UEFA Nations League: Flying Dutchmen Too Much For Germany

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



LEAGUE A:

GROUP ONE:

At Amsterdam, Netherlands:

Virgil Van Dijk (30'), Memphis Depay (87'), and Georginio Wijnaldum (90'+3) each scored once as the Netherlands dominated visiting Germany 3-0.

Group One Standings:

1. France (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
2. Netherlands (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Germany (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)



LEAGUE B:

GROUP ONE:

At Trnava, Slovakia:

Patrik Schick scored the winning goal in the 76th minute as the Czech Republic defeated Slovakia 2-1 on the road.

Group One Standings:

1. Ukraine (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Czech Republic (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Slovakia (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

GROUP FOUR:

At Dublin, Ireland:

The Republic of Ireland and visiting Denmark battled to a 0-0 draw.

Group Four Standings:

1. Denmark (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
2. Wales (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3.  Republic of Ireland (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 1)





LEAGUE C:

GROUP THREE:

At Oslo, Norway:

Ole Kristian Selnaes scored the only goal of the match in the fifth minute of first-half stoppage time as Norway defeated visiting Slovenia 1-0.

At Sofia, Bulgaria:

Todor Nedelev scored the winning goal in the 68th minute as Bulgaria defeated visiting Cyprus 2-1.

Group Three Standings:

1. Bulgaria (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Norway (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Cyprus (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Slovenia (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



LEAGUE D:

GROUP ONE:

At Tbilisi, Georgia:

Vako Qazaishvili scored twice (33', 84') as Georgia defeated visiting Andorra 3-0.

At Riga, Latvia:

Arturs Karasausks' equalizer in the 40th minute lifted Latvia to a 1-1 home draw with Kazakhstan.

Baktiyar Zaynutdinov scored for the guests at 16 minutes.

Group One Standings:

1. Georgia (GP: 3; GD: +6; PTS: 9)
2. Kazakhstan (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 2)
3. Latvia (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 2)
4. Andorra (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 2)

NOTE:  Kazakhstan has scored two head-to-head goals, compared to one each for Latvia and Andorra.

GROUP FOUR:

At Yerevan, Armenia:

Joseph Chipolina's penalty kick in the 50th minute produced the winning goal as Gibraltar knocked off Armenia 1-0 on the road for their first-ever competitive points after 22 straight defeats.

At Skopje, Macedonia:

Aleksandar Trajkovski scored twice (10', 30') as Macedonia dominated visiting Liechtenstein 4-1.

Group Four Standings:

1. Macedonia (GP: 3; GD: +7; PTS: 9)
2. Liechtenstein (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
3. Armenia (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. Gibraltar (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

NOTE:  In the head-to-head goal differential category, it's Liechtenstein +1, Armenia 0, and Gibraltar -1.