The Netherlands were ruthless, scoring seven goals against Greece! Germany also won against a very nervous Serbia. Nations League results and standings

Two Nations League Group A matches were scheduled for Friday night: the Netherlands took sole possession of first place in Group 2 with an incredible 7-0 victory over Greece (which had been tied with the Oranje for first place until kickoff), while Germany joined the Greeks on equal points in the standings by defeating a very nervous Serbia 3-1, a team that finished the match with nine men.

At the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam, the Netherlands gave the hapless Greek team no chance: Summerville opened the scoring in the 6th minute, Reijnders scored a hat trick with goals in the 12th, 18th, and 33rd minutes (with a goal by Greece’s Ioannidis disallowed in between for a handball), Timber extended the lead to 6-0 in the 40th and 59th minutes, and Roma’s Malen, in the 61st minute, made the most of Dumfries’ assist to set the final score at 7-0.

Germany also got off to a blistering start at Belgrade’s Marakana Stadium: the Germans took a 2-0 lead in less than a quarter of an hour, with an own goal by Babic in the 3rd minute and a goal by Wirtz in the 14th minute, and sealed the victory in the 50th minute with a goal by Gruda. Babic got a small measure of personal revenge by pulling one back in the 56th minute, but red cards shown to Dragojevic in the 76th minute and Zivkovic in the 89th minute thwarted any further attempts at a comeback.

Leagues B, C, and D were also in action: in the second division, Scotland defeated North Macedonia 2-1 (a brace by McGinn for the Scots, Rastoder for the visitors), while Slovenia and Switzerland played to a 0-0 draw. In the third division, Iceland pulled off a major upset on the road against Bulgaria, winning 5-0 (with Gudjohnsen scoring a hat trick and Oskarsson adding another, plus an own goal by Tsenov); Estonia also won on the road, defeating Luxembourg 1-0 (goal by Paskotski).

Moldova also secured a victory in League C, defeating Kazakhstan 2-1 (two goals by Popescu sandwiched by one from Kazakhstan’s Cheskonov), while Slovakia and Far Ore drew 2-2 (Prekop’s goal was answered by Savidsen and Samuelsen, with former Sassuolo player Haraslin sealing the draw). In League D, Andorra defeated Gibraltar 2-0 (Lopez and Rosas), and Azerbaijan won 1-0 on the road against Liechtenstein (Emreli).

Nations League Standings

League A
Group 1: Italy and France 10, Belgium 9, Turkey 0.
Group 2: Netherlands 11, Greece and Germany 8, Serbia 0.
Group 3: Spain 15, England 12, Croatia 3, Czech Republic 0.
Group 4: Portugal 12, Denmark 6, Wales and Norway 3.

League B
Group 1: Switzerland 13, Slovenia 8, Scotland 7, North Macedonia 0.
Group 2: Northern Ireland 8, Hungary 7, Ukraine 4, Georgia 2.
Group 3: Austria 8, Kosovo and Ireland 5, Israel 2.
Group 4: Sweden 10, Bosnia and Herzegovina 8, Poland 4, Romania 0.

League C
Group 1: Albania 12, Belarus 10, Finland 7, San Marino 0.
Group 2: Montenegro 13, Cyprus 8, Armenia 5, Latvia 1.
Group 3: Slovakia 11, Moldova 7, Faroe Islands 5, Kazakhstan 2.
Group 4: Iceland 11, Estonia 9, Bulgaria 4, Luxembourg 3.

League D
Group 1: Malta 7, Andorra 4 (one more game), Gibraltar 2.
Group 2: Azerbaijan 8 (one more game), Lithuania 4, Liechtenstein 1.