Friday, October 12, 2018

UEFA Nations League

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

LEAGUE A

GROUP TWO:

At Brussels, Belgium:

Romelu Lukaku scored twice (58', 84') as Belgium topped visiting Switzerland 2-1.

Group Two Standings:

1. Belgium (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
2. Switzerland (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 3)
3. Iceland (GP: 2; GD: -9; PTS: 0)


GROUP FOUR:

At Rijeka, Croatia:

In a contest played in front of an empty stadium, Croatia and visiting England battled to a 0-0 deadlock.

Group Four Standings:

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




LEAGUE B:

GROUP THREE:

At Vienna, Austria:

Marko Anrautovic scored the only goal of the match in the 71st minute as Austria defeated visiting Northern Ireland 1-0.

Group Three Standings:

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



LEAGUE C:

GROUP TWO:

At Athens, Greece:

Kostas Mitroglou's goal in the 65th minute lifted Greece to a 1-0 home triumph over Hungary.

At Tallinn, Estonia:

Teemu Pukka came through for visiting Finland with his goal in the opening minute of second-half stoppage time as the guests defeated Estonia 1-0.

Group Two Standings:

1. Finland (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Greece (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
3. Hungary (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Estonia (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



LEAGUE D:

Group Two:

At Minsk, Belarus:

Anton Saroka's goal in the 43rd minute proved to be enough for Belarus as the hosts defeated Luxembourg 1-0.

At Chisinau, Moldova:

Radu Ginsari scored twice (31', 67') as Moldova blanked visiting San Marino 2-0.

Group Two Standings:

1. Belarus (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 7)
2. Luxembourg (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
3. Moldova (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 4)
4. San Marino (GP: 3; GD: -10; PTS: 0)

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