England Secures Thrilling 3-0 Victory Over Greece, Reviving UEFA Nations League Qualification Hopes

Sharjah 24 – Asaad Khalil:

England‘s national team revived hopes of qualifying for the first stage of the UEFA Nations League thanks to their thrilling victory over their Greek hosts, 3-0, in the fifth round of matches in the second group in the second group of the continental champion..

In the other match in the same group, Ireland beat their host Finland 1-0.

At the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, the Three Lions ended the first half ahead with a goal from Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins in the seventh minute..

The second goal came in a friendly fire and was scored by Odysseus Vlachodimos, the goalkeeper of Newcastle United, by mistake, after Jude Bellingham’s shot bounced off the post in the 78th minute Liverpool’s Curtis Jones then confirmed England’s victory by scoring the third goal with a penalty kick 7 minutes from time..

At Crooke Park Stadium in Dublin, Brighton striker Evan Ferguson played the heroic part and scored the winning goal for Ireland in the dying moments of the first half..

England and Greece share the lead with 12 points, but England are first on head-to-head difference, Ireland are third with 6 points, and Finland are still in last place without a score after for them to lose for the fifth time in a row..

The sixth round will be decisive in determining the identity of the group leader, when England meet hosts Ireland, and Greece travel to Finland , next Sunday..