With the drums beating in the second half, Romania scored twice in just four minutes, with Marin and Dragus scoring one after another like nobody's business. When the scoreboard showed 3:0, the 58th minute came, the Ukrainian team instantly fell into the abyss of despair, the players' faces were as lifeless as the dry leaves in winter. The camera switches to the sidelines, where the coach Leibroff folds his hands and looks extremely desperate. His prayers seem to be the only thing he can rely on, as he can no longer see the sparks of hope that the players bring to his eyes.
Just as the game reached the 58th minute and the score was already 3:0, the Ukrainian team's morale was in tatters and their faces were as stiff as stone. The camera caught coach Rebrov in a gesture of prayer with his hands clasped together in despair, and he seemed to be speaking of an unspeakable grief. He did not expect that Ukraine's Euro journey would be so difficult, because what is the value of this team? Valued at a whopping 355 million euros, it is tenth among the world's Euro teams and is a deservedly top team. Mudric, Zinchenko, Lunin - names that ring out like thunder - are all top-paid players from major giants, and their individual value even exceeds that of the entire Romanian team.
However, on the stage of the Europa League, Romania is worth only 96 million, and the bottom position seems to foretell their fate. The players at the bottom of the table are all worth enough to rival the tenth-placed team. This is certainly a battle of the weak against the strong. Romania have not scored a goal in the Euro since 2000, with a pathetic 6% win rate. But after 24 years, Romania finally waited for this day, and the biggest cold suspense of the European Cup was revealed.
