UEFA Nations league – Hungarians did not advance to the playoffs – ŠPORT.SK

today 22:42 | In the match for the first place in Group 3 in the A-Division of the UEFA Nations League, Italy’s footballers won 2:0 in Budapest over Hungary and advanced to the playoffs. The players of England and Germany managed an unprecedented shootout in the second half of the mutual match, when 6 goals were scored. The rivals parted ways after a 3:3 draw. You could watch the match Hungary – Italy ONLINE at Šport.sk >>> You could watch the match England – Germany ONLINE at Šport.sk >>> Hungary – Italy 0:2 (0:1) Goals: 27. Raspadori, 52. Dimarco England – Germany 3:3 (0:0) Goals: 72. Shaw, 75. Mount, 83. Kane (from 11 m) – 67. and 87. Havertz, 52. Gündogan (from 11 m) A draw was enough for the Hungarians to progress result, the Italians needed a win and could have taken the lead in the 6th minute. Goalkeeper Pétra Gulácsi’s gloved cross fell and the ball went into the net, Attila Szalai saved on the line. In the 27th minute, the visitors opened the scoring when they punished a gross mistake by the home team. Szalai passed to Ádám Nagy, his small goal was short and was caught by Wilfried Gnonto, who was stopped by Gulácsi, but Giacomo Raspadori got the free ball, went around the prostrate goalkeeper and scored into an empty net. Before long, Giovanni Di Lorenzo was able to increase the lead, he prepared a shot in the penalty area with a handle and narrowly missed the far post with a technical finish. Hungary created an opportunity to respond shortly before the half-time break, Willi Orbán returned a cross into the five, but Szalai was on his heels and the finisher in a difficult position missed the goal. The home team could have equalized shortly after the change of sides, Loic Négo passed to Dominik Szoboszlai, who after the first deflected shot fired from behind the penalty area to the goal post, where Gianluigi Donnarumma hit and the visiting goalkeeper also dealt with Szalai’s stop on the ground. Italy secured the lead in the 52nd minute when Nicolo Barella sent the ball behind the defense to Bryan Cristante, who found Federico Dimarco with a cross header to make it 2-0. Szoboszlai then got rid of two opponents and put Négo out, his arc going to Callum Styles, whose header on the counter move was kicked by Donnarumma’s foot, although he had to move from the opposite side. After the fight between the Italian coaches, Roberto Mancini could be more satisfied. The wards of Marco Rossi, the former coach of the Fortunaliga Dunajská Streda, suffered only two losses among the elite, and both were handed to them by the Italians. Striker Ádám Szalai, who at the age of 34 said goodbye to his representative career, also joined the home team’s starting line-up. He played his 86th match in the most valuable jersey, equaling Gyul Grosics on the seventh place in the historical ranking. Only Gábor Király, Balázs Dzsudzsák, József Bozsik, Zoltán Gera, Roland Juhász and László Fazekas have more. The Englishmen no longer had a chance to save in the top division, but it was their last chance to achieve at least one victory in this year’s competition. The Germans could no longer advance or descend. In London’s Wembley, the guests controlled the game in the beginning, but the home counterattacks were more dangerous. After a saved set piece, Raheem Sterling started a fast break, his shot was covered by the German goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen. The micro-fight was repeated at the end of the first half and arose from another counterattack by the English, Ter Stegen caught Sterling this time as well. The Germans capitalized on their activity at the beginning of the second act. Harry Maguire fouled Jamal Musiala in the penalty area, which the head referee checked with the help of VAR, Ilkay Gündogan converted the penalty in the 52nd minute with a precise shot to the post. Fifteen minutes later, Germany was leading by two goals, Musiala snatched the ball from Maguire in front of his own penalty area and started a quick counterattack, passing to Tim Werner, who waited for Kai Havertz, who beat Nick Pope in the English goal. However, the home team did not give up and equalized between the 72nd and 75th minutes. He reduced Luke Shaw and made it 2-2 with a shot from the edge of the penalty area by Mason Mount after an individual action by another substitute Bukaya Saku. The English turned the tide in the 83rd minute. VAR judged Nic Schlotterbeck’s tackle on Jud Bellingham as illegal, and captain Harry Kane converted the penalty kick with a hard shot into the top corner. The final 3-3 between the old rivals was set up by Havertz three minutes from the end of regular time, his second goal of the game off the crossbar after Pope had deflected Sergo Gnabry’s long-range shot just in front of him.