{"id":4201,"date":"2020-09-09T19:37:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.177.19.206\/?p=4201"},"modified":"2024-06-05T12:33:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T12:33:03","slug":"uefa-nations-league-matchday-2-september-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.free-football.tv\/uefa-nations-league-matchday-2-september-8\/","title":{"rendered":"UEFA Nations League &#8211; Matchday 2, September 8"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>This was the final day of <a href=\"http:\/\/13.53.80.232\/2020\/09\/08\/uefa-nations-league-matchday-2-september-7\/\">Matchday 2<\/a> of<strong> the UEFA Nations League<\/strong>. Some games went as expected. Others, not so much. Here are the highlights.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>League A &#8211; Belgium Climbs to the Top, England Close Behind<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Belgium<\/strong> won against <strong>Iceland<\/strong> with 5-1 in group 2. Once Iceland scored the first goal in the 10th minute, the Belgians were focused on revenge. They were incessant in their pursuit of victory and it seemed that the players were simply taking turns in front of their opponent\u2019s goal. With two losses, Iceland sinks down to the last position in group 2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>England<\/strong> did not defeat <strong>Denmark<\/strong>. Then again, they didn\u2019t have to. The draw of 0-0 brings them in the comfortable second position in the group with 4 points. Denmark is going to need a win to just be on even grounds with them. That is, if England loses their next game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In group 3, <strong>France<\/strong> got to relive what <strong>the 2018 World Cup Final<\/strong> was like. Similar to how it was back then, the score settled at 4-2. Had <strong>Dominik Livakovic<\/strong> not been at the wrong place at the wrong time, things may have turned out differently. Though not the only factor, his goal against <strong>Croatia<\/strong> continued the country\u2019s losing streak. Croatia has never won a game against France.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Not surprisingly, <strong>Portugal<\/strong> won against <strong>Sweden<\/strong>. Two solid goals from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/cristiano-ronaldo\/profil\/spieler\/8198\">Ronaldo<\/a> did the trick. On the other hand, Gustav Svensson gathered two yellow cards before halftime. Portugal is now at the top of group 3, followed closely by France. Portugal is ahead due to the number of goals they scored, as well as the goal difference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>League C &#8211; Montenegro\u2019s Second Win, No Goals for Cyprus and Estonia<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This is the second game in which <strong>Cyprus<\/strong> has not scored a single goal. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/maksim-medvedev\/profil\/spieler\/120072\">Maksim Medvedev<\/a> shook their net in the 29th minute. After that, there were no successful attacks from either side. However, this one goal puts <strong>Azerbaijan<\/strong> on equal footing with <strong>Luxembourg<\/strong>, who lost against Montenegro.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This was <strong>Montenegro\u2019s <\/strong>second win, putting them at the top. Interestingly enough, a single goal did this. It was a penalty in extra time, by Fatos Be\u0107iraj.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Armenia<\/strong> was simply more persistent than <strong>Estonia<\/strong> in group 2. The skills and strategies were there, but two shots still found their target. Like Cyprus, Estonia is yet to score any goals and is currently at the bottom of the group.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Georgia<\/strong> and <strong>North Macedonia<\/strong> finished their match with 1-1. <strong>Visar Musliu<\/strong> had an unfortunate crash against <strong>Jaba Kankava<\/strong>. They both slid and kicked each other in their pursuit of the ball. Musliu received a red card, while Kankava was allowed to continue the game. The two teams are fighting for the control of the top. Despite the same number of points, North Macedonia has one goal more than their opponents so far.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>League D &#8211; San Marino Loses to Liechtenstein<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Two minutes into the game, <strong>San Marino\u2019s Luca Ceccaroli<\/strong> practically tackled <strong>Andreas Malin<\/strong> inside the penalty box. This earned him a yellow card and <strong>Liechtenstein<\/strong> got a penalty kick, scoring the goal in the 3rd minute. Yanik Frick scored the second goal for Liechtenstein.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was the final day of Matchday 2 of the UEFA Nations League. Some games went as expected. Others, not so much. Here are the highlights. League A &#8211; Belgium Climbs to the Top, England Close Behind Belgium won against Iceland with 5-1 in group 2. 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