In a big day in midfield, Spain beat Serbia 3-0, with Panathinaikos’ Nemanja Maksimovic starting in the starting line-up, while Portugal were stuck at home to Scotland, ending their Champions League run Nation.
Another game in the Nations League was marked by football performances, as 26 goals were scored in eight games.
European champions Spain continue with the brakes on, with many changes De La Fuente on the front line-up not only failed to destroy the chemistry of Furia Roja, but instead allowing them to dismantle Serbia 3-0, which the Panathinaikos midfielder started as a starter. , Nemanja Maksimovic.
Emerick Laporte opened the scoring in the 5th minute, with the Al Nasr stopper rising above the Serbian defense and making the most of Pedro Porro’s sweet cross.
In the 16th minute, the Euro 2024 holder found a breather from 2-0 down, but Raikovic’s crossbar stopped Mikel Moreno’s header.
Thubimendi and Ojarthambal in the 28th minute and the 34th minute respectively came close to scoring two goals for Spain as well, but their shots failed to catch the Serbian goalkeeper by surprise.
Roja captain Albato Morata missed a penalty in the 54th minute when he sent the ball over the crossbar, but the Milan forward got his blood back in the 65th minute when he finished off Ruith’s cross with a superb left-footed finish.
Baena with a masterful execution of a foul on the 78th minute wrote the epilogue to the comfortable lead of Spain, in one step in fact that Pavlovic received a straight red card for marking in the semi-circle of the large area of Serbia.
Spain: Raya, Poro, Vivian (82′ Koubarsi), Laporte, Koukoureja, Thubimendi, Ruith (82′ Garcia), Baena (78′ Tharagotha), Merino (65′ Pedri), Oyarthambal, Morata (78′ Joselu)
Serbia: Rajkovic, Erankovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic, Nedelkovic (64′ Chumic), Maksimovic, Birmancevic, Zdelaar (A. Maksimovic), Joveldzic 946′ Jovic), Samardzic (46″ Grujic), Mitrovic (79″ Simic)
In Glasgow, Portugal “stuck” against Scotland, forcing them to drop their first points in the first group A of the Nations League, while taking their first point.
Gordon stepped up every time his goal was threatened, finishing the game with three saves, one of which was a great chance for the Iberians.
Nuno Mendes’ free-kick in the 28th minute was first stopped, with both teams heading to the dressing room with McTominay at the crucial point for the home side in the 4th minute.
In the second half, Roberto Martinez’s side came into the game stronger and in mind to score the quick goal that would have disarmed the versatile Scottish defence.
Record holder Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese star who broke the 200 game barrier for the national team, missed that opportunity in the 48th minute.
The striker Al Nasr rose unmolested in the heart of the small area, but his header went wide. Until the end of the game, Portugal looked for the goal that will give them the victory, Martinez led his team more attacking, but the final result was to be 0-0.
Scotland: Gordon, Ralston (89′ Devlin), Shooter, Hanley, Robertson, Gilmour, McLean, Christie (68′ Gould), McTominay, Doc (67′ Morgan), Adams (83′ Dykes)
Portugal: Diogo Costa Cancelo (88′ Semedo), Dias, A. Silva, Mendes, Fernandes, Palinha (61′ R. Neves), Vitinia (68′ Felix), Conceição (61′ M. Silva), Zota (61′ Leao) , Ronaldo
- Poland – Croatia 3-3 (5′ Zielinski, 45′ Zalewski, 68′ S. Simanski / 19′ Sosa, 24′ Susic, 26′ Baturina)
- Scotland – Portugal 0-0
- Spain – Serbia 3-0 (5′ Laporte, 65′ Morata, 77′ Baena)
- Switzerland – Denmark 2-2 (26′ Frollier, 45+1′ Amdouni / 27′ Isaksen, 69′ Eriksen)
- Kosovo – Cyprus 3-0 (30′ Rahmani, 52′ Krasniki, 70′ Sahiti)
- Lithuania – Romania 1-2 (7′ pen. Koutsis / 18′ pen. Marin, 65′ Dragus)
- Belarus – Luxembourg 1-1 (54′ Politevic, pen 78′. Rodriguez)
- Northern Ireland – Bulgaria 5-0 (15′, 29′, 81′ Price, 32′ or. Mitov, 89′ Magennis)