{"id":16502,"date":"2020-09-03T18:46:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T22:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16502"},"modified":"2020-09-04T09:48:10","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T13:48:10","slug":"nations-league-roundup-gaya-strikes-late-to-rescue-point-for-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16502","title":{"rendered":"Nations League Roundup: Gaya Strikes Late To Rescue Point For Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jose Gaya struck in the dying seconds as Spain avoided defeat in their opening Nations League fixture against Germany, leaving Stuttgart with a 1-1 draw.<\/p>\n<p>New Chelsea recruit Timo Werner put Germany ahead six minutes after half-time when he thumped past Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea.<\/p>\n<p>But Gaya was able to volley into the net from close range five minutes into added-on time as the spoils were shared in both sides\u2019 first outing in almost 10 months.<\/p>\n<p>Also in Group A4, Manchester City\u2019s Oleksandr Zinchenko scored the winner for Ukraine, who overcame Switzerland 2-1 in Lviv.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham forward Andriy Yarmolenko put the hosts ahead after a quarter of an hour and although Haris Seferovic leveled four minutes before half-time, Zinchenko settled matters midway through the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Russia captain Artem Dzyuba bagged a brace to help his side to a 3-1 victory over Serbia in Group B3.<\/p>\n<p>The striker opened the scoring from the spot just after half-time and while Vyacheslav Karavayev doubled Russia\u2019s lead, Aleksandar Mitrovic pulled one back. But Dzyuba book-ended the scoring to give Russia some breathing room.<\/p>\n<p>Dominik Szoboszlai scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes from time to lift Hungary to a 1-0 victory in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>In Group D1, Brandur Hendriksson Olsen scored in the last minute as the Faroe Islands came from 2-1 down to claim a 3-2 victory over Malta.<\/p>\n<p>The Faroes went ahead through Klaemint Olsen but goals either side of the interval from Jurgen Degabriele and Andrei Agius put Malta ahead, only for Andreas Olsen and Brandur Hendriksson Olsen to turn the game on its head.<\/p>\n<p>Andorra claimed a point from a goalless draw against Lavia, who finished the match with 10 men following Vladislavs Gutkovskis\u2019 dismissal.<\/p>\n<p>Ion Nicolaescu\u2019s opener was cancelled out by Benjamin Kololli as Moldova and Kosovo drew 1-1 in Group C3, where there was a goalless draw between Slovenia and Greece.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-16502\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16502&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-16502\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16502&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-16502\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16502&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=16502\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jose Gaya struck in the dying seconds as Spain avoided defeat in their opening Nations League fixture against Germany, leaving Stuttgart with a 1-1 draw. 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