On Friday, September 23, nine matches of the League of Nations took place on the football fields of Europe, among which the Ukrainian team defeated Armenia on the road (5:0).
The League of nations. 5th round
Division A
Group 2
Spain - Switzerland - 1:2 (Alba, 55 - Akanji, 21, Embolo, 58).
A sensation was not expected in the match between the leader of the group and the outsider. But the Swiss opened the scoring in the first half, and when the Spaniards bounced back after the break, they were quickly able to take the lead again and did not give up their preference.
Czech Republic - Portugal - 0:4 (Dalot, 33, 52, Bruno Fernandes, 45+2, Diogo Jota, 82). On 45+6 minutes, Šik (Czech Republic) missed a penalty.
In the first half, with the score 0:0, the Portuguese star player Cristiano Ronaldo fell to the lawn after colliding with the opponent’s goalkeeper in the fight for a riding ball. The five-time winner of the Golden Ball began to bleed from the nose, which the doctors managed to stop.
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Such a “reception” had an effect, and Cristiano did not score until the end of the match. True, his partners did not spare the Czechs, “shipping” four unanswered balls.
Command positions: 1. Portugal - 10 points; 2. Spain - 9; 3. Czech Republic - 4; 4. Switzerland - 4.
Division B
Group 1
Armenia - Ukraine - 0:5 (Timchik, 22, Zubkov, 57, Dovbyk, 69, 84, Ignatenko, 81).
Scotland - Ireland - 2:1 (Hendry, 50, Christie, 81, from the penalty spot - Egan, 18).
The Scottish team after the defeat of Ukraine (3:0) suffered with neighbors from Ireland. After the first half, the hosts were minimally inferior, but in the second half they managed to tip the scales in their favor, and the winning goal was scored from the penalty spot. Now the fate of the first place will be decided on September 27 in Krakow in a duel with Ukraine and Steve Clark’s ward, it is enough not to lose.
Command positions: 1. Scotland - 12 points; 2. Ukraine - 10; 3. Ireland - 4; 4. Armenia - 3.
Group 2
Israel - Albania - 2:1 (Weissman, 46, Baribo, 90+2 - Uzuni, 88).
Command positions: 1. Israel - 8 points (4 matches); 2. Iceland - 3 (3); 3. Albania - 1 (3).
Group 4
Slovenia - Norway - 2:1 (Sporar, 69, Sheshko, 81 - Holland, 47).
Erling Haaland continues to “stamp” goals. The striker has 21 goals in 22 matches for the national team, and he added to all the goals scored by Norway in the current Nations League (6 goals and 1 assist). But this time the scorer’s effective blow did not help the Scandinavians to get hold of points.
Serbia - Sweden - 4:1 (Mitrovic, 18, 45+1, 50, Lukic, 70 - Claesson, 15).
Command positions: 1. Norway - 10 points; 2. Serbia - 10; 3. Slovenia - 5; 4. Sweden - 3.
Division C
Group 2
Northern Ireland - Kosovo - 2:1 (White, 82, Magennis, 90+3 - Mouriki, 58).
Cyprus - Greece - 1:0 (Zionis, 18).
Command positions: 1. Greece - 12 points; 2. Kosovo - 6; 3. Northern Ireland - 5; 4. Cyprus - 5.
On Sunday, September 25, the Nations League will play: division A - group 1: Austria - Croatia, Denmark - France; group 4 - Netherlands - Belgium, Wales - Poland; division C - group 1: Luxembourg - Lithuania, Faroe Islands - Turkey; group 3 - Azerbaijan - Kazakhstan, Slovakia - Belarus; division D - group 1: Andorra - Latvia, Moldova - Liechtenstein.
Earlier reported that the goal-masterpiece helped Hungary beat Germany for the first time in 68 years.
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