League of Nations – Hungarians’ incredible run continues with the scalp of Germany – ŠPORT.SK

yesterday 22:46 | Italy’s soccer players won Friday’s match of the 3rd group A-division of the League of Nations over England 1:0. They will fight for the championship in the group and advance to the Final Four on Monday against the Hungarians, who triumphed 1:0 on the soil of Germany. The English were relegated to the B-division. You could watch the Germany-Hungary duel ONLINE at ŠPORT.sk >> You could watch the Italy-England duel ONLINE at ŠPORT.sk >> The Hungarians lead the table by two points ahead of the Italians, and a draw in Budapest is enough for them to advance to the top four on Monday. On the soil of Germany, they started bravely on Friday and set the pace, which Ádám Szalai took advantage of in the 17th minute. He sent the ball behind Marac-Andre ter Stegen after a corner kick that was played by Dominik Szoboszlai. The Basel forward directed a low cross effectively, the ball lobbed the home goalkeeper and ended up in the net. The visitors got to the break with more chances, but the Germans started to take control and after the break they almost didn’t let their opponent do anything. However, he was able to maintain a narrow lead and gave coach Hansi Flick his first loss on the bench of the German national team. photo gallery Germany – Hungary Source: reuters A single goal also decided the duel between Italy and England. Each of the teams had a completely different motivation – the home team was playing to maintain the chances of an overall triumph, and their opponent was trying to maintain the hope of staying in the A-division. There was more commotion in the second act when Nicollo Barella missed the goal in a great opportunity. However, he was offside. More than ten minutes later, Giacomo Raspadori didn’t hesitate anymore, holding the ball on the edge of the penalty area after Leonardo Bonucci’s cross and then sending waves into the visitors’ net with a sharp shot. By the end of the match, Harry Kane still threatened, but the Italians had more opportunities – first, the substitute Manolo Gabbiadini found himself on the run, and for a while the dotted ball stamped the post. photo gallery Italy – England Source: reuters In the 3rd group of the B-division, Bosnia and Herzegovina decided on their progress, which defeated Montenegro 1:0 thanks to Ermedin Demirovič’s goal. He prevailed in stoppage time of the first half, while the previous goal was not recognized by the VAR system for offside. The two final meetings will decide the relegation of one of Finland and Romania, whose duel ended in a 1:1 draw on Friday and they are separated by one point. Georgia also secured progress – they won 2:0 over Macedonia. In the 4th group of the C-division, the Bulgarians easily secured their retention when they destroyed Gibraltar 5:1 and sent them to the play out. It will also be played by Estonia, which won 2:1 against Malta in the duel of the lowest division. The visitors conceded the first goal from a penalty kick after Jean Borg was sent off, and Henri Anier secured the home team’s triumph when he scored in the 86th minute. 5th round of the League of Nations: A-division: 3rd group: Germany – Hungary 0:1 (0:1) Goal: 17. Szalai Italy – England 1:0 (0:0) Goal: 68. Raspadori B-division 3 group: Bosnia and Herzegovina – Montenegro 1:0 (1:0) Goal: 45.+1. Demirovič Finland – Romania 1:1 (1:0) Goals: 12. Pukki – 52. Tannase C-division 4th group: Georgia – Macedonia 2:0 (1:0) Goals: 35. Miovski (own), 64. Kvaracchelia Bulgaria – Gibraltar 5:1 (2:1) Goals: 23. Anton, 36. Despodov, 52. Kirilov, 55. Stefanov, 81. PEtkov – 26. Chipolina D-division Group 1: Estonia – Malta 2:1 (1:0) Goals: 45.+6. Sappinen (from 11 m), 86. Anier – 51. Teuma (from 11 m). ČK: 45.+4. Borg (Malta)