Marek Hamsik makes the cover of The National Sport on Thursday, June 16, 2016 after a man-of-the-match performance in Slovakia's 2-0 victory over Russia in Euro 2016 Group B.
Richard Jolly writes that Slovakia supplied two high-class goals in the defeat of Russia, each illustrating Marek Hamsik's catalytic qualities. For the opener, the Napoli playmaker dropped deep to pierce the Russian defence with a wonderful diagonal pass. Weiss latched on to it, cut inside and beat Igor Akinfeev. That was Hamsik the creator. The second was Hamsik the scorer, showing the range of his gifts. He collected Weiss' shot corner, turned on to his right foot and unleashed an unstoppable shot that arrowed in off the far post.
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