Euro 2024 Qualifying: Spain’s Revenge on Scotland, Turkey Defeats Croatia – Group A, D, and E Update

EURO 2024 QUALIFYING

The Red Furies risked being hit by McTominay, but won 2-0 with goals from Morata and Sancet. 1-0 for Turkey over Croatia, Norway also wins

12 ott 2023

The day of Euro 2024 qualifiers is marked by the victory of Spainwhich takes its revenge on Scotland: after the 2-0 in the first leg, the same result arrives at the Estadio de la Cartuja, with goals from Morata (74′) e Jungle Sancet (85′). The Red Furies thus move within three points of their rivals, while Turkey defeats Croatia 1-0 in Montella’s debut as coach. Poker for the Norwaythey also smile Albania e Poland.

GROUP A

Spain suffers, but takes its revenge on Scotland after the knockout in the first leg: it is 2-0 for the Red Furies, who thus close the gap on the leaders of group A. The first half certainly does not dispense emotions, with Spain to move the ball and the rivals to close every space. The team led by Alvaro Morata (captain) does not find the target and the only great opportunity, despite 78% of ball possession, arrives in the 33rd minute: Oyarzabal and Mikel Merino create it, with the second post. de la Fuente plays up the variable Zaragoza at the start of the second half, bringing on the winger who scored a brace against Barça and made his debut, immediately coming close to scoring. Spain is more incisive, Scotland loses Robertson and risks big on Morata’s chance. In the 59th minute McTominay mocks the Red Furies again, but his celebration is strangled by the intervention of the VAR: the Scot scores with an insidious lateral free kick, but Hendry hinders Unai Simon and the goal is disallowed. The episode turned the game, with the Iberian one-two: Morata headed home after an assist from Jesus Navas in the 74th minute, Oihan Sancet doubled the lead taking advantage of a shot from Hickey in the 85th minute.

However, Scotland remains in the lead with 15 points, +3 over Spain, and Norway is also closing in. Haaland and his teammates took ten points by overwhelming Cyprus (0) with a peremptory 4-0. Sorloth opens the scoring (33′) in a first half dominated by the Scandinavians, who are rampant in the second half with a flying attack from Haaland (65′), who then doubles the lead with a header in the 72nd minute before Aursnes’ poker (81′).

GROUP D

Good first match for Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey, which extends its lead in group D and defeats Croatia 1-0. The Italian coach celebrates the goal of Baris Yilmaz (30′), who takes advantage of Kovacic’s mistake and beats Livakovic with a delightful lob from the edge. In the second half there was a Croatian assault, with opportunities missed by Petkovic and Beljo and a goal disallowed: Lovro Majer had scored it, but it was offside. Calhanoglu and his teammates thus breathe a sigh of relief and rise to 13 points, +3 over their rivals.

In the other match of the group, a surprise result arrives. Latvia stops Armenia’s run. One of the revelations of the Euro2024 qualifiers fell to Riga with a score of 2-0, stopping at seven points and seeing the direct qualification slip away: the goals of Ikaunieks (39′) and Balodis (68′) were decisive, for a Latvia that was with ten men from 52′ for the red card to Oss and he flies to three points. Armenia thus remains at seven points with Wales, who was resting.

GROUP E

Apotheosis for the Italians’ Albania, with Asllani and Ramadani as starters and Djimsiti as captain: the 3-0 against the Czech Republic is worth the move to the top with 13 points. The scoring opens with another Eurogoal from winger Asani, who repeats himself after the goal against Poland and scores the lead in the 9th minute. Chytil leaves the Czechs with ten men, who collapse in the second half with a brace from center forward Seferi (Baniyas), who scores in the 51st and 73rd minutes. In the final Muja sees the poker canceled out, but Albania can still celebrate.

The simultaneous victory of Poland, which rises to nine points and is second taking advantage of the knockout of the Czech Republic (8) and the rest of Moldova (8), brings Asllani and his teammates to +4 on second. The Poles, without Lewandowski in the debut of the new coach Probierz, defeat the Faroes 2-0: Szymanski opens the ball (4′) and Buksa closes them in the 65th minute, scoring on an assist from his former Lens teammate Frankowski. Nine points for Poland, which awaits Lewa and emerges (for now) from the quagmire.

GROUP I

Orphaned by Israel (11) and Switzerland (14), with the match canceled (along with Kosovo-Israel) after the outbreak of hostilities with Hamas, group I witnessed Kosovo’s great victory. The Balkans move up to seven points, moving into fourth place in the group with 3-0 in Andorra: Muslija inspires Rashica, who opens the scoring in the 26th minute and doubles the lead in the 71st minute on the restart, before Altin Zeqiri’s hat trick (83′) . Belarus-Romania ends 0-0, with the guests remaining second and climbing to 13 points after seven matches.

2023-10-12 21:13:11
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