Tuesday, September 11, 2018

UEFA Nations League: Dominating Wins For Spain, Belgium

Group-stage play in the UEFA Nations League continued on Tuesday with seven games.

LEAGUE A

Group Two:

At Reykjavik, Iceland:

Romelu Lukaku scored twice (31', 81') as Belgium dominated Iceland 3-0 on the road.

Group Two Standings:

1. Switzerland (GP: 1; GD: +6; PTS: 3)
2. Belgium (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
3. Iceland (GP: 2; GD: -9; PTS: 0)

Group Four:

At Eiche, Spain:

Six different goal scorers----starting with Saul Nigrez in the 24th minute----each tallied once as Spain nuked visiting Croatia 6-0.

Group Four Standings:

1. Spain (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. England (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
3. Croatia (GP: 1; GD: -6; PTS: 0)



LEAGUE B:

Group Three:

At Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Edin Dzeko scored the only goal of the match in the 78th minute as Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated visiting Austria 1-0.

Group Three Standings:

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Northern Ireland (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
3. Austria (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS; 0)



LEAGUE C:

Group Two:

At Budapest, Hungary:

Laszlo Kleinheisler scored the winning goal in the 43rd minute as Hungary defeated visiting Greece 2-1.

At Turku, Finland:

Teemu Pukki's goal in the 12th minute produced all the scoring in Finland's 1-0 home win over Estonia.

League C Standings:

1. Finland (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Hungary (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Greece (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Estonia (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Hungary defeated visiting Greece 2-1 for all three points on Tuesday.



LEAGUE D:

Group Two:

At Serravalle, San Marino:

Maxime Chanot (9'), Aurelien Joachim (45'+1), and Danel Sinani (52') each scored once as Luxembourg dominated San Marino 3-0 on the road.

At Chisinau, Moldova:

Moldova and visiting Belarus battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

Group Two Standings:

1. Luxembourg (GP: 2; GD: +7; PTS: 6)
2. Belarus (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 4)
3. Moldova (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 1)
4. San Marino (GP: 2; GD: -8; PTS: 0)

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