UEFA Nations League

duffman13

Well that nations cup thing is not bad. Enjoyable game of football this one!

Harry Palmr

Luxembourg 1 - 0 Moldova at HT

The Talking Bread

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Luxembourg 1 - 0 Moldova at HT

Jaysus, keep me updated on that one.

Mr.Nice Guy

Enjoyed that half which felt like it flew by. Impressed by the performance of Thiago, Saul Niguez and Carvajal.

smelly sock

England were schooled for a lot of that half.

TheRiverman

Watching on Virgin Media 3,Kevin Kilbane having a very bad hair day.

smelly sock

England played croatia a decent team and lost. Playing a very good team in spain and for large parts of the first half got played off the park.

Vincent Vega

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Lots of Spanish fellas running round in blue shorts, that's the kind of thing you like looking at.:P

We were watching the sports day

Mr.Nice Guy

Shaw hurt after a strong collision. Hasn't moved and players look concerned. Rose coming on.

Harry Palmr

Shaw is a disaster magnet.

DJIMI TRARORE

TheRiverman wrote:

Watching on Virgin Media 3,Kevin Kilbane having a very bad hair day.

VM mustn't have any hair stylist hanging round,he makes Andrew's wig look normal

duffman13

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Shaw is a disaster magnet.

A lotta sympathy for him, hopefully it's purely precautionary but doesnt look good

smelly sock

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Shaw hurt after a strong collision. Hasn't moved and players look concerned. Rose coming on.

Rose coming on shouldnt be that concerning. Decent player.

blueser

TheRiverman wrote: »

Watching on Virgin Media 3,Kevin Kilbane having a very bad hair day.

He's lucky he still has hair.

smelly sock

TheRiverman wrote: »

Watching on Virgin Media 3,Kevin Kilbane having a very bad hair day.

Its irish hair though. And proud of it.

klose

Hopefully Shaw is OK, although when they don't show a replay its not a good sign.

Mr.Nice Guy

Ugh, just saw a replay. He gets an accidental knock off Carvajal and he lands very hard, possibly landing on his own right arm. Knocked out cold. Hope he's okay.

Kristopherus

Luxembourg gone 2-0 up. 66 mins.

Mr.Nice Guy

Might be a good idea for Southgate to put on Loftus-Cheek for the last 15 minutes.

Shaw is conscious and has been on the phone to his family according to the commentators. Good to hear.

Kristopherus

Lux now 3-0 up on Moldova.77 mins.

eigrod

Awful finish

Mr.Nice Guy

Anywhere besides the centre from Rashford and it's a goal.

smelly sock

Kristopherus wrote: »

Lux now 3-0 up on Moldova.77 mins.

We'd struggle/ have struggled against moldova

Kristopherus

Lux now 4-0 up. 85 mins.

Mr.Nice Guy

9 minutes added time following the Shaw injury.

martingriff

TheRiverman wrote: »

Watching on Virgin Media 3,Kevin Kilbane having a very bad hair day.

I was wondering was him and Andrews doing a 60's revival play or something

johnnyryan89

Kristopherus wrote: »

Lux now 4-0 up. 85 mins.

Ryan Johnansonn regretting that switch now

Mr.Nice Guy

Ooh, big moment. English equaliser chalked off for a foul on De Gea.

Looking at the replay, don't think Welbeck did anything wrong. De Gea dropped it. Massive let-off.

martingriff

That ref must be made of strong stuff giving that call. Should have been goal

citytillidie

That kind of call will always go for the goal keeper

dmc17

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Ooh, big moment. English equaliser chalked off for a foul on De Gea.

Looking at the replay, don't think Welbeck did anything wrong. De Gea dropped it. Massive let-off.

Maybe the foul was on the defender?

whiskeyman

martingriff wrote: »

That ref must be made of strong stuff giving that call. Should have been goal

Would like to know if it was for the push on the defender first rather than the nothing 'challenge' on De Gea.
Commentators on 3 focusing on keeper challenge.

citytillidie

dmc17 wrote: »

Maybe the foul was on the defender?

Only "foul" there was on Welbeck

citytillidie

Matchday one Results
Germany 0 V 0 France
Czech Republic 1 V 2 Ukraine
Wales 4 V 1 Ireland
Slovenia 1 V 2 Bulgaria
Norway 2 V 0 Cyprus
Kazakhstan 0 V 2 Georgia
Latvia 0 V 0 Andorra
Armenia 2 V 1 Liechtenstein
Gibraltar 0 V 2 FYR Macedonia
Italy 1 V 1 Poland
Turkey 1 V 2 Russia
Albania 1 V 0 Israel
Lithuania 0 V 1 Serbia
Romania 0 V 0 Montenegro
Azerbaijan 0 V 0 Kosovo
Faroe Islands 3 V 1 Malta
Switzerland 6 V 0 Iceland
England 1 V 2 Spain
Northern Ireland 1 V 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finland 1 V 0 Hungary
Estonia 0 V 1 Greece
Belarus 5 V 0 San Marino
Luxembourg 4 V 0 Moldova

Matchday two
Sunday 9 September
League A
Group 1:
France V Netherlands (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Football / Main Event / VM3

League B
Group 1:
Ukraine V Slovakia (14:00) - Live on Sky Sports Football / VM3

Group 4:
Denmark V Wales (17:00) - Live on Sky Sports Football / Main Event / S4C / VM3

League C
Group 3:
Bulgaria V Norway (17:00) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Cyprus V Slovenia (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

League D
Group 1:
Georgia V Latvia (17:00) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

Group 4:
FYR Macedonia V Armenia (17:00) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Liechtenstein V Gibraltar (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

Monday 10 September
League A
Group 3:
Portugal V Italy (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Football / Mix / VM3

League B
Group 2:
Sweden V Turkey (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

League C
Group 1:
Scotland V Albania (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button / Main Event

Group 4:
Serbia V Romania (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Montenegro V Lithuania (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

League D
Group 1:
Andorra V Kazakhstan (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

Group 3:
Kosovo V Faroe Islands (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Malta V Azerbaijan (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

Tuesday 11 September
League A
Group 2:
Iceland V Belgium (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

Group 4:
Spain V Croatia (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Premier League

League B
Group 3:
Bosnia and Herzegovina V Austria (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

League C
Group 2:
Hungary V Greece (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Finland V Estonia (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

League D
Group 2:
San Marino V Luxembourg (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button
Moldova V Belarus (19:45) - Live on Sky Sports Red Button

klose

citytillidie wrote: »

That kind of call will always go for the goal keeper

My biggest gripe with the game these days is how the keeper always gets the foul given, they only have to brush off a defender and throw themselves to the ground and its a free out. Very infuriating.

blueser

dmc17 wrote: »

Maybe the foul was on the defender?

Has to be. Certainly wasn't a foul on the keeper, who made a terrible mess of that high ball.

smelly sock

Welbeck pushed the defender first

Mr.Nice Guy

Must say I'm enjoying the Nations League overall. Much more interesting watching internationals with evenly matched sides, and who are eager to get the win.

Livvie

Patww79 wrote: »

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Oooohhh, Edgy.

Not trying to be. They're a rival nation and everything in this modern age doesn't have to be hand holding and hugs, rivalry is allowed.

Plus, I've seen their fans in action and anyone that also did would feel the same. They completely and utterly despise the very core of us and everything about us.

Presume you mean football fans, not us in general?  Though it would only be the idiot minority - complete scum of a few years back, hopefully non-existent now.
Glad Luke Shaw appears to be ok - it means I can laugh at someone who tweeted 'Not often you see Luke Shaw put something on a plate for someone else'

citytillidie

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Must say I'm enjoying the Nations League overall. Much more interesting watching internationals with evenly matched sides, and who are eager to get the win.

I don’t understand the hate it got when you look at it. It’s cutting out more of those boring friendlies and matching up teams who are ranked close league a will have some very good games just a pity after this weekend it is going behind a pay wall

Mr.Nice Guy

Ukraine vs Slovakia teams:

Ukraine XI: Pyatov, Karavayev, Rakitskiy, Burda, Matvyenko, Stepanenko, Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Malinovsky, Konoplyanka, Marlos.

Slovakia XI: Dubravka, Satka, Skrtel, Skriniar, Hubocan, Kucka, Lobotka, Mak, Hamsik, Weiss, Nemec.

I'll sit on the fence for this one and say 1-1.

The Talking Bread

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Ukraine vs Slovakia teams:



I'll sit on the fence for this one and say 1-1.

So many letter "K's" in that lineup

Harry Palmr

So many Y's

The Talking Bread

I imagine there will be so many zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs during it also

Loafing Oaf

The Talking Bread wrote: »

I imagine there will be so many zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzs during it also

Absence of a crowd won't help...

Collie D

1-0 to Ukraine. Yarmalenko penalty which keeper got a hand to. Not sure it was a penalty myself.

Poor enough game. Only ten minutes left.

Collie D

Finished 1-0. 2 wins from 2 puts Ukraine in a good position to top the group. 6 points clear of Czech Republic and Slovakia who both have a game in hand and play each other next.

Mr.Nice Guy

Wasn't an absorbing game but I don't think many expected it would be. The next two games look much more appealing and will hopefully deliver some entertainment. Denmark vs Wales teams are in:

Denmark XI: Schmeichel; Dalsgaard, Jorgensen, Kjaer, Stryger Larsen; Eriksen, Schone, Delaney; Poulsen, Braithwaite, Sisto.

Wales XI: Hennessey; Gunter, Chester, Mepham, Davies; Ampadu, Allen, Ramsey; Lawrence, Roberts, Bale.

Tough one to call with all the controversy surrounding the Danes and the Welsh looking good against us. I'm going to go for Wales to edge it, maybe with a bit of Bale brilliance.

artanevilla

Who's that co-commentating on TV3 in the Denmark Wales game?

OldMrBrennan83

artanevilla wrote: »

Who's that co-commentating on TV3 in the Denmark Wales game?

I can't remember but I've definitely heard him before because I remember that time too thinking he sounded like PJ Gallagher would if he moved to England.