The second round of qualifying games for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 also came to an end. Let’s see in detail how things went today, Sunday 28 March, and recall yesterday’s matches.
Bulgaria-Italia saw the Azzurri win 2-0, Matteo PESSINA played in the final minutes of the match, while Rafael TOLOI wasn’t featured on the match sheet for this match as well.
Next fixture: Lituania-Italy (31/03) in Vilnius.
Match played: 25/03 Italia 2-0 Northern Ireland (Pessina featured as a substitute, coming on in the 84th minute, while Toloi wasn’t featured in the team sheet).
Berat DJIMSITI faced England with Albania in Tirana. The visitors won 2-0. Djimsiti played the full 90 minutes.
Next fixture: 25/03 San Marino-Albania (31/03) in San Marino.
Match played: Andorra 0-1 Albania (Djimsiti played the whole match).
Remo FREULER‘s Switzerland hosted Lithuania in St Gallen, winning 1-0. Remo played the first 66 minutes of the match.
Following fixture: (friendly match) Switzerland-Finland (31/3) in St Gallen.
Match played: 25/03 Bulgaria 1-3 Svizzera (Freuler played for 86 minutes).
Joakim MÆHLE‘s Denmark beat Moldavia 8-0 in Herning. Mæhle wasn’t on the team sheet.
Next fixture: Austria-Denmark (31/3) in Vienna.
Match played: 25/03 Israel 0-2 Denmark (Mæhle played for 86).
Viktor KOVALENKO and Ruslan MALINOVSKYI with Ukraine hosted Finland, getting a 1-1 draw. Malinovskyi completed 90 minutes in the draw, while Kovalenko took to the pitch in the 78th minute.
Next fixture: Ukraine-Kazakistan (31/3) in Kyiv.
Match played: 24/03 France 1-1 Ukraine (Malinovskyi completed 90 minutes in the draw, while Kovalenko came on as a substitute in the 79th minute).
Robin GOSENS‘s Germany faced Romania in Bucarest and won 1-0. The Nerazzurri wingback wasn’t included in the team sheet for this match as well.
Next fixture: Germany-North Macedonia (31/3) in Duisburg.
Match played: 25/03 Germania 3-0 Iceland (Gosens wasn’t featured on the team sheet).
SATURDAY 27/03 matches
Mario PAŠALIĆ scored the winner for Croatia against Cyprus. The Nerazzurri no. 88 found the back of the net on 40 and played for 66 minutes.
Next fixture: Croatia-Malta (30/3) in Rijeka.
On 24 March, Slovenia-Croatia ended 1-0 (Pašalić featured as a substitute from the 83rd minute).
Aleksey Miranchuk with Russia and Josip ILIČIĆ with Slovenia faced each other in Šoci: the Russian won 2-1 (he came on in the 49th minute) over the Slovenian, who played the full 90 minutes and scored the goal that reopened the game in the 36th minute.
Next fixture for Miranchuk: Slovakia-Russia (30/03) in Trnava.
On 24 March, Malta-Russia ended 1-3 (Aleksey came on in the 57th minute and provided the assist for Russia’s third goal).
Next fixture for Iličić: Cyprus-Slovenia (30/03) in Nicosia.
On 24 March, Slovenia-Croazia ended 1-0 (Josip played for 87 minutes).
Marten de ROON‘s the Netherlands beat Latvia 2-0, the Nerazzurri no. 15 didn’t take to the pitch.
Next fixture: Gibraltar-The Netherlands (30/3) in Gibraltar.
On 24 March, Turkey-The Netherlands ended 4-2 (de Roon played for 62 minutes).
