The match in Wolverhampton, England, was played behind closed doors as a penalty for fan rampage at the Euro finals at Wembley, where the Italians won penalties. However, UEFA released about 2,000 children at Molinuex Stadium.
In the second minute, the visitors of Frattesi narrowly missed the goal, on the other hand Mount hit the crossbar. English goalkeeper Ramsdale eliminated Tonali and Pessina’s chances. The “Azzurri” in the group maintained the invincibility and first place.
Satisfied Hungarian players after the draw with Germany.Photo: Bernadett SzaboReuters
The home team started well in Budapest and Zsolt Nagy scored the opening goal in the sixth minute. But Hofmann answered in three minutes. His teammate goalkeeper Neuer mainly held the German team several times in the end. After the triumph 1-0 over England at home, the Hungarians surprised another favorite at home.
In the match between the Netherlands and Poland, it really sparked.Photo: Piroschka Of The WouwReuters
Poland sent Cash without a wounded gunner Lewandowski in Rotterdam in the 18th minute. The English native scored the national team goal. Zieliňski increased the lead to 2: 0 shortly after the break, but the Dutch equalized with goals in the 51st and 54th minute thanks to the hits of Klaassen and Dumfries. Captain Depay could have completed the turnaround in the setup, but he only hit the bar from the penalty. The Barcelona striker became the first Dutch national team to not convert three penalty kicks.
Tielemans opened the match in Cardiff in the 51st minute. Johnson turned the third defeat of the “Dragons” in the group four minutes before the end. The other Belgians continue to lose three points to the leading Dutch.
Welshman Brennan Johnson celebrates the equalizer in the League of Nations match with Belgium.Photo: Rebecca NadenReuters
Ukraine did not hesitate again
Ukraine’s footballers in the League of Nations defeated Armenia 3-0 and won in group B1 for the second time without a collected goal. In Lodz, Poland, where coach Oleksander Petrakov’s charges had home asylum due to the war in Ukraine, Ruslan Malinovsky, Oleksandr Karavayev and Vitaly Mykolenko scored after the change of sides.
Ukrainian footballers rejoice at the goalPhoto: Kacper PempelReuters
Ukrainian favorites have long failed to break the Armenian defense. The goalkeeper Jurchenko was overcome by Malinovsky for the first time in the 61st minute after a pass by Karavajev, who increased it with another accurate shot in a quarter of an hour. In the 84th minute, Mykolenko closed the score after confusion in the opponent’s defense.
| League of Nations – 3rd round |
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| Skupina A3: |
| England – Italy 0: 0 |
| Hungary – Germany 1: 1 |
| Goals: 6. Z. Nagy – 9. Hofmann. |
| Group A4: |
| Wales – Belgie 1:1 (0:0) |
| Goals: 86. Johnson – 51. Tielemans. |
| Netherlands – Poland 2: 2 (0: 1) |
| Goals: 51. Klaassen, 54. Dumfries – 18. Cash, 49. Zielinski. |
| 1. | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | 5 |
| 2. | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 4 |
| 3. | Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3:3 | 3 |
| 4. | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:2 | 2 |
| Group B1: |
| Ukraine – Armenia 3: 0 (0: 0) |
| Goals: 61. Malinovsky, 77. Karavajev, 84. Mykolenko. |
| Ireland – Scotland 3: 0 (2: 0) |
| Goals: 20. Browne 28. Parrott, 51. Obafemi. |
| Group B3: |
| Romania – Finland 1: 0 (1: 0) |
| Branka: 30. Bancu. |
| Montenegro – Bosnia and Herzegovina 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| Branky: 77. Marušič – 62. Menalo. |
| 1. | Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 6 |
| 2. | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:2 | 3 |
| 3. | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:3 | 3 |
| 4. | Armenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1:5 | 3 |
| 1. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | 5 |
| 2. | Finland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:2 | 4 |
| 3. | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3:3 | 4 |
| 4. | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1:3 | 3 |
| Group C1: |
| Faroe Islands – Lithuania 2: 1 (1: 1) |
| Goals: 20. V. Davidsen from pen., 45. Andreasen – 6. Černych. |
| Luxembourg – Turkey 0: 2 (0: 1) |
| Goals: 37. Calhanoglu from pen., 76. Dursun. |
| 1. | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:0 | 9 |
| 2. | Luxembourg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | 6 |
| 3. | Faroe Islands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2:6 | 3 |
| 4. | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:10 | 0 |
