published24. September 2022, 22:44
Nations LeagueBlood-covered Ronaldo causes fearful moments in Portugal victory
Portugal easily wins once morest the Czech Republic. Erling Haaland also scores in the Nations League but loses to Slovenia. Serbian Mitrovic shoots down Sweden with a hat trick.
Erling Haaland celebrates his goal with assist provider Mohamed Elyounoussi.
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Hat-trick hero Aleksander Mitrovic shoots down Sweden single-handedly.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is first covered in blood on the lawn.
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Just before the break, the Superstar causes a hands penalty.
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In the end, Portugal beat the Czech Republic 4-0.
Czech Republic – Portugal 0:4
In the second game in the national group, Portugal easily defeated the Czech Republic. However, despite the clear result, there was some excitement, especially in the first half: Cristiano Ronaldo was down following an ugly collision. Ex-FCB goalie Tomas Vaclik hit the former world footballer full in the face. The 37-year-old was bleeding profusely and had to be treated for a long time, but was able to continue playing.
The last few minutes of the first half were peppered with highlights. First Bruno Fernandes made it 2-0, just a few seconds later the ManUnited star unluckily deflected the ball in his own penalty area and the ball jumped into Cristiano Ronaldo’s hand. After the VAR intervened, it was clear: the superstar’s handball. Patrick Schick didn’t accept the gift and hammered the penalty over the bar.
In the second half, Dalot and Diogo Jota scored for the 2016 European champion. With the victory of the Nati once morest Spain and the defeat of the Czechs, next Tuesday in St. Gallen once morest Switzerland it is all regarding relegation.
Slovenia – Norway 2:1
Not only Nati star Manuel Akanji is sometimes speechless because of teammate Erling Haaland. The Norwegian also scores once morest Slovenia on Saturday evening. But his goal alone is not enough for victory. Because in the last 20 minutes the Slovenians turn the game around. Ex-Basle player Andraž Šporar equalized first and nine minutes from time Benjamin Šeško scored the winning goal. The young Slovenian is Noah Okafor’s teammate at RB Salzburg and is being traded as the next Haaland. This summer, the 19-year-old has been linked with several top clubs.
Serbia – Sweden 4:1
Serbia maintains its chances of promotion to League A. Nati’s World Cup opponents catch up with leaders Norway by beating Sweden. Next Tuesday there will be a showdown in Oslo. Sweden took the lead in the first half, but Serbia reacted promptly. The game was turned before the break tea. Player of the match was Aleksander Mitrovic. The Serbian striker and Mbabu team-mate at Fulham scored three.
Armenia – Ukraine 0:5
Ukraine clearly won the first game on Saturday. It looked to be level at the break before the Ukrainians turned up the heat and pulled away in the second half. Man of the match was Ukraine’s Artem Dovbyk from SK Dnipro -1. Despite coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute, the striker scored two goals and set up another. After this victory, Ukraine has a good chance of being promoted back to League A.
Scotland 2-1 Ireland
The Scots position themselves for promotion. First John Egan put Ireland ahead in the first half before Jack Henry equalized for Scotland just following half-time tea. Ryan Christie put Scotland ahead with a penalty just before the end. Scotland go into Tuesday’s crucial game in Kraków once morest Ukraine by two points.
(dma)
