Football players from England and Norway advanced to the A-division of the League of Nations. In Sunday’s meeting of the final 6th round, the English defeated the Irish 5:0 in the 2nd group in Wembley. The Norwegians managed the same result in the 3rd group against Kazakhstan, thanks to Erling Haaland’s hat trick, and they jumped the Austrians in the table, who only drew 1:1 with Slovenia at home.
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The joy of England footballers.
The English had the same number of points as the Greeks, but had better head-to-head matches with them, so they knew that a victory would ensure their progress.
They didn’t manage to score before the break, but in the 51st minute, the Irish made a mistake in their own half, and stopper Liam Scales subsequently saw a second yellow card for a foul in an opponent’s open chance.
Harry Kane converted the penalty and the Englishmen did not allow drama in the power play when they added four more hits.
The Austrians were in an identical situation against the Norwegians, but they did not manage the last step.
Although they took the lead thanks to Roman Schmid’s goal in the 27th minute, Adam Gnezda Čerin upset them in the 81st minute with an equalizing goal. The Finns and Kazakhs were already certain of relegation before the final matches.
The players of the Faroe Islands lost 0:1 on the ground of North Macedonia and fell to the final 3rd place in the 4th group of the C-division.
They were overtaken by the Armenians, who won 2:1 in Latvia in the second match and won a place in the play-off for promotion to the B-division.
The North Macedonians already had a certain first place and direct promotion before the final performance.
The Latvians finished the four-member group. However, they still had the best record in the table of the fourth teams and a great chance to avoid direct relegation.
League of Nations
B-division
2nd group:
England – Ireland 5:0 (0:0)
Goals: 53. Kane (from 11 m), 56. Gordon, 58. Gallagher, 76. Bowen, 79. Harwood-Bellis, ČK: 51. Scales (Ireland) after 2. ŽK
Finland – Greece 0:2 (0:0)
Goals: 52. Bakasetas, 56. Tzolis
3rd group:
Norway – Kazakhstan 5:0 (3:0)
Goals: 23rd, 37th and 71st Haaland, 41st Sörloth, 76th Nusa
Austria – Slovenia 1:1 (1:0)
Goals: 27. Schmid – 81. Gnezda-Čerin
C-Division
4th group:
North Macedonia – Faroe Islands 1:0 (0:0)
Goal: 62. Miovski
Latvia – Armenia 1:2 (0:0)
Goals: 70. Uldrikis – 48. Spercjan, 74. Miranjan
Source: sportweb.pravda.sk