Saturday, September 08, 2018

UEFA Nations League: Spain Knocks Off Three Lions At Wembley; Bosnia, Greece, Belarus, Luxembourg, Finland, Switzerland Also Win On Saturday

Group-stage action in the UEFA Nations League continued on Saturday with seven games.

LEAGUE A:

Group Two:

At St. Gallen, Switzerland:

Six different goal scorers, starting with Steven Zuber in the 13th minute, each tallied once as Switzerland annihilated visiting Iceland 6-0.

Group Two Standings:

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



Group Four:

At London:

Rodrigo scored the winning goal in the 32nd minute as Spain defeated England 2-1 on the road.

Group Four Standings:

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



LEAGUE B:

Group Three:

At Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Elvis Saric scored the winning goal in the 64th minute as Bosnia and Herzegovina held off Northern Ireland 2-1 on the road.

Group Three Standings:

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



LEAGUE C:

Group Two:

At Tampere, Finland:

Teemu Pukki scored the only goal of the match in the seventh minute as Finland defeated visiting Hungary 1-0.

At Tallinn, Estonia:

Kostas Fortounis' goal in the 14th minute proved to be good enough for Greece as the visitors defeated Estonia 1-0.

Group Two Standings:

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

NOTE:  In the Fair Play points category, it's Estonia -2, Hungary -4.



LEAGUE D:

Group Two:

At Minsk, Belarus:

Stanislaw Drahun scored twice (26', 87') as Belarus destroyed visiting San Marino 5-0.

At Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:

Kevin Malget (34'), Olivier Thill (60'), Danel Sinani (75'), and Christopher Martins (83') each scored once as Luxembourg demolished visiting Moldova 4-0 for their most lopsided victory in 70 years.

Group Two Standings:

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


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