UEFA Nations League: Ukraine Gains Promotion To Group A; Georgia Upped To League C; Les Bleus Knock Off Visiting Germany

Action from the UEFA Nations League continued on Tuesday with nine games.

LEAGUE A:

GROUP ONE:

At Saint-Denis, France:

Antoine Guiezmann scored twice (62', PK-80') as France defeated visiting Germany 2-1.

Group One Standings:

1. France (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 7)
2. Netherlands (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Germany (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)



LEAGUE B:

GROUP ONE:

At Kharkiv, Ukraine:

Rusian Malinovskyi scored the only goal of the match in the 43rd minute as Ukraine secured promotion to League A after their 1-0 home victory over the Czech Republic.

Group One Standings:

1. x-Ukraine (GP: 3; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2.    Czech Republic (GP: 3; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
3.    Slovakia (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

x-Promoted to League A

GROUP FOUR:

At Dublin, Ireland:

Harry Wilson's goal in the 58th minute carried Wales to a 1-0 road win over the Republic of Ireland, placing the hosts on the cusp of relegation to League C.

Group Four Standings:

1. Wales (GP: 3; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Denmark (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. Republic of Ireland (GP: 3; GD: -4; PTS: 1)



LEAGUE C:

GROUP THREE:

At Oslo, Norway:

Mohamed Elyounoussi's goal in the 31st minute lifted Norway to a 1-0 home win over Bulgaria.

At Ljubljana, Slovenia:

Nejc Skubic's equalizer in the 83rd minute enabled Slovenia to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Cyprus.

Fotios Papoulis scored for the guests at 37 minutes.

Group Three Standings:

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



LEAGUE D:

GROUP ONE:

At Astana, Kazakhstan:

Four different scorers----starting with Yerkebulan Seydakhmet in the 21st minute----each tallied once as Kazakhstan demolished visiting Andorra 4-0.

At Riga, Latvia:

Jaba Kankava (8'), Vako Gvilia (29'), and Giorgi Chakvetadze (61') each scored once as Georgia clinched promotion to League C after their 3-0 road domination of Latvia.

Group One Standings:

1. x-Georgia (GP: 4; GD: +9; PTS: 12)
2.    Kazakhstan (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 5)
3.    Latvia (GP: 4; GD: -4; PTS: 2)
4.    Andorra (GP: 4; GD: -7; PTS: 2)

x-Promoted to League C

GROUP FOUR:

At Yerevan, Armenia:

Marcos Pizzelli (12'), Yura Movsisyan (67'), Gevorg Ghazaryan (81'), and Henrikh Mkhitaryan (90'+4) each scored a goal as Armenia kept their promotion hopes alive after demolishing group-leading Macedonia 4-0 at home.

At Gibraltar:

Joseph Chipolina scored the winning goal in the 66th minute as Gibraltar came from behind to knock off visiting Liechtenstein 2-1.

Group Four Standings:

1. Macedonia (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)
2. Gibraltar (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 6)
3. Armenia (GP: 4; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
4. Liechtenstein (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 3)

NOTE:  Head-to-head points favor Gibraltar over Armenia (3-0; thanks to their 1-0 road win over the Armenians on October 13).