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Raspadori sent the English to League B, Szalai shocked the Germans in Leipzig with his heel

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Raspadori sent the English to League B, Szalai shocked the Germans in Leipzig with his heel

Bosnia and Herzegovina overtook Montenegro

In a repeat of last year’s European Championship final, Italy beat England 1:0 in Milan. The decisive goal at San Siro was scored by Giacomo Raspadori in the middle of the second half. Hungary remains at the top, having surprisingly beaten Germany in Leipzig (0:1).


Giacomo Raspadori was the hero at San Siro.  Photo: EPA

The English are still winless in this edition of the League of Nations with two draws and three defeats. That means they are an elusive four points behind third-placed Germany and move into League B.


Harry Kane failed to prevent England's defeat.  Photo: EPA

In the 68th minute, Napoli player Raspadori curled the ball beautifully from 14 meters with his right foot after a pass from Leonardo Bonucci. The defender sent the ball through Kly Walker into the penalty area.

The English had their biggest chance in the 77th minute when Gianluigi Donnarumma made two saves from Harry Kane’s dangerous shot. The goalkeeper of Italy was also the hero of last year’s final of the European Championship, when they Azzurri celebrated at Wembley after the penalty shootout.

Italy is in second place with eight points, while Hungary is the leader with ten. In three days, the very leaders will fight for the final first place.


34-year-old Adam Szalai spent most of his career playing in the Bundesliga.  He was a striker for Mainz, Schalke, Hoffenheim and Hannover.  Photo: EPA

Flick’s first defeat on the bench for GermanyHansi Flick suffered his first defeat on the bench an elf. Germany has lost all chances of making it to the final tournament of the Nations League and is far from the right form two months before the start of the World Cup in Qatar.

Adam Szalai, who played most of his career in the Bundesliga, scored the decisive goal at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. The Basel striker masterfully converted Dominik Szoboszlai’s pass from the corner with his fifth. He rattled the net brilliantly with his right foot after Thomas Müller had missed.

Ter Stegen prevented an even bigger defeatThe Germans slept through the first half in front of 39,513 spectators, and then closed at the start of the second half. Goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi, who defends for Leipzig, has proven himself several times in his home stadium. Leroy Sane and Timo Werner failed to check him, and Joshua Kimmich hit the outside of the net.


Thomas Müller, Joshua Kimmich and teammates experienced a cold shower at the Red Bull Arena.  Photo: EPA

In the 72nd minute, substitute Martin Adam escaped Niklas Süle, but Marc-Andre ter Stegen proved himself. The Barcelona goalkeeper prevented the Hungarians from scoring a second goal five minutes before the end when he stopped Laszlo Kleinheisler’s dangerous shot. Even in the five minutes of the referee’s extra time, the Germans did not manage to stop it, and Flick could only get angry on the bench. He still has a lot of work to do before the World Cup, as Bayern’s players are in bad shape.

Flick: This defeat will open our eyes before the World CupWe played completely without confidence. This defeat will open our eyes before the World Cup. I expect a response against England at Wembley on Monday,” emphasized Flick, who led Bayern to the Champions League title in August 2020.

Bosnia and Herzegovina in league BIn Group 3 of League B, it is already clear that Bosnia and Herzegovina will play in League A in the future, after beating Montenegro 1:0. Ermedin Demirović scored the only goal of the match at the end of the first half. Finland and Romania drew 1-1 in the second leg, and the last round will decide who will be relegated to League C.

In League C and Group 4, promotion to the higher class was won by Georgia, which beat second-placed North Macedonia 2:0.


League A, Group 3, 5th round: ITALY – ENGLAND 1:0 (0:0) Raspadori 68.

Italy: G. Donnarumma, Rafael Toloi, Bonucci, Acerbi, di Lorenzo, Barella (63rd/Pobega), Jorginho (89th/Emerson), Cristante, Dimarco (89th/Frattesi), Scamacca (63rd/Gnotto), Raspadori ( 81./Gabbiadini).

England: Pope, Walker (72nd/Shaw), Dier, Maguire, James, Bellingham, Rice, Saka (72nd/Grealish), Foden, Sterling, Kane.

Judge: Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain)


GERMANY – HUNGARY 0:1 (0:1) Ad. Szalai 17.

Germany: and Stegen, Hofmann, Süle, Rüdiger, Raum, Kimmich, Gündogan (69th/Musiala), Gnabry (46th/Kehrer), Müller (85th/Nmecha), Sane, Werner (70th/Havertz).

Hungary: Gulacsi, Lang, Orban, At. Szalai, Fiola, Nagy (78./Styles), Schäfer, Kerkez, Gazdag (66./Kleinheisler), Szoboszlai (85./Nego), Ad. Szalai (67./Adam).

Judge: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

The order: Hungary 10, Italy 8, Germany 6, England 2.


League B, Group 3, Round 5: FINLAND – ROMANIA 1:1 (1:0) Pukki 12.; Tanase 52.

Bosnia and Herzegovina – MONTENEGRO 1:0 (1:0) Demirović 45.

The order: BiH 11, Montenegro 7, Finland 5, Romania 4.


League C, Group 4, Round 5: GEORGIA – NORTH MACEDONIA 2:0 (1:0) Milovski 35., Kvaratšelia 64.

BULGARIA – GIBRALTAR 5:1 (2:0) Antov 23., Despodov 36., Kirilov 52., Stefanov 55., Petkov 81.; Chipolina 26.

The order: Georgia 13, North Macedonia 7, Bulgaria 6, Gibraltar 1.


League D, Group 2, Round 5: ESTONIA – MALTA 2:1 (1:0) Sappinen 45th, Anier 86th; Teuma 51./11-mRK: Borg 45./Malta

The order: Estonia 9, Malta 6, San Marino 0.

Source: Rtvslo

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