Monday, September 10, 2018

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League group-stage play continued on Monday with eight games.

LEAGUE A:

Group Three:

At Lisbon:

Andre Silva scored the only goal of the match in the 48th minute as Portugal defeated visiting Italy 1-0.

Group Three Standings:

1. Portugal (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Poland (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Italy (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  Poland gained a 1-1 road draw with Italy on September 7 and holds the advantage on away goals.



LEAGUE B:

Group Two:

At Solna, Sweden:

Emre Akbaba scored twice in the final minutes (88', 90'+2) as Turkey battled back from two goals down to upend Sweden 3-2 on the road.

Group Two Standings:

1. Russia (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Turkey (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Sweden (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Russia defeated Turkey 2-1 on the road on September 7.



LEAGUE C:

Group One:

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Berat Djimsiti (OG-47') and Steven Naismith (68') each scored once as Scotland blanked visiting Albania 2-0.

Group One Standings:

1. Scotland (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Albania (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3. Israel (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Scotland defeated visiting Albania 2-0 on Monday.

Group Four:

At Belgrade, Serbia:

Nicolae Stanciu (PK-48') and Marius Tucudean (68') each scored once as Romania gained a 2-2 road draw with Serbia.

Aleksandar Mitrovic scored both goals for the visitors (26', 63').

At Podgorica, Montenegro:

Stefan Savic (PK-34') and Marko Jankovic (36') each scored a goal two minutes apart as Montenegro blanked visiting Lithuania 2-0.

Group Four Standings:

1. Montenegro (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Serbia (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Romania (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Lithuania (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



LEAGUE D:

Group One:

At Andorra la Vella, Andorra:

Jordi Alaez delivered the equalizer in the 86th minute to carry Andorra to a 1-1 home deadlock with Kazakhstan.

Yuriy Logvinenko scored for the visitors in the 68th minute.

Group One Standings:

1. Georgia (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
2. Andorra (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
3. Latvia (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Kazakhstan (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

Group Three:

At Pristina, Kosovo:

Arber Zeneli (50') and Atdhe Nuhiu (55') each scored once as Kosovo blanked the visiting Faroe Islands 2-0.

At Ta 'Qali, Malta:

Tamkin Khalilzade scored the equalizer in the 26th minute to carry Azerbaijan to a 1-1 road draw with Malta.

Andrei Agius converted a penalty kick in the 10th minute for the hosts tally.

Group Three Standings:

1. Kosovo (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Faroe Islands (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Azerbaijan (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 2)
4. Malta (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

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