The three lions with full score in group K, but without convincing performance. Bosnia in the first place in group H. Good debut of the Orange in group G
The result is the right one, a victory to make three out of three in world qualifications. The score and performance absolutely not. England beats Andorra in Barcelona, but it does so by winning only 1-0, saved by the fool (but not by the whistles of its numerous fans) by a split at the beginning of the second half of Harry Kane (at the 450th career goal in 697 game).
Andorra-England 0-1
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Tuchel becomes the first coach of the three lions starting with three successes without leaving goals, but he will have to explain why his team of champions, number 4 of the FIFA ranking, has failed to get around the block of team number 173. In the worst three performances with Tuchel at the helm, in England it was missing creativity, despite the fact that Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer had together in the field. The best was Noni Madueke, constant in the first thrust on the left (from where the goal was born) and then to the right but almost unforgivable for the 2-0 devoured in the 93 ‘, too many of Tuchel’s men made under their usual level. Andorra did what he owed, defending, and comes out of the comparison with the strongest team of the group losing only 1-0, as he had done with Latvia. Tuchel has Tuesday’s friendly in Nottingham with Senegal to work on his: the qualifications resume in early September, against Andorra and then in Serbia. For then another England will be needed.
Bosnia-San Marino 1-0
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It is Edin Dzeko who breaks the spell that lasts 66 minutes for San Marino, a period in which the result of the game was stopped on 0-0. He could not afford a false step of similar scope, Bosnia, who so shortly after the game hour sent the former striker of Rome and Inter to the field. Four laps of hands, Dzeko receives Dict’s suggestion in the area and turns it behind the goalkeeper, signing the decisive net that confirms the Bosnian to the top of the H group H with full score after three games.
Malta-Lithuania 0-0
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The distances remain unchanged in group G, where Malta and Lithuania draw 0-0. The hierarchies in the standings, therefore, remain unchanged with the Lithuanians third and Malta in fourth place, waiting for Holland to play the first match of the group tonight at 8.45 pm against Finland. The other scheduled games are Albania-Serbia (Group K) and Austria-Romania (group H)
Finland-Olanda 0-2
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The Koeman national team immediately puts things in clear, Depay at 6 ‘takes advantage of a defensive carelessness to present himself in front of Hradecky and beat him with the right outside. Holland continues to push tirelessly, at 12 ‘the goalkeeper must be overcome to oppose the header on the second Frimpong pole. By repeating the same action (Gakpo’s cross from the left to circumvent the whole defense), the Oranje doubles: this time to come out behind the opponent’s line is Dumfries, which likes Hradecky from a few steps. In the second half the script does not change. Reijnders has a good chance after a triangulation with Depay, then the latter is the one to devour the goal of the 0-3 because in front of the door he tries a diagonal lops rather than serving frimongs. Even De Jong does not go far from the big target, but his shot to cross ends on the bottom (85 ‘).
Austria-Romania 2-1
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In the first half he is an Austrian monologue, with Gregoritsch who is certainly the most active. It is his first attempt, a right right on the side on the suggestion on the right of Wimmer. Shortly after half an hour, the striker’s bank is favorable for Baumgartner, but Moldovan is good at going out and closing the mirror. The goalkeeper repeats himself in rapid succession first on Schmidt’s attempt from the edge and then on Sabitzer’s shot in the center of the area. At the end of the first half it is Gregoritsch who finds a way to beat him, calculating on the fly on a side of Wober from the left. At 59 ‘the formation of Rangnick doubles with Sabitzer, who receives from the edge and coordinates for a weak shot but deflected in front of Moldovan, which is mocked by the trajectory. At 75 ‘Romania touches the goal to the first true danger created, however Pentz performs a miraculous intervention on the right of Sut deflected by Danse. In time the beautiful header than Tanase makes the passive less heavy.
Albania-Serbia 0-0
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Few emotions in Tirana, even if the first occurs after a few minutes with the right of Zivkovic who engaged Strakosha from the edge. The best opportunity comes at the end of the first half: Samardzic’s foul in the area, Manaj but Petrovic parasses the conclusion from eleven meters and goes to rest in a tie. In the second half, the referee Massa is forced to stop the game for the continuous launch of objects from the stands. The show, already in itself not exciting, does not benefit from it. The only flicker is by Samardzic, who throws a diagonal with twenty meters that goes off to the side.
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