European qualifiers: Lukaku saves Belgium, Haaland and Norway fall
European qualifiers: Lukaku saves Belgium, Haaland and Norway fall
Eleven matches were played in qualifying for the upcoming European Championships. The big mach between Austria and Belgium ended in a draw, with Romelu Lukaku saving his side from defeat.
Erling Haaland’s Norway, on the other hand, fell at home to Scotland despite the fact that the Manchester City bomber had put the Scandinavians ahead, then remounted and beaten in two minutes in the final.
Winning in Cyprus were Georgia’s Kvaratskhelia and, at home, Portugal, who smashed three past Bosnia-Herzegovina but Cristiano Ronaldo remained dry. Here are all the results.
Group A: Norway-Scotland 1-2 (61′ Haaland [N], 87′ Dykes [S], 89′ McLean [S]), Cyprus-Georgia 1-2 (31′ Mikauttadze [G], 40′ Pittas [C] penalty, 84′ Davitashvili [G]).
Group E: Albania-Moldavia 2-0 (52′ Asani, 76′ Bajrami), Far Oer-Czech Republic 0-3 (15′ Krejci, 44′ Cerny, 75′ Cerny).
Group F: Azerbaijan-Estonia 1-1 (27′ Sappinen [E], 62′ Kryvotsiuk [A]), Belgium-Austria 1-1 (22′ aut. Mangala [A], 61′ Lukaku [B]).
Group G: Lithuania-Bulgaria 1-1 (15′ Girdvainis [L], 27′ Petkov [B]), Montenegro-Hungary 0-0.
Group J: Luxembourg-Liechtenstein 2-0 (59′ Sinani, 89′ Rodrigues), Iceland-Slovakia 1-2 (27′ Kucka [S], 41′ Finnbogason [I], 70′ Magnusson [S] own goal), Portugal-Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 (44′ Bernardo Silva, 77′ Bruno Fernandes, 93′ Bruno Fernandes).
