England capitalized on its numerical advantage and defeated the Czech Republic 2-0 in Prague, celebrating its first victory in the second matchday of the Nations League.
The turning point came in the 25th minute, when Pavel Schulz was sent off with a straight red card, leaving the home team down to ten men.
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In the 46th minute, Anthony Gordon opened the scoring with a header off a cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold, while in the 69th minute Harry Kane made it 0-2 and essentially “sealed” the victory.
In Group 1 of League B, Switzerland secured a 3-0 victory over Scotland at Hampden Park, with Remo Freuler putting in a very strong performance. The home team was reduced to ten men in the 11th minute after Jack Hendry was sent off, and the Swiss took full advantage of the situation.
Ricardo Rodríguez opened the scoring, while Nico Elvedi made it 0-2 in the 55th minute, with Amdouni sealing the final 0-3 score.
In the other match of the group, Slovenia secured a 2-0 victory over North Macedonia, coached by Elmin Rastoder, who remained on the bench, thanks to goals by Santi Lovrić and Aliosa Matko.
In League C, Albania cruised to a 3-0 win on the road against San Marino—with Stavros Pelios not playing—while Iceland also won by the same score in Luxembourg.
In contrast, Slovakia and Kazakhstan played to a 1-1 draw, while the Bulgaria-Estonia match ended scoreless. Earlier, Finland and Belarus played to a scoreless draw, while Moldova and the Faroe Islands also split the points.
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