UEFA Nations League: Bosnia end Italy’s 11-match winning run, Netherlands edge Poland and Czechs beat Slovakia
[ad_1]
Netherlands began life after Ronald Koeman with a 1-0 win over Poland in the Nations League, Stefano Sensi’s second international goal rescued Italy a Nations League draw as their 11-game winning streak came to an end in a 1-1 stalemate with Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Edin Dzeko and Italy’s Leonardo Bonucci after UEFA Nations League match.(Reuters Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- Steven Bergwijn scored his first international goal as the Netherlands beat Poland 1-0
- Edin Džeko’s goal helped Bosnia-Herzegovina hold Italy to a 1-1 draw in the UEFA Nations
- Czech Republic claimed a 3-1 away win over neighbouring Slovakia
Bosnia ended Italy’s run of 11 successive wins when they held Roberto Mancini’s side to a 1-1 draw in their Nations League match on Friday.
After both teams hit the woodwork early in the second half, Edin Dzeko put the visitors in front when he fired into the roof of the net with a shot on the turn from a corner in the 57th minute in their League A Group One match.
Stefano Sensi equalized 10 minutes later with a deflected shot after Lorenzo Insigne pulled the ball back.
Italy, playing their first match since beating Armenia 9-1 last November, won all 10 of their qualifying matches for Euro 2020 as well as a friendly against the United States for the longest winning run in their history.
Steven Bergwijn scores as the Netherlands beats Poland 1-0
Netherlands forward Steven Bergwijn scored just past the hour mark to secure a hard-fought 1-0 win over Poland in their opening Nations League clash on Friday as heavy home pressure finally paid dividends at the Johan Cruyff Arena.
The Dutch, runners-up in last year’s inaugural edition of the competition, were playing their first game since the departure of coach Ronald Koeman to Barcelona last month but kept up their crisp performances of the last two years.
Bergwijn tapped the ball home in the 61st minute after a characteristic sweeping move from the Netherlands, playing under interim coach Dwight Lodeweges in their League A Group 1 match.
Czechs beat Slovakia 3-1
The Czech Republic claimed a 3-1 away win over neighbouring Slovakia after finally breaking down their opponents with three second-half goals in their Nations League clash on Friday.
The Czechs pressed high and controlled much of the League B Group 2 match but could not find the cutting edge in the first half in which Sparta Prague’s 18-year-old striker Adam Hlozek made his debut as the youngest ever Czech international.
[ad_2]
Source link
