2 Hun

Ferrarius:    Por 3:2 Ice        12-3

                   Rus 2:1 Slo 

The Austria-Hungary match saw Ferrarius and Musicus go head to head. The victory for Hungary gave 3 points to Ferrarius, while Austria let Musicus down, so he gets none. The Portugal and Iceland matchup also saw Artifex and Fortuitous go head to head. The draw sees each player gain a point. As for Scriptor, Russia's loss leaves him without any extra points. But he's in the lead and doesn't need them. Onward to the remaining matches!