Aleksandar Kolarov's fantastic free-kick denied France their second win in a week as Les Bleus were held to a 1-1 draw in their intern...
Aleksandar Kolarov's fantastic free-kick denied France their second win in a week as Les Bleus were held to a 1-1 draw in their international friendly against Serbia in Belgrade.
The Manchester City defender's 25-yard strike flew past helpless France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris 10 minutes from time as the hosts warmed up for their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a fine result against the competition hosts.
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| Paul Pogba in action for le blues |
Didier Deschamps's men took an early lead through Paul Pogba's strike but could not follow up victory against Spain on Thursday with another win at Stadion FK Partizan.
Kyle Lafferty and Niall McGinn were the late heroes as Northern Irelandmarked the ninth anniversary of their famous victory over England by grabbing a dramatic 2-1 win in their Euro 2016 opener in Hungary.
Hungary had looked set to take the points on their first outing at the new Groupama Arena when former Watford striker Tamas Priskin headed home a 74th-minute corner.
Gibraltar's first-ever senior competitive game ended in a 7-0 thumping by Polandin their opening Euro 2016 Group D qualifying match on Sunday night.
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Robert Lewandowski scored four, Kamil Grosicki fired in two and Lukas Szukala also got onto the scoresheet in a predictably one-sided match at Estadio Do Algarve.
Gibraltar, UEFA's newest member and a country with a population of around 30,000, were accepted by the European governing body in May 2013 following a 14-year battle.
Scotland's opening Euro 2016 qualifier ended in defeat by world champions Germany thanks to two goals from Thomas Muller.
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| Mueller's fine form for Germany continues as his brace won the match |
He headed the hosts in front in a first half completely dominated by the hosts.
The Scots rode their luck in the first half but lifted their game after the break and levelled through Ikechi Anya.
But poor defending allowed Muller to fire in from close range to seal a narrow win, with Charlie Mulgrew sent off in stoppage time for the visitors
Portugal may have been without superstar Cristiano Ronaldo but it was not less of a shock as they slumped to an embarrassing 1-0 defeat at home to Albaniain their opening Euro 2016 qualifier.
After a miserable World Cup campaign, which saw them bow out in the group phase, the hosts failed to bounce back as stunning volley from Bekim Balaj early in the second half decided the match.
Even without Ronaldo the likes of Fabio Coentrao and Nani - who was the provider of their most encouraging moments - lined up for Portugal in the Group I clash, but couldn't muster a response.
Nani, on loan at Sporting Lisbon from Manchester United, whipped in a number of dangerous crosses and fired wide from inside the area as his side took the ascendancy without converting.
Results
Portugal 0-1 Albania
Gibraltar 0-7 Poland
Faroe Islands 1-3 Finland
Greece 0-1 Romania
Germany 2-1 Scotland
Georgia 1-2 Republic of Ireland
Denmark 2 - 1 Armenia
Hungary 1 - 2 Northern Ireland
