UEFA Nations League round-up: Turkey miss penalty as Craig Bellamy's Wales earn draw, Iceland beat Montenegro
Updated 16/11/2024 at 22:07 GMT
Craig Bellamy extended his unbeaten start as Wales manager to five matches with a hard-earned 0-0 draw on the road against Turkey. The hosts could have won the League B Group 4 clash late on, but Kerem Akturkoglu missed a penalty. Elsewhere in the UEFA Nations League, Iceland defeated Montenegro and Georgia snatched a 1-1 draw against Ukraine.
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Kerem Akturkoglu missed a 90th-minute penalty as Wales secured a hard-earned 0-0 draw away against Turkey in League B Group 4 of the UEFA Nations League.
The hosts enjoyed the better of a closely fought first half, controlling possession while taking 12 shots on goal.
However, the best chance of the opening 45 minutes fell to Harry Wilson, who hit the post in stoppage time.
Wales continued to frustrate their Group 4 rivals after the break.
Enes Unal had a great opportunity to put his side ahead in the 70th minute, but he fired wide from just a few yards out.
Akturkoglu could have won it in the 90th minute after Turkey were awarded a controversial penalty. However, he fired wide from the spot, and Wales held on to secure a 0-0 draw.
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Orri Oskarsson's goal helped Iceland to a 2-0 win against Montenegro in the group's other game.
The Real Sociedad forward fired the ball into the back of the net after being found in the box by Mikael Ellertsson.
Isak Bergmann Johannesson added a second with two minutes remaining to wrap up the win.
Elsewhere, Georges Mikautadze's goal helped Georgia snatch a 1-1 draw against Ukraine in League B Group 1.
Ukraine were 1-0 up at half-time after Solomon Kvirkvelia's own goal gave the visitors the lead in the seventh minute.
However, Mikautadze equalised for Georgia with 14 minutes remaining to rescue a point for his side.
Virgiliu Postolachi's late goal saw Moldova to a 1-0 win against Andorra in League D Group 2, while Azerbaijan's clash with Estonia at the Ganja City Stadium in League C Group 1 finished goalless.
Germany win big against Bosnia-Herzegovina
Jamal Musiala scored as Germany cruised to a 7-0 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina in League A Group 3.
The Bayern Munich forward gave Germany the lead in the second minute after heading Joshua Kimmich's cross past Nikola Vasilj.
It was 2-0 shortly after when Tim Kleindienst's right-footed effort found the bottom right corner.
Arsenal's Kai Havertz made it 3-0 before half-time after being picked out in the box by Florian Wirtz.
Wirtz added a fourth directly from a free kick after half-time before scoring his second seven minutes later.
Then Leroy Sane got on the scoresheet before Kleindienst scored his second of the evening to wrap up an emphatic 7-0 win.
Cody Gakpo scored as the Netherlands ran out 4-0 winners against Hungary in League A Group 3.
Play was stopped in the early stages of the clash after Hungarian coach Adam Szalai collapsed.
When play resumed, the Netherlands were awarded a penalty, and former Manchester United forward Wout Weghorst made no mistake from the spot.
The Dutch were awarded another penalty during first-half stoppage time, and Gakpo dispatched it to double his side's advantage.
Denzel Dumfries found the back of the net after half-time before Teun Koopmeiners made it 4-0 with five minutes remaining.
Viktor Gyokeres registered a goal and an assist as Sweden beat Slovakia 2-1 in League C Group 1.
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Gyokeres gave the hosts the lead after just two minutes, but David Hancko scored to make it 1-1 at half-time.
Alexander Isak won it for the hosts three minutes after the break as Gyokeres turned provider.
Albania and the Czech Republic played out a 0-0 draw in League B Group 1.
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