Held in check on the first day by Serbia, Spain had a little revenge to take in this group 4 on these same Serbs. Under the heavy rain in Cordoba and Lamine Yamal injured and returned to Barcelona, La Roja as usual took control of the debates and even made the task easier by opening the score in the 5th minute with this header from Laporte. Rajkovic (15th, 34th, 42nd) and the post found by Merino (16th) prevented the European champions from taking off too early in this game. After the first 20 minutes, the pace dropped, offering a little respite to a completely overwhelmed Serbia team.
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Returning from the locker room, Spain moved forward again and again missed the opportunity to widen the gap. This time, Morata sent his penalty to the stands (54th) and left his opponent alive. If Rajkovic remained vigilant (61st), Mitrovic, although in an ideal position, almost took advantage of the scenario to equalize (63rd). Morata finally ended the suspense by converting Fabian Ruiz’s offering (2-0, 65th). This time, Serbia admitted defeat, especially as Pavlovic left his partners with ten, at the same time giving Baena the opportunity to convert his splendid free kick (3-0, 77th). Spain will see the quarter-finals of this Nations League.
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She is already 6 points ahead of her evening opponent, 3rd, two days from the end of this group phase. La Roja can still be joined by Denmark, author of a draw this evening against Switzerland (2-2). With 7 points, the teammates of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, starter and captain this evening, have also taken a big step towards qualification, even though they were twice behind in the score in Saint-Gall. Isaksen (27th) and Eriksen (69th) responded to Freuler (26th) and a penalty from Amdouni just before the break (45th+2). The Nati is almost relegated to League B.
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Finally, in Group 1 of this League A, Portugal frankly disappointed by being unable to score in Scotland (0-0). Despite Ronaldo, Jota and Conceição, the Seleçao never managed to gain the upper hand over the well-organized Tatan Army collective, nor over its rough defense. Gordon still had to make a few saves but it seemed very poor for Portugal still leading, three points ahead of Croatia, and almost qualified for the quarter-finals. Luka Modric’s men have big regrets since they led by two goals in Poland before being caught and finally conceding a 3-3 draw.
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The results of the evening matches:
Nations League A:
Groupe 1 :
Pologne 3 – 3 Croatia : Zielinski (5e), Zalewski (45e), Szymanski (68e) ; Sosa (19th), Sucic (24th), Baturina (26th)
Ecosse 0 – 0 Portugal
Groupe 4 :
Spain 3 – 0 Serbia : Laporte (5e), Morata (65e), Baena (77e)
Suisse 2 – 2 Danemark : Freuler (26th), Amdouni (sp 45th+2) ; Isaksen (27th), Eriksen (69th)
Nations League C:
Groupe 2 :
Kosovo 3 – 0 Cyprus: Rrahmani (30th), Krasniqi (52th), Sahiti (70th)
Lithuania 1 – 2 Romania : Kucys (sp 7e) ; Marin (sp 18e), Dragus (65e)
Groupe 3 :
Belarus 1 – 1 Luxembourg: Politevich (54th); Rodrigues (sp 78e)
Northern Ireland 5 – 0 Bulgarie : Price (15e, 29e, 81e), Mitov (csc 32e), Magennis (89e)
Pub. the 15/10/2024 22:47
Update 15/10/2024 22:50
