With goals after the break, England defeated the Republic of Ireland 5-0 at home in a match from the sixth round of the Nations League. The "Three Lions" won first place in Group B2 with 15 points and qualified for League A of the tournament. In the first half, the hosts had the upper hand, but were unable to score a goal against the "greens", who collapsed in the first minutes of the second half, BTA reported.
In the 51st minute, Liam Scales committed a foul in the penalty area against Jude Bellingham and received a second yellow and red card. Harry Kane converted the 11-meter penalty kick and calmed his teammates. In the 56th minute, Anthony Gordon increased the score to 2:0, and just 120 seconds later, Connor Gallagher also scored after an assist from Mark Gehi.
A quarter of an hour before the end of the match, Jarrod Bowen took advantage of a pass from Bellingham and also wrote his name among the scorers in the match. The final 5:0 was formed by debutant Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who scored for the first time with the national team. The Irish are in third position with 6 points and will play a play-off to remain in League B.
In the other match in the group, Greece defeated the host Finland 2:0 and finished second in the final standings also with 15 points. Anastasios Bakasetas and Christos Tsolis scored in the 52nd and 56th minutes to secure the victory for the "Greeks", who have a chance of qualifying for League A. Finland was eliminated in the third tier of the tournament.
In Group B3, Norway defeated Kazakhstan in front of their own fans 5-0. Erling Haaland's fourth hat-trick for the national team and one goal each from Alexander Sörlot and Antonio Nusa secured 13 points and first place, which qualified them for League A of the tournament. Kazakhstan was eliminated in League C. In the other match, Austria drew 1-1 at home with Slovenia. Romano Schmidt gave the Austrians the lead in the 27th minute, but Adam Cerin equalized nine minutes before the end of the match. The hosts will play a play-off for qualification to the first division of the tournament, while Slovenia will try to keep their place in League B.