Start with the right for N. Ireland – All zero in the… Greek battle in Budapest!

Premiere with the right in the Nations League for the Northern Ireland! His team Michael O’Neill prevailed 2-0 of Luxembourg and made an ideal start in the 3rd group of League C.

It was all decided in an explosive six minutes in the first half, with the hosts finding the net in their first final thanks to a finish by McNair in the 11th minute. And six minutes later, Mr Ballard capitalized on Saville’s assist to make it 2-0. And somewhere there, the game died! The Northern Irishmen absolutely controlled the tempo, to keep the score as it was until the final whistle and essentially without much threat.

In the neutral ground of Budapest, the Belarus stuck at 0-0 with the Bulgaria in a match with… Greek interest. Because Asteras midfielder AKTOR started for the hosts, Yevgeny Yablonskywhile for the guests he played for 83 minutes Kirill Despodov of PAOK. Both had a good presence, but neither managed to help their team get more than a point.

The results of the 1st round:

Northern Ireland-Luxembourg 2-0

(11′ McNair, 17′ Ballard)

Belarus-Bulgaria 0-0

The next (2nd) matchday (08/09):

Bulgaria-B. Ireland

Luxembourg-Belarus

The score of the 3rd group:

Northern Ireland 3 (2-0)

Belarus 1 (0-0)

Bulgaria 1 (0-0)

Luxembourg 0 (0-2)