In the fifth round of the Euro2024 qualifying matches, Croatia scores a goal against Latvia, the only draw is between Turkey and Armenia, with Calhanoglu and his associates still remaining at the top of Group D
Scotland and Portugal fly with full points, led respectively by McTominay and Bruno Fernandes, teammates at Manchester United. In the fifth round of the Euro2024 qualifying matches, Croatia scores a goal against Latvia, while Dzeko gives Bosnia a success against Liechtenstein. The only draw is between Turkey and Armenia, with Calhanoglu and co still remaining at the top of Group D.
GROUP A
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McTominay scores again and Scotland never stops. In first place in the group, with five victories in as many matches, is the national team led by Steve Clarke, who immediately put the match on the back foot in the away match in Cyprus and scored three goals, all in the first half hour. The great protagonist is McTominay himself, who joins the other Red Devil Hojlund at the top of the scoring charts with 6 goals. The midfielder opens the ball in the 6th minute and in the 30th minute serves McGinn the ball to make it 3-0. In the middle, Porteous’s second goal. In second place in group A is Spain, which has risen to 6 points after the 7-1 win over Georgia in the afternoon: La Roja is 9 behind the Scots but has to play two more games.
group D
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Croatia and Armenia are equal on points (7), Turkey ahead on 10. Balance reigns in group D, also because Modric and his teammates have played two games less than Calhanoglu&Co. The surprise of the evening comes from Istanbul, where the hosts risk losing against Armenia: after a first half managed without difficulty by the Turks, at the start of the second half Dashyan beats Gunok and gives his team the lead. Turkey’s equalizer came at the end thanks to a long-range shot from debutant Yildrim, a 21-year-old from Rennes who scored from outside the area in the 88th minute. Croatia instead celebrated, beating Latvia 5-0, even if coach Dalic initially left all the Serie A players called up on the bench: Vlasic and Pasalic came on in the 60th minute, Erlic remained out. At half-time the Croatians were already three goals ahead, scored by Ivanusec (author of the 2-0) and by Bruno Petkovic who scored a brace. The former Bologna player’s first goal was a gem from a free kick, the second an easy pass into an empty net. In the 68th minute poker also arrives: Barisic crosses a free kick into the middle, Kramaric hits the ball. The icing on the cake bears the signature of Pasalic, who starts on the counterattack in the 78th minute and closes the match.
group j
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Old acquaintances from Serie A compared: on one side there are Skriniar, Vavro, Kucka, Haraslin, Lobotka and Duda. On the other Cristiano, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot and Cancelo, plus the AC Milan player Leao who, however, fails to leave his mark. Portugal and Francesco Calzona’s Slovakia compete for the top of group J, but in the end Martinez’s team rejoices, achieving a narrow success and flying to 15 points after 5 games. The decisive shot came from Bruno Fernandes, who in the 43rd minute received the ball in the midfield, entered the area and, from a tight angle, beat Dubravka with a diagonal shot. The Slovaks remain second with 10 points, the same as Luxembourg who won 3-1 against Iceland. Gudmundsson and his teammates went behind in the 9th minute due to a penalty from Chanot, but the match only came alive towards the end. In the 70th minute Borges Sanches, born in 2004, a baby winger from Monchengladbach, doubles the score, then come the goals of Haraldsson (Iceland) and Sinani (again with an assist from Borges). Dzeko’s Bosnia also did well, scoring in the 3rd minute against Liechtenstein, condemned to defeat due to an own goal in the 19th minute. Wolfinger’s Eurogoal was of no use as he closed the gap with a volley from 20 meters and scored the final 1-2.
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