UEFA Nations League: Spain Knocked Off In Ukraine; Germany And Switzerland Battle To 3-3 Deadlock

 Group-stage play in the UEFA Nations League resumed on Tuesday with seven games.

LEAGUE A:

Group Four:

At Cologne, Germany:

Timo Werner (28'), Kai Havertz (55'), and Serge Gnabry (60') each scored a goal for Germany as the hosts battled visiting Switzerland to a 3-3 draw.

Mario Gavranovic scored twice (5', 57') and Remo Freuler once (26') for the Red Crosses.

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Viktor Tsyhankov scored the only goal of the match in the 76th minute as Ukraine knocked off visiting Spain 1-0. 

Group Four Standings:

1. Spain (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 7)

2. Germany (GP: 4; GD: +1; PTS: 6)

3. Ukraine (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 6)

4. Switzerland (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 2)

NOTE:  Germany defeated Ukraine 2-1 on October 10.

LEAGUE C:

Group One:

At Elbasan, Albania (moved from Azerbaijan due to the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia):

Azerbaijan and visiting Cyprus battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Podgorica, Montenegro:

Danel Sinani scored the winning goal in the 86th minute as Luxembourg upended Montenegro 2-1 on the road.

Group One Standings:

1. Luxembourg (GP: 4; GD: +3; PTS: 9)

2. Montenegro (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 9)

3. Azerbaijan (GP: 4; GD: -2; PTS: 4)

4. Cyprus (GP: 4; GD: -5; PTS: 1)

NOTE:  Luxembourg scored two road goals in their two games with Montenegro, compared to the Brave Falcons' one against the Red Lions in Luxembourg.

LEAGUE D:

Group One:

At Riga, Latvia:

Steve Borg came through for Malta with his tally at the death (90'+7) as the Falcons defeated hosts Latvia 1-0 for their first road victory since 2013.

At Torshavn, Faroe Islands:

Klaemint Olsen scored twice (9', 33') as the Faroe Islands all assured promotion to League C after their 2-0 victory over Andorra.

Group One Standings:

1. Faroe Islands (GP: 4; GD: +4; PTS: 10)

2. Malta (GP: 4; GD: 0; PTS: 5)

3. Latvia (GP: 4; GD: -1; PTS: 3)

4. Andorra (GP: 4; GD: -3; PTS: 2)

Group Two:

At Vaduz, Liechtenstein:

Liechtenstein and visiting San Marino battled to a 0-0 deadlock.

Group Two Standings:

1. Gibraltar (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)

2. Liechtenstein (GP: 3; GD: +1; PTS: 4)

3. San Marino (GP: 3; GD: -3; PTS: 1)