Time for  from  The Life Junkies to talk us through the last 48 hours in the European U21 tournament in Denmark.

The second round of fixtures kicked off with Switzerland taking on Iceland. After just scraping a 1-0 win over the Danes, Switzerland were looking to continue their push for the Semi’s while Iceland were under pressure after a poor 2-0 loss to Belarus.

Unfortunately for the Icelanders things got worse straight from the kick off when their defence was caught napping by a looping ball over the top that was struck beautifully into the net by Fabian Frei. The Icelandic defence didn’t learn from the early goal, letting too many balls go over their head and giving the Swiss too much room in and around their area.

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Who said football was finished for the summer. After the Toulon Tournament the European U21 Tournament kicked off in Denmark this week. from The Life Junkies is our man in Denmark (Cheltenham) for the duration of the tournament. He kicks off by guiding us through the first four matches.

So on Saturday all the waiting was over and the U21 Euros got underway. Some of the best young players in the world have the chance to gain valuable tournament experience and show the world what they can do.

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category: Czech Republic
tags: , Dukla Prague , , Gambrinus Liga , Michal Bilek , Mlada Bolesav , , Patrik Berger , Pavel Horvath , Pavel Nedved , Pavel Vrba , Prague , Sigma Olomouc , Slavia , Sparta , Struncovy Sady , Viktoria Plzen

– Editor of the fantastic website 2nd Yellow takes a look at the new power in Czech Republic football. And how this season has gone for others.

The Gambrinus Liga has been dominated in recent years by the traditional Prague powers Sparta and Slavia.  This season was one of sharp contrasts for the two, and ended with the silverware going to some unexpected destinations.

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