10 October 2016

Rain of goals at the second time slot

Finland - Croatia 0:1

Scorer: 0:1 18 Mario Mandzukic

Israel - Liechtenstein 2:1

Scorers: 1:0 03 Tommer Hemed
              2:0 16 Tommer Hemed
              2:1 48 Max Gopel

Ukraine - Kosovo 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 30-own goal Amir Rrahmani
              2:0 81 Andriy Yarmolenko
              3:0 86 Ruslan Rotan

Wales - Georgia 1:1

Scorers: 1:0 10 Gareth Bale
              1:1 56 Tornike Okriashvili

Albania - Spain 0:2

Scorers: 0:1 55 Diego Costa
              0:2 62 Duran Nolito

Iceland - Turkey 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 41-own goal Omer Toprak
              2:0 43 Alfred Finnbogason

Moldova - Republic of Ireland 1:3

Scorers: 0:1 02 Shane Long
              1:1 45+1 Igor Bugaev
              1:2 69 James McClean
              1:3 76 James McClean

Serbia - Austria 3:2

Scorers: 1:0 05 Aleksandar Mitrovic
              1:1 15 Marcel Sabitzer
              2:1 23 Aleksandar Mitrovic
              2:2 62 Marc Janko
              3:2 73 Dusan Tadic

09 October 2016

One hard game in a new matchday

Completely new leg is starting tonight from Europe. Matches are divided into two time slots and from all, one of them should be very interesting and entertaining game.

- Finland - Croatia. If Finland can repeat the same match from Thursday, then there is some hope for them this evening. However, Croatia is a much stronger side and another three points are guaranteed for them.
- Israel - Liechtenstein. There will be no special introduction for this match. Dreadful Liechtenstein cannot pose real threat to Israel. In games like these, the only question will be with how much goals Israel will send visitors back home.
- Ukraine - Kosovo. Another predetermined match where the winner is known in advance. From its debut appearance Kosovo surprised everyone with a point and then followed a catastrophe. Ukraine does not play very well at home, but with opponent like this one should have no problems earning first three points in group I.
- Wales - Georgia. Not long ago Georgia outplayed tonight's rival with only a goal difference. Since then times have changed and nowadays should be the other way around. Wales looks very confident at home and with new victory it will remain on first place.
- Albania - Spain. Spain has always beaten Albania at home and we cannot question their win tonight also. The home side is not anymore 'punching bag' against stronger teams, so we should not expect 'rain' of goals.
- Iceland - Turkey. We can call this match a little derby tonight. If Iceland plays with the same tempo like it did on Thursday, new win may come. On the other hand Turkey have other ideas and despite two draws, they are still powerful enough to beat the hosts. Unfortunately (for them) new share of points may come this evening as both teams play fantastic football.
- Moldova - Republic of Ireland. One of those matches where the winner is known in advance. It would seem that nothing can be worked out for weak Moldova team who still awaits on the first goal in this campaign. Tonight Ireland will have one of the easiest training and the outcome will be new three points.
- Serbia - Austria. Lately Serbia is achieving some mixed results and their form seems to be on a high note. Their rival tonight is a little bit tough as Austria knows to be a tricky opponent even for the stronger teams. The hosts are hoping to have perfect six points for this month, but something tells us it will be an (exciting) draw.

First leg conclusion

This weekend will be finalized the African qualification, leg one for the World cup finals in Russia. From four matches, the last one seems to be an interesting clash. 

- Zambia - Nigeria. As it stands this game can go in any way. All three options are in place as both Zambia and Nigeria are not giving many goals. Everything smells that this will be a draw, but the visitors will celebrate at the end.
- Congo - Egypt. In the last group Egypt will have no trouble taking the top spot. Lately their form is in decrease and cannot score more than one goal. Luckily for them, in the same situation is Congo. So the only solution for them is (hard fought) draw.
- Tunisia - Guinea. Previous meetings between these two shows exciting draws with plenty of goals. If that is indeed the case we should see the same situation here. But lately Guinea is struggling with its form and Tunisia will be happy about it as it will collect all three points.
- Algeria - Cameroon. This will finish either with one goal difference or a draw. That shows the excitement of this match as it will be a tense one. Cameroon have very positive results unlike Algeria who are undefeated at home. We are expecting a highly entertaining match where points will be shared on either side.

Five results from Saturday

Gabon - Morocco 0:0

Democratic Republic of Congo - Libya 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 06 Dieumerci Mbokani
              2:0 45+2 Jonathan Bolingi
              3:0 56 Dieumerci Mbokani
              4:0 69 Firmin Mubele Ndombe

Burkina Faso - South Africa 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 80 Dean Furman
              1:1 90+1 Banou Diawara

Ivory Coast - Mali 3:1

Scorers: 0:1 18 Sambou Yatabare
              1:1 26 Jonathan Kodjia
              2:1 30-own goal Salif Coulibaly
              3:1 34 Gervinho

Senegal - Cape Verde 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 24 Balde Diao Keita
              2:0 80 Moussa Sow

Goal scored in every game

Armenia - Romania 0:5

Scorers: 0:1 04-pen Bogdan Stancu
              0:2 10 Adrian Popa
              0:3 12 Razvan Marin
              0:4 29 Nicolae Stanciu
              0:5 59 Alexandru Chipciu

Azerbaijan - Norway 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 11 Maksim Medvedev

England - Malta 2:0

Scorers: 1:0 29 Daniel Sturridge
              2:0 38 Dele Alli

Germany - Czech Republic 3:0

Scorers: 1:0 13 Thomas Muller
              2:0 49 Toni Kroos
              3:0 65 Thomas Muller

Montenegro - Kazakhstan 5:0

Scorers: 1:0 24 Zarko Tomasevic
              2:0 59 Nikola Vukcevic
              3:0 64 Stevan Jovetic
              4:0 73 Fatos Beqiraj
              5:0 78 Stefan Savic

Northern Ireland - San Marino 4:0

Scorers: 1:0 26-pen Steven Davis
              2:0 79 Kyle Lafferty
              3:0 86 Jamie Ward
              4:0 90+4 Kyle Lafferty

Poland - Denmark 3:2

Scorers: 1:0 20 Robert Lewandowski
              2:0 36-pen Robert Lewandowski
              3:0 48 Robert Lewandowski
              3:1 49-own goal Kamil Glik
              3:2 69 Yussuf Poulsen

Scotland - Lithuania 1:1

Scorers: 0:1 59 Fiodor Cernych
              1:1 89 James McArthur

Slovenia - Slovakia 1:0

Scorer: 1:0 73 Rok Kronaveter