Monday, October 15, 2018

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Naitons League group-stage play continued with seven games on Sunday.

LEAGUE A

GROUP THREE:

At Chorzow, Poland:

Cristiano Biragi scored the winning goal in the second minute of second-half stoppage time as Italy defeated Poland 1-0 on the road and sealed relegation to League B for the hosts.

Group Three Standings:

1.    Poland (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2.    Italy (GP: 3; GD; 0; PTS: 4)
3. z-Poland (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 1)

z-Relegate to League B



LEAGUE B:

GROUP TWO:

At Sochi, Russia:

Roman Neustadler (20') and Denis Cheryshev (78') each scored a goal as Russia blanked visiting Turkey 2-0.

Group Two Standings:

1. Russia (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
2. Turkey (GP: 3; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
3. Sweden (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)



LEAGUE C:

GROUP ONE:

At Beersheba, Israel:

Tomer Hemed (8') and Dia Saba (83') delivered the goals as Israel blanked visiting Albania 2-0.

Group One Standings:

1. Israel (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Scotland (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Albania (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

NOTE:  Scotland defeated visiting Albania 2-0 on September 10.

GROUP FOUR:

At Bucharest, Romania:

Serbia held hosts Romania to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Vilnius, Lithuania:

Stefan Mugosa scored twice (10', PK-45'+1) as Montenegro defeated Lithuania 4-1 on the road, all but securing relegation to League D for the struggling hosts.

Group Four Standings:

1. Serbia (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 8)
2. Montenegro (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 7)
3. Romania (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)
4. Lithuania (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 0)



LEAGUE D:

GROUP THREE:

At Baku, Azerbaijan:

Azaz Abdullayev's equalizer in the 53rd minute lifted Azerbaijan to a 1-1 home draw with Malta.

Rowen Muscat scored for the guests at 37 minutes.

At Torshavn, Faroe Islands:

Rene Joensen's equalizer in the 50th minute carried the Faroe Islands to a 1-1 home deadlock with group-leading Kosovo.

Milot Rashica scored for the visitors in the ninth minute.

Group Three Standings:

1. Kosovo (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 8)
2. Azerbaijan (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 6)
3. Faroe Islands (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 4)
4. Malta (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 2)

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