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Photo From: L'Equipe, March 31, 2019
Note:
The
purpose of this section is to summarize the week in question, it is not meant
to give a full statistical analysis of the matches.
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live in a viral age and all that information can be accessed.
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welcome all contributions from anyone, even for the Leagues that I did not
cover.
I. England
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-UEFA
have charged Montenegro for the racist behavior of its fans towards England
players. (Source BBC Football online)
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-Chelsea
have offered Callum Hudson-Odoi counseling after he was subject of racist abuse
in the last few weeks for club and country. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Gabriel
Agbonlahor announced his retirement from the game aged 32. (Source Sky Sports
online)
-Louis
van Gaal stated that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tactics are just as defensive as
his predecessor Mourinho and is ‘parking the bus’. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Former
English and most notably Sheffield United Goalkeeper from the 1950s, Edward
Burgin pass’s away aged 91. (Source Wikipedia online)
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed as the full time Manager of Manchester United.
(Source BBC Football online)
-Harry
Kane revealed he has the ambition to play in the NFL in the future. (Source
L’Equipe online)
-Harry
Kane received his OBE medal for his performances in the last World Cup. (Source
L’Équipe online)
-Southampton
Manager Ralph Hansenhuttl has made a rule that hotels that the team stay are to
block the players’ wifi as he wants to stop them from becoming vide game
addicts. (Source Reuters UK online)
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-Callum
Paterson (Iceland) will be out injured for the rest of the season. (Source Sky
Sports online)
-Cardiff
Manager Neil Warnock criticized Iceland for their handling of Aron Gunnarsson
during the International break. (Source Sky Sports online)
-As
a gesture of goodwill Manchester United have paid Molde £1 Million following
the full time appointment of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. (Source Sky Sports
online)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-Huddersfield
became the first team to be relegated after their loss at Crystal Palace.
(Source BBC Football online)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-PSG
have reportedly made an offer to Manchester United’s David De Gea that would
make the highest goalkeeper in the world. (Source onefootball online)
-Cardiff
Manager Neil Warnock expressed his displeasure with the match officials in
their match vs. Chelsea by staring down at them at the end of the match. The
most glaring point of contention was Azpilicuera’s goal, which was offside.
(Source Sky Sports online)
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-Steve
McClaren was dismissed as QPR Manager. (Source BBC Football online)
-Everton are investigating an alleged incident where
goalkeeper Jordan Pickford may have been involved in a middle of a scuffle in
Sunderland. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Arsenal won for the 10th straight
time at home. The first time they have achieved this since 1998. (Source
L’Equipe online)
English
Premier League Matchday (March 30-April 1, 2019):
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Fulham
0-Manchester City 2 (Bernardo Silva 5, Sergio Aguero 27)
Brighton
0-Southampton 1 (Pierre Hojbjerg 53)
Burnley
2-Wolves 0 (Conor Coady (own goal) 2, Dwight McNeill 77)
Crystal
Palace 2-Huddersfield 0 (Luka Milivojevic 76 pen, Patrick Van Aanholt 88)
Leicester
2-Bournemouth 0 (Wes Morgan 11, Jamie Vardy
82)
Manchetser
United 2-Watford 1 (Marcus Rashford 28, Anthony Martial 72 / Abdoulaye Doucoure 90)
West
Ham 0-Everton 2 (Kurt Zouma 5, Bernard 33)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Cardiff
1-Chelsea 2
(Vicotr Camarasa 46 / Cesar Azpilicueta 84, Ruben Loftus-Cheek 90)
Liverpool
2-Tottenham 1
(Roberto Firmino 16, Toby Alderweireld (own goal) 90 / Lucas Moura 70)
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
Arsenal
2-Newcastle 0
(Aaron Ramsey 30, Alexandre Lacazette 83)
Top
Goalscorer:
Sergio
Aguero (Manchester City) 19 goals
Mohamed
Salah (Liverpool) 17 goals
Pierre-Erick
Aubameyang (Arsenal) 17 goals
Harry
Kane (Tottenham) 17 goals
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Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Liverpool
|
32
|
24
|
7
|
1
|
72
|
19
|
53
|
79
|
|
2
|
Manchester City
|
31
|
25
|
2
|
4
|
81
|
21
|
60
|
77
|
|
3
|
Arsenal
|
31
|
19
|
6
|
6
|
65
|
39
|
26
|
63
|
|
4
|
Tottenham
|
31
|
20
|
1
|
10
|
58
|
34
|
24
|
61
|
|
5
|
Manchester United
|
31
|
18
|
7
|
6
|
60
|
41
|
19
|
61
|
|
6
|
Chelsea
|
31
|
18
|
6
|
7
|
52
|
34
|
18
|
60
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
II. Italy
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-Inter’s Mauro Icardi has resumed training with the club.
(Source Football Italia online)
-Agent
Mino Raiola denied having made comments urging that Moise Kean has to play
every match and that he nearly took him to AC Milan in the January transfer
window. (Source Football Italia online)
-Cristiano
Ronaldo has estimated that he should be fit from his recent injury within two
weeks. (Source AS.com online)
-Fabio
Quagliarella became Italy National Team’s oldest goalscorer by scoring against
Liechtenstein aged 36. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Italy’s (6-0) win over Liechtenstein was their largest
victory in 57 years and the last time they had scored six goals in a match was
26 years ago. (Source Football Italia online)
-Mario Balotelli hinted that he might refuse Italy call-ups
in the future after constant abuse from the fans. (Source Football Italia
online)
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-Torino President Urbano Cairo ruled out any possible
hiring of Giampiero Ventura as Technical Director. (Source Football Italia
online)
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-Sampdoria President Massimo Ferrero has denied reports that
the club is to change owners. (Source Football Italia online)
-Angelo
Di Livio was appointed as the Manager of Italy’s Post Office Team. (Source
Football Italia online)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-Mauro
Icardi will not play for Inter this weekend due to ‘new developments’.
(Source Football
Italia online)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-Inter
Manager Luciano Spaletti justified Mauro Icardi’s exclusion for his recent
behavior. Spaletti stared that it was ‘humiliating’ to negotiate with a player
to have him play for Inter. (Source Reuters UK online)
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-
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Transfers
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Date
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Player
|
Position
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From
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To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Youssuf Sylla (17 years
old)
|
-
|
Standard Liege
|
Torino
|
Next Season
|
Footnews.be
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Daniele Rugani
|
Defender
|
Juventus
|
2023
|
L’Equipe
|
Italian
Serie A Matchday (March 29-March 31, 2019):
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
Chievo
0-Cagliari 3 (Fabio
Pisacane 16, Joao Pedro 33, Artur Ionita 43)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Udinese
2-Genoa 0
(Stefano Okaka 4, Rolando Mandragora 61)
Juventus
1-Empoli 0 (Moise
Kean 72)
Sampdoria
1-AC Milan 0 (Gtregoire
Defrel 1)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Parma
1-Atalanta 3
(Gervinho 8 / Mario Pasalic 24, Duvan Zapata 75, 90)
Fiorentina
1-Torino 1
(Giovanni Simeone 7 / Daniele Baselli 34)
Roma
1-Napoli 4
(Diego Perotti 45 pen / Arek Milik 2, Dries Mertens 50, Simone Verdi 54, Amin
Younes 81)
Frosinone
0-SPAL 1
(Francesco Vicari 13)
Bologna
2-Sassuolo 1
(Erick Pulgar 68 pen, Mattia Destro 90+ / Jeremie Boga 90)
Inter
0-Lazio 1
(Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 13)
Top
Goalscorer:
Fabio
Quagliarella (Sampdoria) 21 goals
Krzysztof
Piatek (Genoa and AC Milan) 20 goals
Cristiano
Ronaldo (Juventus) 19 goals
Duvan
Zapata (Atalanta) 19 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Juventus
|
29
|
25
|
3
|
1
|
60
|
19
|
41
|
78
|
|
2
|
Napoli
|
29
|
19
|
6
|
4
|
56
|
24
|
32
|
63
|
|
3
|
Inter
|
29
|
16
|
5
|
8
|
43
|
25
|
18
|
53
|
|
4
|
AC Milan
|
29
|
14
|
9
|
6
|
43
|
27
|
16
|
51
|
|
5
|
Lazio
|
28
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
42
|
29
|
13
|
48
|
|
6
|
Atalanta
|
29
|
14
|
6
|
9
|
60
|
40
|
20
|
48
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
III. Spain
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-Spain Manager Luis Enrique will not manage the side today
vs. Malta for personal family reasons. Robert Moreno will manage in his place.
(Source L’Equipe online)
-Barcelona have ruled out the future signing of Antoine
Griezmann from Atletico Madrid after the player’s refusal to sign last summer.
(Source Marca.com online)
-Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) has been linked to Real Madrid
for next season. (Source AS.com online)
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-Brazil
Manager Tite stated that Vinicius Jr (Real Madrid) had missed an opportunity by
missing on the recent International matches through injury and hinted would be
unlikely to make the Copa America squad. (Source Football Espana online)
-Lyon’s
Tanguy Ndombele has been linked with Real Madrid as a priority set by Zinedine
Zidane. (Source AS.com online)
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-Reports
suggest that Antoine Griezmann may be willing to take a pay cut to join
Barcleona. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Luis
Figo stated that Sergio Ramos deserves the Ballon d’Or. (Source Marca online)
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-In
a vote in Barcelona, Lionel Messi was voted a shaving scored the first second
and third best goals in the club’s history (his strike vs. Getafe in 2007 as
the best). (Source BBC Football online)
-Antoine
Griezmann has reportedly informed Atletico Madrid that he will not leave at the
end of the season. (Source AS.com online)
-Lionel Messi stated that he misses Cristiano Ronaldo as he
brought prestige to the Spanish League. (Source Daily Mail online)
-Spanish
League matches in summertime (May 20th to September 15th) are to be played
after 19:30 hours for the health of the players. (Source MaisFutebol online)
-Rivaldo
criticized the rumored 280 Million Euros Real Madrid offer for Kylian Mbappe.
He stated that no player is worth that much. (Source Football Espana online)
Saturday, March 30, 2019:
-Lionel
Messi has now won his 334th match with Barcelona matching Iker
Casillas’ record. (Source Sportskeeda online)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-Zinedine
Zidane selected his son Luca to start in goal for Real Madrid’s match vs.
Huesca. (Source RTBF.be online)
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
April 1, 2019
|
Unai Simon
|
Goalkeeper
|
Bilbao
|
2023
|
L’Equipe
|
Spanish
La Liga Matchday (March 29-March 31, 2019):
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
Girona
1-Bilbao 2 (Cristhian
Stuani 37 / Inaki Williams 53, Raul Garcia 59)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Getafe
0-Leganes 2 (Michael
Santos 49, Juanfran 83)
Barcelona
2-Espanyol 0
(Lionel Messi 71, 89)
Celta
3-Villareal 2 (Iago
Aspas 50, 86 pen, Maxi Gomez 71 / Karl Toko Ekambi 11, Alfonso Pedraza 15)
Alaves
0-Atletico Madrid 4 (Saul Niguez 5, Diego Costa 11, Alvaro Morata 59, Thomas Partey 84)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Levante
2-Eibar 2 (Jose
Luis Morales 5, Ruben Rochina 26 / Gonzalo Escalante 19, Sergi Enrich 78)
Vallecano
1-Betis 1 (Raul
De Tomas 34 / Cristian Tello 81)
Sevilla
0-Valencia 1 (Dani
Parejo 45 pen)
Valladolid
1-Sociedad 1 (Keko
9 / Mikel Oyarzabal 79)
Real
Madrid 3-Huesca 2 (Isco 25, Dani Ceballos 62, Karim Benzema 89 / J.Camilo Hernandez 3,
Xabier Etxeita 74)
Top
Goalscorer:
Lionel
Messi (Barcelona) 31 goals
Luis
Suarez (Barcelona) 18 goals
Cristhian
Stuani (Girona) 17 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Barcelona
|
29
|
21
|
6
|
2
|
75
|
27
|
48
|
69
|
|
2
|
Atletico Madrid
|
29
|
17
|
8
|
4
|
43
|
19
|
24
|
59
|
|
3
|
Real Madrid
|
29
|
18
|
5
|
6
|
52
|
34
|
18
|
57
|
|
4
|
Getafe
|
29
|
12
|
10
|
7
|
36
|
26
|
10
|
46
|
|
5
|
Alaves
|
29
|
12
|
8
|
9
|
31
|
35
|
-4
|
44
|
|
6
|
Valencia
|
29
|
9
|
16
|
4
|
31
|
23
|
8
|
43
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IV. Germany
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-Franz
Beckenbauer believes that Bayern Munich should dismiss Manager Nico Kovac at
the end of the season. (Source onefootball Online)
-Jurgen
Klinsmann criticized VfB Stuttgart for the recent resignation of Guido Buchwald
from the supervisory board. (Source Sport Bild Online)
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-Hannover
President Martin Kind placed pressure on Manager Thomas Doll by refusing to
guarantee his position after a loss for this coming weekend. (Source Bulinews
online)
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-Schalke Manager Huub Stevens indicated that the
discarded Nabil Bentaleb would be given another chance. (Source Sport Bild
online)
-Eintracht
Frankfurt have been fined 50,000 for crowd disturbances in their Europa League
Match vs. Inter. (Source MaisFutebol online)
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-Bayern
Munich’s Uli Hoeness stated that it was wise not to comment on the exclusion of
the Bayern trio from the National Team. He said he did it for the sake of
himself and Joachim Low. (Source Bulinews online)
-Stuttgart
Manager Markus Weinzierl criticized his defender Borna Sosa for complaining in
the press for his dissatisfaction at the club. (Source Sport Bild online)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-Karim Bellarabi (Leverkusen) will be out injured for the
rest of the season. (Source Sport Bild online)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-Achraf Hakimi (Dortmund) will be out injured for the rest of
the season. (Source Goal.com online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Lucas Hernandez (France)
|
Defender
|
Atletico Madrid
|
Bayern Munich
|
Next season
|
Sky Sports
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Luan Candido (Brazil)
|
-
|
Palmeiras
|
RB Leipzig
|
Next season
|
Sport Bild
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
March 26, 2019
|
Guido Burgstaller
|
Striker
|
Schalke
|
2022
|
Bulinews
|
|
March 26, 2019
|
Karim Onisiwo
|
Striker
|
Mainz
|
2020
|
Sport Bild
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Ramazan Ozcan
|
Goalkeeper
|
Leverkusen
|
2020
|
Sport Bild
|
|
Profesional Contract
|
||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Online Source
|
|
March 26, 2019
|
Julian Albrecht (17 years
old)
|
-
|
Hertha Berlin
|
Sport Bild
|
German
Bundesliga Matchday (March 29-March 31, 2019):
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
Hoffenheim
4-Leverkusen 1 (Ishak Belfodil 10, 61, Sven Bender (own goal) 51, Anfrej Kramaric 79 /
Kevin Volland 17)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Nuremberg
3-Augsburg 0 (Mikale
Ishak 52, Matheus Pereira 88, Eduard Lowen 90)
Dortmund
2-Wolfsburg 0 (Paco
Alcacer 90, 90+)
Dusseldorf
3- Moenchengladbach 1 (Rouwen Hennings 6, 16, Kevin Stoger 12 / Denis Zakaria 83)
Freiburg
1-Bayern Munich 1 (Lucas Holer 3 / Robert Lewandowski 22)
Werder
Bremen 3-Mainz 1 (Milot Rashica 3, Max Kruse 36, 63 / Robin Quaison 52)
RB
Leipzig 5-Hertha Berlin 0 (Emil Forsberg 17, Yussuf Poulsen 27, 56, 62, Amadou Haidara 64)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Hannover
0-Schalke 1 (Suat
Serdar 39)
Frankfurt
3-Stuttgart 0 (Filip
Kostic 45, 64, Luka Jovic 84)
Top
Goalscorer:
Robert
Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 19 goals
Paco
Alcacer (Dortmund) 16 goals
Luka
Jovic (Frankfurt) 16 goals
Marco
Reus (Dortmund) 15 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Dortmund
|
27
|
19
|
6
|
2
|
66
|
30
|
36
|
63
|
|
2
|
Bayern Munich
|
27
|
19
|
4
|
4
|
69
|
28
|
41
|
61
|
|
3
|
RB Leipzig
|
27
|
15
|
7
|
5
|
49
|
20
|
29
|
52
|
|
4
|
Frankfurt
|
27
|
14
|
7
|
6
|
54
|
30
|
24
|
49
|
|
5
|
M’Gladbach
|
27
|
14
|
5
|
8
|
46
|
34
|
12
|
47
|
|
6
|
Werder Bremen
|
27
|
11
|
9
|
7
|
49
|
39
|
10
|
42
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
V. France
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-Lyon
were fined 28,000 Euros due its fans misbehavior in their home match vs.
Barcelona. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Michel
Platini has been invited as part of the “Change the World Foundation” at UN headquarters
in New York City. (Source L’Équipe online)
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-Rennes have been fined 44,000 Euros by UEFA after its fans
entered the field in their Europa League match vs. Arsenal. (Source L’Équipe
online)
-Caen
Management stated that Rolland Courbis was in error when he had held a
press conference implying that he had taken over as Manager. They maintained
that Fabian Mercadal is the Manager. (Source L’Équipe online)
-Former
French striker from the 60s and 70s, Maurice Hardouin passed away. (Source
Wikipedia online)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-Strasbourg
won the French League Cup after a penalty kick shoot-out vs. Guingamp.
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
March 26, 2019
|
Bjorn Engels
|
Defender
|
Olympiakos
|
Reims
|
Permanent signing
(previously on lona)
|
Walfoot.be
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Jorge (Brazil)
|
Defender
|
Monaco (on loan at Porto)
|
Santos
|
Loan
|
L’Equipe
|
|
April 1, 2019
|
Kolbeinn Sigthorsson
(Iceland)
|
Striker
|
Free Agent (formerly
Nantes)
|
AIK Solan
|
Purchase
|
vi.nl
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Thomas Tuchel (Germnay)
|
Manager
|
PSG
|
2021
|
L’Equipe
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Arnaud Nordin
|
Striker
|
St Etienne
|
2022
|
L’Equipe
|
French
League Cup-Final (March 30, 2019):
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Strasbourg
0-Guingamp 0 (-)
(Strasbourg won 4-1 on penalty kick shoot-out)
French
Ligue 1 Matchday (March 29-April 1, 2019):
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
Rennes
0-Lyon 1 (Martin
Terrier 86)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
OM
2-Angers 2
(Mario Balotelli 4, 16 / Thomas Mangani 36 pen, 77 pen)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Monaco
0-Caen 1 (Enzo
Crivelli 23)
Dijon
0-Nice 1 (Pierre
Lees Melou 60)
Amiens
0-Bordeaux 0 (-)
Nantes
2-Lille 3
(Valentin Eysseric 54 pen, Kalifa Coulibaly 56 / Rafael leno 62, Nicolas Pepe
68 pen, Jonathan Bamba 69)
Toulouse
0-PSG 1
(Kylian Mbappe 74)
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
St
Etienne 2-Nimes 1 (Remy Cabella 24, Robert Beric 79 / Antonin Bobichon 2)
Top
Goalscorer:
Kylian
Mbappe (PSG) 27 goals
Edinson
Cavani (PSG) 17 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
PSG
|
29
|
26
|
2
|
1
|
87
|
16
|
71
|
80
|
|
2
|
Lille
|
30
|
17
|
7
|
6
|
48
|
26
|
22
|
59
|
|
3
|
Lyon
|
30
|
16
|
8
|
6
|
51
|
35
|
16
|
56
|
|
4
|
St Etienne
|
30
|
14
|
7
|
9
|
44
|
36
|
8
|
49
|
|
5
|
OM
|
30
|
14
|
6
|
10
|
48
|
40
|
8
|
48
|
|
6
|
Reims
|
29
|
11
|
13
|
5
|
31
|
27
|
4
|
46
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VI. Holland
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-Ajax were fined 23,000 Euros for the misbehavior of its fans
in their match at Madrid vs. Real. (Source voetbalzone.nl online)
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-Heracles announced that Aras Ozbiliz has been suspended for
disciplinary reasons and Kristoffer Kristinsson has returned to the youth side.
(Source vi.nl online)
-Willem II announced that they will not extend the expiring
contracts of Mattijs Branderhorst, Jordy Croux and Elmo Lieftink.
(Source vi.nl online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
March 26, 2019
|
Razvan Marin (Romania)
|
Midfielder
|
Standard Liege
|
Ajax
|
Next Season
|
L’Equipe
|
|
March 26, 2019
|
Nick Marsman
|
Goalkeeper
|
Utrecht
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Jordy Tutuarima
|
-
|
|
De Graafschap
|
Permanent signing
(purchase option lifted)
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Delano
Burgzorg
|
-
|
|
De Graafschap
|
Permanent signing
(purchase option lifted)
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Kristoffer
Peterson
|
-
|
|
Heracles
|
Permanent signing
(purchase option lifted)
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Brandley Kuwas
|
-
|
|
Heracles
|
Permanent signing
(purchase option lifted)
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Marco
Van Duin
|
-
|
NEC
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Oliver Zelenika
|
-
|
NEC
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Guus
Joplin
|
-
|
NEC
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Patrick
Pothuizen
|
-
|
NEC
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Muslu
Nalbantoglu
|
-
|
NEC
|
Free Agent
|
Contract Rescinded
|
vi.nl
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
March 27, 2019
|
Calvin Stengs
|
-
|
AZ
|
2023
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Andre Onana
|
-
|
Ajax
|
2022
|
vi.nl
|
|
March 29, 2019
|
Lex Immers
|
-
|
Den Haag
|
-
|
vi.nl
|
|
April 1, 2019
|
Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco)
|
Defender
|
Ajax
|
2022
|
L’Equipe
|
|
Profesional Contract
|
||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Online Source
|
|
March 26, 2019
|
Jan Paul van Hecke (18
years old)
|
-
|
NAC Breda
|
vi.nl
|
Dutch Eredivisie Matchday (March 30-March 31, 2019):
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Den
Haag 3-Vitesse 3 (Sheraldo Becker 7, Lex Immers 31, 76 / Thomas Buitink 21, 27, 43)
Willem
II 3-Fortuna Sittard 2 (Alexander Isak 44 pen, 58 pen, 61 pen / Andrija Novakovich 32,
Branislav Ninaj 53)
De
Graafschap 1-Heracles 2 (Charlison Benschop 16 / Brabdley Kuwas 66, Lerin Duarte 70)
AZ
1-Groningen 0
(Ron Vlaar 70)
Heerenveen
1-Excelsior 0 (P.Van
Amersfoort 90)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
NAC
1-VVV 1
(Greg Leigh 66 / Peniel Mlapa 14)
Utrecht
3-Feyenoord 2 (Urby
Emanuelson 33, S. Van de Streek 60, Timo Letschert 90 / Sam Larsson 64, Robin
van Persie 75)
PEC
3-Emmen 0
(-Vito Van Crooij 3, Lennart Thy 45, 90)
Ajax
3-PSV 1
(Daniel Schwaab (own goal) 21, Dusan Tadic 72 pen, David Neres 90 / Luuk De
Jong 58)
Top
Goalscorer:
Luuk
De Jong (PSV Eindhoven) 21 goals
Dusan
Tadic (Ajax) 20 goals
Hakim
Ziyech (Ajax) 15 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
PSV Eindhoven
|
27
|
21
|
4
|
2
|
80
|
19
|
61
|
67
|
|
2
|
Ajax
|
27
|
21
|
3
|
4
|
92
|
24
|
68
|
65
|
|
3
|
AZ
|
27
|
15
|
5
|
7
|
53
|
30
|
23
|
50
|
|
4
|
Feyenoord
|
27
|
14
|
5
|
8
|
57
|
36
|
21
|
47
|
|
5
|
Utrecht
|
27
|
12
|
7
|
8
|
48
|
36
|
12
|
43
|
|
6
|
Heracles
|
27
|
13
|
3
|
11
|
48
|
51
|
-3
|
42
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VII. Scotland
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-Celtic
announced that Leigh Griffiths will return to the club to resume fitness. He
had taken a leave of absence in December for personal reasons. (Source Sky
Sports online)
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-Hearts
Manager Craig Levein was given a misconduct charge by the Scottish FA for his
behavior in a U-18 match vs. Hibernian in his role as Director of Football.
(Source BBC Football online)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-Alfredo
Morelos (Rangers) was sent off in the Old-Firm clash vs. Celtic. This is his 5th
sending off in 45 matches in this season. This is a new record as the previous
record-holders were Sergio Ramos and Ryan Jack, who both received four red
cards in a season. (Source Daily Mail online)
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-Alfredo
Morelos (Rangers) has received a four-match ban for his sending off for
elbowing Celtic’s Scott Brown in yesterday’s match. (Source BBC Football
online)
-The
death of former Scottish Professional form the 60s and 70s, Kit Napier as
announced. (Source Wikipedia online)
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
March 29, 2019
|
Alan Power
|
Midfielder
|
Kilmarnock
|
2022
|
BBC Football
|
Scottish
Premier League Matchday (March 27, 2019):
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
St
Johnstone 1-St Mirren 0 (Christopher Kane 13)
Scottish
Premier League Matchday (March 29-March 31, 2019):
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
Livingston
1-Hibernian 2 (Ryan
Hardie 90 pen / Paul Hanlon 71, Stephen Mallan 75)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Hearts
2-Aberdeen 1 (Sean
Clare 60 pen, Uche Ikpeazu 77 / Connor McLennan 15)
Kilmarnock
5-Hamilton 0 (Greg
Taylor 5, Conor McAlemny 56, Youssuf Mulumbu 63, Chris Burke 84, Mikael Ndjoli
90)
Motherwell
3-St Johnstone 0 (Elliott Frear 70, David Turnbull 80, Richard Tait 90)
St
Mirren 2-Dundee 1 (Daniel Mullen 12, Bradley Lyons 58 / Ethan Robson 1)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Celtic
2-Rangers 1
(Odsonne Edouard 27, James Forrest 86 / Ryan Kent 63)
Top
Goalscorer:
Alfredo
Morelos (Rangers) 17 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Celtic
|
31
|
23
|
4
|
4
|
69
|
17
|
52
|
73
|
|
2
|
Rangers
|
31
|
17
|
9
|
5
|
67
|
24
|
43
|
60
|
|
3
|
Kilmarnock
|
31
|
15
|
9
|
7
|
44
|
28
|
16
|
54
|
|
4
|
Aberdeen
|
31
|
15
|
7
|
9
|
47
|
36
|
11
|
52
|
|
5
|
Hearts
|
31
|
15
|
5
|
11
|
37
|
36
|
1
|
50
|
|
6
|
Hibernian
|
31
|
13
|
9
|
9
|
47
|
33
|
14
|
48
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
VIII. Portugal
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-Moroccan Adel Taarabt finally made his debut for Benfica
for the first time since transferring from QPR in 2015. (Source BBC Football
online)
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-
|
Profesional Contract
|
||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Online Source
|
|
March 26, 2019
|
Joao Tome (16 years old)
|
-
|
Benfica
|
Maisfutebol
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Diogo Paulo (17 years old)
|
Midfielder
|
Guimaraes
|
Maisfutebol
|
Portugal
Primeira Liga League Matchday (March 29-April 1, 2019):
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
Portimonense
0-Moreirense 2 (Chiquinho 34, Heriberto Tavares 60)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Braga
2-Porto 3 (Wilson
Eduardo 5, Murillo 47 / Soares 26, 79 pen, Alex Telles 69 pen)
Chaves
1-Sporting CP 3 (Andre Luis 60 / Luiz Phellype 24, 90, Bruno Fernandes 80)
Santa
Clara 1-Guimaraes 0 (Ze Manuel 26)
Benfica
1-Tondela 0
(Haris Seferovic 84)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Maritimo
3-Nacional 2
(Edgar Costa 5, Joel Tagueu 16 pen, Getterson 35 / Joao Camacho 11 pen, Bryan
Rochez 88 pen)
Rio
Ave 0-Aves 2 (Rodrigo
Soares 6 pen, Mama Balde 83)
Boavista
2-Belenenses 0
(Yusupha Njie 53, Mateus 90)
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
Feirense
0-Setubal 1
(Jhonder Cadiz 81)
Top
Goalscorer:
Haris
Seferovic (Benfica) 16 goals
Dyego
Sousa (Braga) 14 goals
Bas
Dost (Sporting CP) 14 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Benfica
|
27
|
21
|
3
|
3
|
73
|
23
|
50
|
66
|
|
2
|
Porto
|
27
|
21
|
3
|
3
|
56
|
17
|
39
|
66
|
|
3
|
Sporting CP
|
27
|
18
|
4
|
5
|
53
|
28
|
25
|
58
|
|
4
|
Braga
|
27
|
18
|
4
|
5
|
46
|
27
|
19
|
58
|
|
5
|
Moreirense
|
27
|
14
|
3
|
10
|
33
|
34
|
-1
|
45
|
|
6
|
Guimaraes
|
27
|
12
|
6
|
9
|
31
|
24
|
7
|
42
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
IX. Belgium
Diary:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-Anderlecht’s
Bosnian defender Ognjen Vranjes was arrested at the Charleroi airport upon
returning to Belgium from Bosnia. His residency permit had expired, and he was
transported to a refugee center and spent the night there before being released
on Tuesday. (Source L’Equipe online)
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-Charleroi
were fined 5,000 Euros for its fans using pyrotechnic materials in their match
vs. Antwerp on March 10th. (Source RTBF.be online)
-Romelu
Lukaku has described himself as Belgium’s best ever striker. (Source Walfoot.be
online)
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-Manuel
Benson (Mouscron, on loan from Genk) will be out injured for the rest of the
season. (Source Jupiler League App online)
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-In
the near future, Anderlecht’s Stadium Stade Constant Vanden Stock is to be
renamed to most likely after an agreement with Lotto. (Source Walfoot.be
online)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-VAR
was used for the first time for Offside line technology. It was used to annul
Felipe Avenatti’s goal in the 8th minute of Kortrijk and Mouscron
match. (Source RTBF.be online)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-Former
Anderlecht manager Hein Vanhaezebrouck stated that he is still owed money by
Anderlecht as part of his severance package. The club responded by releasing a
statement, saying that they had fully paid him. (Source RTBF.be online)
|
Transfers
|
||||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
From
|
To
|
Type
|
Online Source
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Jan Van den Bergh
|
-
|
Eerschot-Wilrijk
|
Gent
|
Next Season
|
Walfoot.be
|
|
March 28, 2019
|
Gary Kagelmacher
|
Defender
|
-
|
Kortrijk
|
Permanent signing
(previously on loan)
|
Jupiler League App
|
|
Contract Extensions
|
|||||
|
Date
|
Player
|
Position
|
Club
|
Expiration Year
|
Online Source
|
|
March 29, 2019
|
Yari Vetschaeren
|
-
|
Anderlecht
|
2022
|
Walfoot.be
|
First
Division A- Championship Play-offs-League Matchday (March 29-March 31, 2019):
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
Standard
3-Antwerp 1 (Moussa
Djenepo 71, Luis Cavanda 80, Kostas Laifis 88 / Dieumerci Mbokani 25)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Genk
3-Anderlecht 0 (Joakim Marhle 32, Junya Ito
55, Joseph Paintsil 79)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
Club
Brugge 3-Gent 0 (Ruud Vormer 14, Clinton Mata 26, Hans Vanaken 57)
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Genk
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
35
|
|
2
|
Club Brugge
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
31
|
|
3
|
Standard Liege
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
30
|
|
4
|
Anderlecht
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
-3
|
26
|
|
5
|
Antwerp
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
-2
|
25
|
|
6
|
Gent
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
-3
|
25
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
First
Division A- EL Group A-League Matchday (March 30-March 31, 2019):
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Ostend
1-Eupen 2 (Fernando Canesin 44 / Youssef Msakni 14,
Xavi Molina 62)
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
St
Truiden 3-Charleroi 1 (Alexis De Sart 44, Cristian Ceballos 80, Mamadou Sylla 90 / Ryota
Morioka 10)
Westerlo
1-Beerschot-Wilrijk 1 (Christian Bruls 34 / Loris Brogno 25)
First
Division A- EL Group B-League Matchday (March 30-March 31, 2019):
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
Kortrijk
3-Mouscron 1 (Felipe Avenatti 8, Teddy Chevalier 21, Bruno
Godeau (own goal) 64 / Frank Boya 73)
Zulte-waregem
0-Waasland-Beveren 0 (-)
Union
St Gilloise 3-Cercle Brugge 1 (Faiz
Selemani 26 pen, Youssoufou Niakate 45, 82 / Gianni Bruno 48)
Top
Goalscorer:
Mbwana
Samatta (Genk) 20 goals
Hamdi
Harbaoui (Zulte-Waregem) 18 goals
Ivan
Santini (Anderlecht) 14 goals
Nany
Dimata (Anderlecht) 13 goals
|
Table
|
Team
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Genk
|
30
|
18
|
9
|
3
|
63
|
31
|
32
|
63
|
|
2
|
Club Brugge
|
30
|
16
|
8
|
6
|
64
|
32
|
32
|
56
|
|
3
|
Standard Liege
|
30
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
49
|
35
|
14
|
53
|
|
4
|
Anderlecht
|
30
|
15
|
6
|
9
|
49
|
34
|
15
|
51
|
|
5
|
Gent
|
30
|
15
|
5
|
10
|
53
|
45
|
8
|
50
|
|
6
|
Antwerp
|
30
|
14
|
7
|
9
|
39
|
34
|
5
|
49
|
P-Played,
W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference,
Pts-Point
Diary
(extra):
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
-Ukraine is in danger of losing points in Euro
qualifiers, as Junior Moraes became a citizen just the week before but
according to FIFA statutes a naturalized player over age of 18 must have lived
in the country of residence for at least five years consecutively, however,
Junior Moraes was loaned to a Chinese side for four months in 2017. Portugal
and Luxembourg have lodged complaints. (Source Footnews.be online)
-Jorge
Valdano stated that Argentina should be less Messi dependent and instead improve
the players around him. (Source AS.com online)
-Former
Russian International Pavel Pogrebnyak was fined for saying that it was
‘laughable’ to have black players playing for the Russian National Team.
(Source BBC Football online)
-As
expected Republic of Ireland’s match vs. Georgia at Aviva Stadium was briefly
halted due to the crowd throwing tennis balls in protest. (Source Balls.ie
online)
-Brazilian Journalist Rafael Henzel passed away aged 45 after
collapsing while playing Football with his friends. He was one of the few
survivors of the Chapecoense airplane crash from 2016. (Source BBC
Football online)
-Republic of Ireland’s James McClean has criticized Declan
Rice for his International switch to England. (Source Sky Sports online)
Wednesday,
March 27, 2019:
-Republic of Ireland’s James McClean has told any player who
wants to follow Declan Rice’s example to “sod off and play for someone
else”. (Source Sky Sports online)
Thursday,
March 28, 2019:
-Australian Tim Cahill plans to retire from the game at the end of the season. (Source Sky Sports online)
-Daniel
Cousin was dismissed as Gabon National Team Manager. (Source L’Equipe online)
-Savo
Milosevic was appointed as Manager of Partizan Belgrade. (Source Reuters UK
online)
-UEFA
have opened disciplinary proceedings against Republic of Ireland due to the
tennis ball protest in the Euro qualifier vs. Georgia. (Source Reuters UK
online)
-Former
Argentina player Leopoldo Luque criticized Lionel Messi’s commitment to the
National Team for leaving the squad after his injury. In comparison he said
Maradona was available even when hurt. (Source MaisFutebol online)
-The
Ukraine Federation have maintained that they followed all procedures and
consulted with FIFA and UEFA prior to selecting Junior Moraes. (Source
MaisFutebol online)
-Gonzalo Higuain has announced his retirement from the
Argentina National Team. (Source BeIn Sport online)
-Former Soviet Defender Vladimir Sergeyevich Basalayev passed
away aged 73. (Source Wikipedia online)
Friday,
March 29, 2019:
-Australian
Tim Cahill officially announced his retirement from the game. (Source Reuters
UK online)
- Gabriel Batistuta came to the defense Gonzalo Higuain for
his continued abuse in Argentina Football circles. (Source Sportskeeda online)
-Nigerian striker Odion Ighalo revealed that he had turned
down an offer to join Barcelona in January to remain in the Chinese League.
(Source BBC Football online)
Saturday,
March 30, 2019:
-
Sunday,
March 31, 2019:
-
Monday,
April 1, 2019:
-Bertie Ahern was
named as the new CEO of the Republic of Ireland Federation (FAI). (Source
extra.ie online)
-Venezuela
National Team Manager Rafael Dudamel announced that he would remain in his
post. (Source L’Equipe online)
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Transfers
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Date
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Player
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Position
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From
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To
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Online Source
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March 27, 2019
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Pato (Brazil)
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Free Agent (formerly
Tianjin Quanjian)
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Sao Paulo
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Purchase
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L’Equipe
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I.
Friendlies:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
Japan
1-Bolivia 0 (Shoya
Nakajima 76)
South
Korea 2-Colombia 1 (Heung-min Son 16, jae-Sung Lee 59 / Luis Diaz 49)
United
Arab Emirates 0-Syria 0 (-)
Iraq
3-Jordan 2 (-)
Ivory
Coast 1-Liberia 0 (Jonathan Kodjia 90 pen)
Nigeria
1-Egypt 0 (Paul
Onuachu 1)
Senagal
2-Mali 1 (-)
Morocco
0-Argentina 1 (Angel
Correa 83)
Algeria
1-Tunisia 0 (Baghdad
Bounedjah 70 pen)
Czech
Republic 1-Brazil 3 (David Pavelka 37 / Roberto Firmino 49, Gabriel Jesus 83, 90)
Gibraltar
0-Estonia 1 (Kosntantin
Vassiljev 53)
USA
1-Chile 1 (Christian
Pulisic 4 / Oscar Opazo 9)
Peru
0-El Salvador 2 (Miguel Trauco (own goal) 61, Oscar Ceren 90)
Honduras
0-Ecuador 0 (-)
Costa
Rica 1-Jamaica 0 (Keysher Fuller 29)
Paraguay
2-Mexico 4 (Hernan
Perez 60, Derlis Gonzalez 85 / J. dos santos 6, Gustavo Gomez (own goal) 10,
Javier Hernandez 25, Luis Montes 90)
II.
2020 UEFA European Championship Qualifiers:
Group
D:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
Republic
of Ireland 1-Georgia 0 (Conor Hourihane 36)
Switzerland
3-Denmark 3 (Remo
Freuler 19, Granit Xhaka 66, Breel Embolo 76 / Mathias Jorgensen 84, Chritsian
Gytkjaer 88, Henrik Dalsgaard 90)
Group
F:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
Malta
0-Spain 2 (Alvaro
Morata 31, 73)
Norway
3-Sweden 3 (B.Maars
Johnsen 41, Joshua King 59, Ola Kamara 90+ / Viktor Claesson 70, Haavard
Nordtveit (own goal) 86, Robin Quaison 90)
Romania
4-Faroe Islands 1 (Ciprian Ioan Deac 26, Claudiu Keseru 29, 33, George Puscas 63 /
Viljomur Davidsen 40 pen)
Group
J:
Tuesday,
March 26, 2019:
Armenia
0-Finland 2 (Fredrik
Jensen 14, Pyry Soiri 78)
Bosnia
and Herzegovina 2-Greece 2 (Edin Visca 10, Miralem Ojanic 15 / K.Fortounis 64 pen, Dimitris
Kolovos 85)
Italy
6-Liechtenstein 0 (Stefano Sensi 17, Marco Verratti 32, Fabio Quagliarella 35 pen, 45
pen, Moise Kean 69, Lonardo Paoletti 76)
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