Following up on their performance in Prus, where they scored four goals against Turkey, the Italian national team managed to earn a point against Zidane’s France, with the two sides drawing 1-1 at the Parc des Princes!
Obviously, the “Tricolores” created more and bigger chances on Donnarumma’s goal, but the City goalkeeper, aside from Olise’s “thunderbolt” in the 55th minute—when the ball ricocheted off the wall during a cleverly executed free kick—
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The “Squadra Azzurra” found an answer with Bastoni’s brilliant move—like a hound capitalized on Da Cunha’s mistake in the 68th minute to get past Menian and tie the score at 1-1.
The match remained wide open until the final whistle, with the French pushing forward even with one player down from the 85th minute onward due to Upamecano’s red card, while the Italians made poor decisions and Ken continues to struggle in big moments…
In League B of the Nations League, Northern Ireland managed to secure its second win in three matches, defeating Ukraine 3-0 to remain in first place with 7 points in Group 2! O’Neill’s team had the game wrapped up by the 61st minute, having built a two-goal lead as early as the 22nd minute!
In the other match of the group, Hungary—led by Szoboszlai and Kérkez— with a goal from the Liverpool left back, celebrated their first positive result in this year’s Nations League with a 1-0 win over Georgia, which is proving to be the… poor relation of the group.
The… Faroe Islands continued their streak of draws in League C, settling for a 1-1 tie with Slovakia, though the Slovaks have no concerns about topping Group 3 in the third tier where they are currently competing.
Belgium continued its excellent run in the Nations League.
Following their win in Italy and a tough loss to France, the “Red Devils” easily defeated Turkey 3-0.
Led by De Bruyne (who scored two goals on two shots from outside the box) and Lukaku adding the finishing touch, Mark van Bommel’s team moved within one point of the top of the group.
In contrast, their neighbors suffered their third consecutive defeat (with a combined score of 1-8), and now Vincenzo Montella’s future on their bench looks more than a little bleak.
Meanwhile, Poland and Robert Lewandowski put on their own show against Romania. The team led by Razvan Marin (who started the game) fell apart after the penalty and Dragusin’s ejection in the 22nd minute. The ageless forward and his teammates took full advantage of this, with Lewandowski scoring a hat trick and the final score ending at a lopsided 6-0.
As for the other match in Group B4, Sweden went for its third straight win, but Bosnia ultimately maintained its own unbeaten streak. So while the Scandinavians took the lead with a goal by Jökers, but after the hero’s welcome for Džeko when he came on as a substitute (in his final match with the national team), the hosts responded with a goal by Alibegović to tie the game at 1-1.
The night’s results
First Division
- Belgium 3 – 0 Turkey
- France 1 – 1 Italy
Second Division
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 1 Sweden
- Hungary 1 – 0 Georgia
- Ukraine 0 – 3 Northern Ireland
- Poland 6 – 0 Romania
Third Division
- Kazakhstan 1 – 2 Moldova
- Cyprus 2 – 0 Armenia
- Latvia 1 – 2 Montenegro
- Faroe Islands 1 – 1 Slovakia
*photo source: AP
