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00:00A decade on from a hat-trick in Armenia, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to Yerevan to launch Portugal's latest World Cup bid.
00:12England required a handsome win to satisfy expectations as Andorra tried to interrupt their perfect start to the European qualifiers.
00:22While Austria aimed to maintain their momentum, eager to see off Cyprus and make it three wins from three.
00:29We start in Group F as Armenia and Portugal got their campaigns underway in Yerevan.
00:41The new Armenian coach Yegish Malikyan was hoping to get his tenure off to a winning start,
00:47but faced a significant challenge against the newly crowned Nations League champions.
00:52Watching Portugal's first international match since the tragic passing of Diogo Jota was Stephen Wyeth.
01:00What feels like a statement eight changes from the new Armenian boss Yegishin Malikyan.
01:06Goalkeeper Henry Avagyan plays for just the second time since his debut seven years ago.
01:12Tigran Basseguyan's recall to captain the side after only two caps in as many years.
01:16Gregori Artunian, Neer Technician and Edward Spetsian are the only survivors of Dune's friendly against Montenegro.
01:28It is a more modest two Portugal changes from the UEFA Nations League final.
01:34Joao Cancelo who missed that triumph through injury returns, as does Joao Felix for his first cap since November.
01:41Bernardo Silva and Francisco Conceição drop to the bench where Ruben Neves poignantly wears the number 21 shirt in tribute to his friend Diogo Jota.
01:52Well, this is Portugal's first game since the untimely passing of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva at the start of July.
02:02In tribute, a moment's silence ahead of kick-off.
02:22Last time these nations met was in qualifying for Euro 2016.
02:32It was a close run thing.
02:34Here in Yerevan.
02:36Portugal needed a Cristiano Ronaldo hat-trick to win 3-2.
02:40Ruben Diaz.
02:43Promising.
02:47The delivery is a good one.
02:51Joao Felix giving Portugal an early lead.
02:55Perfect start for Roberto Martinez and his team.
02:59Dominant from the first whistle.
03:01What an inviting cross it was.
03:04Excellent build-up play.
03:06Got their players in position.
03:09Maybe attentions were drawn towards Ronaldo but Joao Cancelo knew exactly where Joao Felix was stationed.
03:18Not taking long.
03:19Armenia nil.
03:20Portugal.
03:21What?
03:24Here's Bruno Fernandes.
03:31Joao Cancelo thought about it.
03:36Neto.
03:37That's a good cross for Ronaldo.
03:392-0.
03:40And the record-breaking numbers for Cristiano Ronaldo just keep totting up.
03:45A hat-trick on his last visit to Armenia.
03:48And a potentially crucial goal to put Portugal in a comfortable position tonight.
03:54Beautifully flighted.
03:55And the run times to perfection.
03:58By a master marksman who had been quiet up until that moment.
04:03Bruno Fernandes.
04:05Very nearly for Nuno Mendes.
04:08Kept in play just by Ronaldo.
04:10That's not a bad effort either.
04:11Goodness me.
04:12Well, he scored two overhead kicks at the weekend.
04:14That might have surpassed both if he'd managed to find the target with that flying effort.
04:18Joao Neves has got an eye for the spectacular at the moment.
04:20Heavy touch.
04:21It's invited more trouble.
04:22Ronaldo is in once more.
04:23Well, Magian's save was a good one, but he's not going to get behind that effort.
04:28Joao Cancelo with the latest Portugal goal.
04:29Three of them now already.
04:31And a celebration in memory of Diogo Jota.
04:34Playing in memory of Diogo Jota.
04:35Playing in memory of a departed team-mate.
04:37And putting on a show, Portugal.
04:40Ronaldo.
04:41Ronaldo.
04:42Heavily involved.
04:43Heavily involved.
04:44Avagian's save was a good one, but he's not going to get behind that effort.
04:49As the follow-up effort came in from Joao Cancelo.
04:50Who is in
05:12He was unsighted as the follow-up effort came in from Joao Cancelo,
05:18who deserves huge credit for the way he took up a position
05:21where the ball would eventually drop.
05:29Joao Cancelo on the move.
05:31Oh, super cross, and how close Nuno Mendes was to making it 4-0.
05:38He scored a goal, Joao Cancelo.
05:40He was that close to creating one.
05:42Joao Cancelo, who finally got his first Portugal goal
05:50in his 37th appearance, should have made it 2-38.
05:56Interestingly, Armenia have stuck with the players that finished the first half,
06:00despite them being comprehensively outplayed.
06:06A squeak in formation, though, because the three that became a five at the back
06:12when they were defending, wasn't terribly effective.
06:15Joao Neves.
06:17Oh, what an effort that is!
06:18And a stunning Ronaldo goal to make it 4-0 right at the start of the second half.
06:24A beaming smile to greet a Christiano Ronaldo classic.
06:29Paratunian's half-block fell straight to Ronaldo, and it sat up invitingly to be struck just like that.
06:40Avagian got a hand to the ball, but the goalkeeper probably realized immediately that he wasn't going to turn the shot aside.
06:47Bruno Fernandes, Ronaldo outside in, Ronaldo across the face of goal, and somehow Portugal haven't scored.
07:02But it seems certain to be five.
07:08Joao Neves was the one who looked set to tuck the ball into the back of the net.
07:16Instead, the post with Bruno Fernandes loitering.
07:18Joao Felix, who's come up with an extraordinary improvised finish to get Portugal's fifth goal of the game.
07:38A little flick of Mouradien, the defender, into the path of Joao Felix.
07:43And that's really clever, quick thinking from Joao Felix.
07:49A little scorpion flick to get his second of the night.
07:55Vitinha.
07:57Oh, what a save that is.
08:00Clawed aside by Avagian when it looked like he was going to be beaten again.
08:05Vitinha with the vision.
08:08Joao Neves with the run and the touch towards goal.
08:11Good response from Henry Avagian.
08:14A toe end that very nearly wrong-footed him.
08:20Well, a muscle flex from the UEFA Nations League.
08:24Winners, Portugal, at the start of World Cup.
08:26Qualifying an emphatic victory in Armenia.
08:29Full-time in Yerevan.
08:31Armenia nil, Portugal five.
08:34The Republic of Ireland and Hungary complete the Group F line-up, both hoping to emerge as rivals to Portugal in the next three months.
08:48History favoured the Irish in Dublin.
08:50The Hungarians hadn't beaten them in a competitive fixture for more than half a century.
08:55Let's join Paul Dempsey.
08:57No Robbie Brady or Seamus Coleman at the start of a new qualifying campaign.
09:02But the Republic of Ireland's planning was harder hit by injury to Troy Parrott, a goalscorer just over a year ago here against Hungary.
09:09Finozhar, Sami Smodic and Ryan Manning have just one international goal between them.
09:14Evan Ferguson up front, who's summer move to Roma, claimed the headlines has five.
09:20And he has made a promising start to life in Serie A.
09:28Denis Dibus for so long the understudy to Gabor Kiraly.
09:32And then Fede Gulashi gets the chance to finally establish himself as first-choice goalkeeper for Hungary.
09:37The backbone of this side forged several years ago, but Milos Kerkos at 21 and 19-year-old Alex Tot of Ferej Varos bring the age profile down.
09:46He and Barnabas Varga, incidentally, managed at club level by Ireland legend Robbie Keane.
09:51And, of course, Dominic Shabaslai's startling progress at Liverpool, only enhanced by his scorcher against Arsenal.
10:00They say the Irish camp has been happy and very positive.
10:04Of course, that can develop or evaporate very quickly, indeed, based on what happens here in Dublin this evening.
10:11Doherty's head are clear. He's well-placed to deal with that.
10:14Hungary win it back.
10:15Glimmer of a chance early on. Goal early on!
10:18They've scored in their first attack.
10:19Milos Varga wasn't picked up.
10:21Ireland were asleep and Hungary get more than they can have even dreamt of on this night when dreams are forged.
10:27They're 1-0 up with scarcely two minutes on the clock.
10:30But one or two nervy balls out from the back from the Irish.
10:35Nobody stops that cross from coming in.
10:37Doherty, half clear.
10:39But Vargas is a mile onside and does the rest.
10:44He lifted it over Callagher.
10:46It's his ninth international goal, perhaps the most important in recent times.
10:49Doherty's head are firm, but too fast for Manning.
11:01Loic Nagle tidied it up nicely.
11:03Tidy player, Nagle.
11:09Switched by Stiles nicely and Hungary moving swiftly forward again.
11:12It just crosses a beauty and it should be 2-0 because Barnabas Vargas saw it coming all the way and he's missed the target.
11:21And Nathan Collins is completely caught out again.
11:26The Irish captain is lucky.
11:27Lucky indeed here.
11:29So too, Guilherme Teller that he wasn't asked to keep that out.
11:32It's very nervy again here.
11:38This time from Doherty of all people.
11:40Indecision is proving very costly at the moment for the home team.
11:52Faced in by Stiles.
11:53Lati 2-0.
11:55Hungary have done it again.
11:58Roland Salah this time on the end of it.
12:00It's easy, this.
12:02All too easy for the visitors.
12:05It's a lovely delivery, but still an all.
12:09Salah is first in the queue.
12:11And he steers it expertly on the target.
12:13Pass Callagher.
12:16Goalkeeper clutching at air.
12:19And the Republic of Ireland clutching at straws already.
12:24I think he just said get focused.
12:26Some might say it's a bit late.
12:30Slip by Doherty and it might prove costly.
12:35Free run for Buller.
12:36Lovely roll by him and Callagher full stretch just does it now.
12:44Stiles has it.
12:46He crosses.
12:47That should be more comfortable for Kuivin Callagher.
12:49It looked bleak indeed for the home side here.
12:54And that would have sent Hungary in 3-0 up at half-time.
12:58Evan Ferguson took it down brilliantly.
13:04Can he get a shot off?
13:05Yes, he can.
13:06A little glimpse of his potential there.
13:08All right.
13:08That's a wake-up call for Hungary.
13:10Pound away by Dibush.
13:12Manning.
13:13Another testing cross.
13:15But they're brave enough to defend those.
13:17Urban and Chalet.
13:18So, it's taken over 45 minutes.
13:22But this is what this young, talented centre-forward is all about.
13:25A great take.
13:27Try to drive it across the goalkeeper.
13:29One might argue the shot should come quicker.
13:31But it did need to be saved.
13:32Jason Knight picks it up.
13:39To Ferguson.
13:40Who's been the glimmer of hope so far tonight.
13:42Orban knows that.
13:44So's do Chalet.
13:45And Chalet's going to be booked.
13:48And he's not arguing about it.
13:53Now, Ryan Manning over the ball.
13:56Does he fancy this one?
13:57Because As is alongside him.
13:59Manning it is.
14:02Well, Dibush didn't fancy it much.
14:04Might fall yet for the Irish.
14:06It's gone in the net.
14:08They've picked up the pieces.
14:09They've picked themselves up off the floor.
14:11And Evan Ferguson has scored.
14:13And that goes down as a mood changer.
14:17Well played Smodic.
14:18Keeping it alive.
14:20Colin's keen to make amends, of course, for his early mishaps tonight.
14:24He couldn't force it home.
14:25But Ferguson did the job.
14:32Collins to O'Brien.
14:37And let's not forget, that is one centre-back to another centre-back.
14:40Although he's playing slightly out of position.
14:42Almas was allowed the Irish to go on.
14:46And that was a very silly foul indeed.
14:49And they're going to pay a heavy price for it.
14:51Because Roland Sollar is sent off here for Hungary.
14:55It was all going so, so well for the visitors.
15:00Rossi can't believe it.
15:02Sollar can't believe it.
15:03But there was no need for that.
15:06Hungary down to ten men.
15:07He absolutely lost his head there, Sollar.
15:14O'Brien.
15:16To Collins.
15:18This time last year.
15:20The Irish were losing back-to-back games.
15:23On Benet gets the header.
15:25What a save first time.
15:26Second time Smodic is denied.
15:28D-Bush kept it out.
15:30And Hungary really needed their goalkeeper there.
15:32As that's from close range.
15:36If he heads that down, surely there's no way that D-Bush keeps it out.
15:42Taylor.
15:48Almost like a practice game, this, at the moment.
15:52In how the two teams are set up.
15:54But anything but a practice game in terms of the intensity.
15:57Or the importance of the outcome.
15:59Johnson has a little look.
16:02He shifts it one more time to Manning.
16:04Here comes the cross.
16:05Ida!
16:07Adam Ead has levelled it for the Republic of Ireland.
16:10In stoppage time.
16:11But it might just be the start of their World Cup bid.
16:17Manning.
16:18Cross after cross.
16:19Teasing the goalkeeper.
16:21Ida.
16:22The second centre forward.
16:24Sent on by Halgrimson.
16:25To get a goal.
16:27Has got a goal.
16:28With his head.
16:29Like a proper centre forward.
16:33The Republic of Ireland 2.
16:34Hungary 2.
16:36Here in Dublin.
16:38A rousing recovery rescuing Ireland to get their Group F campaign off the ground.
16:44Free scoring Portugal may provide an even stiffer test for the Hungarians on Matchday 6.
16:49Still to come, England had a point to prove against Andorra.
16:54Opponents Thomas Tuchel's men found surprisingly hard to beat three months earlier.
16:58To Group K next, with leaders England hoping to strengthen their position, a home-to-bottom-placed Andorra.
17:17It looked a tough assignment for the Andorrans.
17:20They'd lost all seven previous meetings by an aggregate of 26-0.
17:24And England hadn't lost a home World Cup qualifier in a quarter of a century.
17:29Watching a game being played at Villa Park, Simon Brotherton.
17:32England makes six changes from the last qualifier in June with Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer and Bakaio Saka among the injury absentees.
17:41Mark Gaye and Myles Lewis Skelly come in at the back.
17:44There's a debut for Elliot Anderson of Nottingham Forest in midfield.
17:47While Eberatje Eza and a fit again Marcus Rashford both start.
17:51Harry Kane has scored in his last five internationals.
17:56Andorra make a couple of changes from their last qualifier.
17:59A three-nil defeat to Serbia.
18:00Paul Babot returns to midfield.
18:02While Ricard Fernandes, also known as Kuku, who plays in the second tier in Slovenia, starts up front.
18:09Mark Valles wins his 101st cap.
18:12Goalkeeper Ika Alvarez has started all four qualifiers so far and not conceded more than three goals in any of them.
18:25Dan Byrne on his way.
18:29Marcus Rashford.
18:41Gaye's pass collected by Rhys James.
18:44Declan Rice is in there.
18:46Eza!
18:48An important block there made by Christian Garcia.
18:52England starting to put the pressure on and it just evades Harry Kane.
18:57England suddenly pushing for the breakthrough midway through the first half.
19:04Initially it was Eza's shot blocked by Levera.
19:11And then here Kane in the middle.
19:16Maduweki stretching first and then Kane.
19:19And it remains goalless.
19:27Gaye.
19:30Neat, tidy.
19:31Anderson.
19:33Maduweki.
19:34The little header on!
19:35Ends up into the back of the net.
19:37England take the lead and it's gone in off Garcia.
19:42Just past the midway point of the opening half.
19:46Thomas Tuchel's side make the breakthrough.
19:49As they look to take another step towards next summer's World Cup finals.
19:54It was Maduweki's ball that caused the problem.
19:57And Garcia's header, which unfortunately for him, ends up in the back of the net.
20:04Gaye.
20:07Byrne finding Rashford.
20:09All hands on deck here for Andorra.
20:12It's intricate in relatively tight spaces, but from England's point of view it has resulted in a corner.
20:17And it comes to Maduweki.
20:44Can he conjure something up here?
20:47And the header over the top of the crossbar from Kane.
20:51Challenged by Babot.
20:55Kane looking to add to the record-breaking total of 73 goals for the national team this evening.
21:07They're looking to extend their lead at the top of Group K today.
21:11Before heading to second place Serbia, here comes Maduweki once more.
21:15Beaten away by Alvarez.
21:17Almost a chance for Eza.
21:20And Crouch is trying to lift the team in the closing moments of this first half.
21:26Maduweki's cross.
21:28Beaten away by Alvarez.
21:29And Garcia there in the nick of time.
21:31There isn't too much time, really, to work out what he wants and to get the best out of the players available for Thomas Tuchel.
21:43Good play by Byrne.
21:44And Tuchel himself saying the competition is really on.
21:49And that very much he was picking the team to win this game rather than worrying about the Serbia match to come.
21:56Lovely play from Maduweki.
21:57Chance for Eza.
21:58Good save, Alvarez.
21:59It's Rashford and it's wide.
22:03Better from England.
22:04Excellent play from Noni Maduweki.
22:12Eza denied by Alvarez and Rashford.
22:16Sends it sailing beyond the far post.
22:22This is Garcia.
22:23Cain looking to apply a little bit of pressure and may it be lead to a mistake.
22:29One back by Elliot and Anderson.
22:31It's across to Anderson.
22:32Oh, what a save there by Alvarez.
22:35Well, Andorra caused themselves problems there and they're not out of the woods yet in this passage of play.
22:41As Cain sends it over and it's rather tamely into the gloves of Andorra's goalkeeper.
22:45Well, it looked for a moment there as if Elliot Anderson was going to celebrate his debut perhaps with a goal.
22:54And Harry Cain trying to tee him up.
22:55Anderson sweeping it towards the back of the net.
22:58Denied by the goalkeeper.
23:02Cain continues to wait.
23:04Barely a chance worthy of the name falling his way as he looks to score for the sixth international in a row.
23:09In it comes from Rhys James.
23:11Here's a chance and a goal for Declan Rice.
23:14England have a 2-0 lead midway through the second half.
23:18Declan Rice with his sixth England goal.
23:21He scored in the Nations League against the Republic of Ireland and Finland last autumn.
23:26And England have that little bit of elbow room they were looking for.
23:29The delivery was pinpoint from Rhys James.
23:33Completely unmarked at the far post.
23:35Kept his eye on it.
23:37No chance, Alvarez.
23:38England 2 and Dora 0.
23:44Now Maduweki.
23:46Konsa.
23:55Decent looking ball.
23:56Here's a chance.
23:57Beaten away by Alvarez.
23:59The header from Anthony Gordon.
24:00The flag has gone up.
24:02Let's have a look at this one here as Noni Maduweki sent it forward.
24:06Gordon is offside.
24:07It wasn't a clean contact anyway, as you can see there.
24:15Now Maduweki.
24:16The header away.
24:23Not really cleared.
24:25England still applying the pressure now.
24:28Andorra's players camped in and around their own penalty area.
24:31Gibbs White, Gordon, Maduweki.
24:34They're looking to prise open the defence.
24:36And the shot flying in was Gibbs White.
24:39And as England pushed for a third.
24:42Almost found a way through.
24:45Morgan Gibbs White looking for what would have been his first England goal.
24:49There goes the final whistle.
24:59And England maintain their 100% record at the top of Group K.
25:041-0 winners away to Andorra in June.
25:07They've beaten them by two goals to nil in this one.
25:09The first and own goal off the head of Christian Garcia.
25:13The second off the head of Declan Rice.
25:17Midway through the second half.
25:19Serbia in Belgrade on Tuesday night is next for England on the road
25:25to next year's World Cup finals.
25:28England 2 and Dora 0.
25:35England's next opponents will be Serbia,
25:38who entered this round of fixtures five points behind the Group K frontrunners,
25:41but with a game in hand.
25:43Dragan Stojkovic's side hadn't won on the road for more than a year.
25:46A record they needed to put right in Latvia to stay in touch with the leaders.
25:50Commentary comes from Alistair Mann.
25:52Well, such was Latvia head coach Paolo Nicolato's satisfaction with his side's encouraging draw with Albania
26:00that he's made just one change, and it's an enforced one with Antonis Czernomidis suspended.
26:06His place in a back five goes to Vitalis Jagodinskis, who is one of five players in this line-up
26:12who plays his club football outside Latvia.
26:14Of this starting eleven, both Renas Václavans and Andrei Ciganics are a booking away
26:21from missing Tuesday's next qualifier against Albania.
26:25Well, with one eye perhaps on Tuesday's mammoth clash with England,
26:30head coach Stragan Stojkovic has made four alterations to the side which saw off Andorra.
26:35Among the absentees, record-scorer Aleksandr Mitrovic,
26:39who celebrated his 100th cap in that game by scoring his fourth international hat-trick.
26:44He's on the bench, his place goes to the Mercurio Luka Jovic,
26:47Miloš Velković, Ivan Ilic and Filip Kostic make up the quartet of changes.
26:57Joze Petrovic is the current Serbian number one.
27:06He now has started all three of the qualifying games in this group.
27:11and we will expect to keep a clean sheet this afternoon.
27:21Which will mean three clean sheets out of three.
27:25That's a good header, just on the top of the net.
27:28Really good effort from Jovic, who net it pretty crisply, actually.
27:33I think the goalkeeper was always confident it was going over his bar,
27:37but it did hit the top of the netting, just behind the bar.
27:41And that's a foul.
27:45Jojenković penalised, despite his protests.
27:55Jojenković will float it in.
27:59Serbia's high line on the edge of their own penalty area.
28:02Jojenković's high line on the edge of their own penalty area.
28:06They give it away fairly comfortably.
28:11Jojenković again.
28:12There was a bit of a spook out there, actually,
28:14and I'm sure Petrovic had to make the save,
28:17because Varslav Hanz was largely free on goal there.
28:25And supporters enjoying themselves, as they should.
28:28Pavlovich and now Kostic leaves the responsibility for Katai.
28:35Ljokic.
28:36Playa Vrjevic.
28:37Jojenković.
28:38Playa Vrjevic.
28:39Jojenković.
28:40Lukic
28:43Vlajevic
28:45Jovic
28:46Vlajevic
28:47That's a sumptuous finish
28:49Well he's made a career
28:52With goals like that
28:55On that trusty left foot
28:56It's a sweet combination on the edge of the D
28:59And a lovely finish into the corner
29:01It wasn't powered
29:03It was caressed into the back of the net
29:05And in the 12th minute
29:08Serbia
29:09Are in front already
29:11It's a teaser
29:16Cleared only as far as Vlajevic
29:18Who tries to get away from his marker
29:20And the shot was
29:22Blocked
29:24And eventually it's a Serbian corner
29:26Well they can't handle him
29:30He's an elusive
29:32Rangy striker
29:34Dusan Vlajevic
29:35Eventually he wins
29:38There's a corner
29:39And the corner is headed goalbound
29:41And it's tipped away
29:42It's not away yet
29:48And now there's a foul
29:49Which gives Latvia some respite
29:52But it was a good stop
29:53By Svidrish in the Latvian goal
29:56To prevent a second for Serbia
30:00There's Pavlovich and Kostic
30:15Pavlovich again
30:17It's a good run
30:18It's a really good play
30:19And the dummy was brilliant
30:21And the save was equally so
30:23It was a shot from Ivan Ilic that almost gave a second Serbian goal
30:32Here they come Latvia
30:38Half a dozen players have made the advance
30:41Valodice has support
30:45It's dangerous this
30:47And parried away
30:50Well, Václav Jans
30:51Almost scored in the first half
30:54Denied by Petrovic
30:56I'm sure he'll be incredibly proud of his team
31:01Paolo Nicolato
31:02Two or three times
31:07Svidrish has had to make a save
31:10But I wouldn't say his goal had been peppered
31:14That's where they've struggled
31:23Getting out
31:24Here is Václavich
31:25Good turn, good hit
31:27And again the goalkeeper's positioning
31:29Absolutely spot on
31:31He took it down well
31:35Swivelled exquisitely
31:36And drove it with power
31:38Now here's Pavlovich
31:43Trying to do it himself
31:44The defender all the way
31:45Brilliant play from him
31:46Well, he's part of the back line
31:49Is Pavlovich
31:50But
31:50He has shown his adventure
31:53On many occasions this afternoon
31:55That was the shot from Vlajevic earlier
31:58That was blocked
32:00And then about 40 seconds later
32:02Pavlovich went forward
32:04And almost found the all-important second goal
32:07There's only three minutes
32:10On the fourth official's board
32:12That's all that stands between Serbia
32:15And the victory that they came here for
32:18His perennial problem
32:20Of finding an opponent's net
32:23Again has been their undoing
32:25That's a little unkind to point it out
32:28Considering how much better the opponent has been today
32:32So it's going to be just seven goals in 13 internationals though
32:36For Latvia
32:38Unless
32:39Plenty forward
32:43And they are going to stretch Serbia one more time
32:46And the shot against I think the base of the post
32:52And it'll be shoveled away
32:53And the referee
32:55Has seen a foul on the goalkeeper
32:58Well
33:00It seemed impossible
33:03For Latvia to get anything from the game
33:06But they've almost done it there
33:08And it's shown
33:10Just why we love international football so much
33:15Well they've got over the line
33:17But my goodness
33:18They almost didn't
33:20The game has gone
33:23The way we expected
33:24Serbia will be mightily pleased
33:27And relieved
33:28That it has
33:29The final score in Riga
33:30Latvia nil
33:32Serbia one
33:33Serbia completing back-to-back wins
33:38And unbeaten in Group K
33:40England fourless so far
33:42Yet to concede a goal in qualifying to date
33:44They travel to face the Serbians on Matchday 6
33:47On to Group H next
33:50With Inform Austria
33:51Up against the Cyprus side
33:53In need of a rare away win
33:55To force themselves into contention
33:56Highlights from Linz shortly
33:58We turn to Group H now
34:12With Austria attempting to maintain their 100% campaign record so far
34:16As they face Cyprus
34:18The Austrians were unbeaten against their visitors
34:21Winning six of their seven encounters to date
34:23Though this was the first meeting between the two in 20 years
34:27Conor McNamara saw this one
34:29Austria's team shows five changes to the side
34:33That started their 4-0 win in Sabarito in June
34:36Alexander Schlager returns in goal
34:38David Alaba captains the side
34:39Despite not playing for his club Real Madrid this season
34:42Patrick Wimmer earns his 25th cap
34:45The Cypriot team shows seven changes to their 2-0 defeat in Romania
34:53The headline story
34:55A debut for 37-year-old Brazilian-born goalkeeper Fabiano
34:58Costas Artimatas is the captain
35:00He's the most capped player in this current squad
35:03Striker Joales Pitas earns his 50th cap
35:05He scored three goals across the opening two games of the group
35:10And ahead of kickoff in Linz
35:17A pause
35:18In memory of former honorary president
35:20Of the Austrian National Football Association
35:23Leon Wittner has passed away at the age of 74
35:28He's battling to hold onto possession of the final third here
35:38And they get the free kick at the end of it
35:41A pause for the first challenge
35:49Stepping on the toes of Andreas Schickes
35:52Lean Hart
36:02It's a shot on target
36:04It comes back off the post
36:05Good reaction from the goalkeeper Schlager
36:07And Cyprus unable to shovel it in
36:11Big opportunity for the visitors
36:16Back off the post
36:19Back off the post
36:19Hits the keeper
36:20Hits the post again
36:21Goalkeeper Alexander Schleicher
36:24Did well then
36:25Pitas
36:27And again
36:29Schleicher really did so well
36:32Baumgartner
36:37Gives it away
36:38Maveli winning it back
36:39This is
36:40Jeva Schleicher
36:41The run by Konrad Lime here
36:46Nice for his touch too
36:48And if he can get the shot away
36:49Snatched at it a little bit
36:52Konrad Lime
36:52Swat against Slovenia
36:55On the opening night
36:56Of the Nations League
36:58Group phase a year ago
36:59In Lovlijana
37:00Couldn't get that one on target
37:02In Linz this evening
37:03This is Peléas
37:09Off him
37:12In a painful spot
37:14Just a bit of winding for him
37:16And it'll be a corner
37:17To the visitors
37:19Just over five minutes remaining
37:21Of normal time
37:22In the first half
37:23In Linz
37:24Deep delivery
37:27Servantship
37:32Austria trying to push out
37:35That's a good effort
37:36On the turn
37:37Well held on to
37:39By Schlager
37:40It was Konstantinos Laifis
37:43The Applewell player
37:45Decent technique
37:47That is a second attempt
37:49On target for the visitors
37:51That would have been spectacular
37:53The longer this does stay level
38:01At 0-0
38:02The more the belief will grow
38:03That Cyprus could
38:04Put off a famous result here
38:06Lane Hart
38:09Spots a little gap
38:10Oh Alaba's delivery
38:17Was dangerous
38:18Shebiela for a moment
38:19In No Man's Land
38:21And Cyprus relieved
38:22To see that out
38:23Wide of the target
38:25Really dangerous delivery
38:30From Alaba
38:31Two players stretching
38:33Goalkeeper coming out
38:34Christoph Baumgartner
38:39Gets the touch of the ball
38:40Then there's the collision
38:42The referee
38:45Has been asked to come over
38:47And look at this
38:48For himself
38:49Austria may be about to get a penalty kick
38:53Penalty kick to Austria
39:01Seven and a half minutes into the second half
39:04And a chance to break the deadlock in Linz
39:07Marshal Savice
39:13Assumes the responsibility
39:15It's Savice
39:17And it's 1-0 to Austria
39:20Raul Fragnick's team
39:23In search
39:24Of continuing their 100% start to the group
39:28Finally
39:29Break the deadlock in the early stages
39:32Of the second half
39:33And it's Borussia Dortmund's
39:36Marshal Savice
39:37Who takes his big opportunity
39:40A 22nd international goal
39:44Of his career
39:45Loizu
39:51Pittas
39:53Alaba had to be careful
39:56Pittas with a shot into the body
39:58Of the goalkeeper
39:58Decent response
40:00This to going behind
40:02From Cyprus
40:02Some defensive uncertainty
40:05From Austria
40:06Almost punished
40:07That's 27th
40:10Schlager said to make
40:11Virtually point blank
40:12Stops from tight angles
40:14To deny
40:14Janis Pittas
40:15Came off his shoulder
40:18But he had the angle covered
40:20Space for Savice
40:25Off-header making a strong run outside
40:28Savice uses him as a decoy
40:30Schmid
40:31Conrad Leimer with him in support
40:35Here is Leimer
40:37Good angles for Austria
40:38Bam!
40:39Kind of tried to flick it in
40:41Look for the delicate little glance
40:44Christoph Baumgartner
40:45And he was
40:47Pulled back for Baumgartner
40:48You could see what he was trying to do
40:50It's going to go down
40:51It's a good save for Fabiano
40:53A shot from distance
41:02Why not?
41:03Schlager almost cut
41:04On a way
41:05It's there by
41:05Chilis
41:06That was a million miles out
41:08Just checking that
41:11Alexander Schlager
41:12Was paying attention
41:13In swinging delivery
41:20To be cleared off the line
41:22By Gregorich
41:23The initial delivery for the quarter kick
41:30Decent attempt there
41:32Austria have beaten Cyprus
41:35It finishes
41:36Austria 1
41:37Cyprus 0
41:38Bosnia and Herzegovina
41:44Bosnia and Herzegovina had the upper hand in Group H going into match day 5
41:48Three points clear at the top
41:50And expected to stretch their 100% record
41:53Against a nation that had never won a World Cup qualifier
41:56So far San Marino had lost all four matches this time around
42:00Conceding 12 goals
42:01David Windsor was watching
42:03Demirovic
42:08Alebegovic
42:10Around the outside
42:11Alebegovic
42:12To Eddie Dzeko
42:13Just scraped the strike wide
42:16Kind of chance to expect Eddie Dzeko to gobble up
42:22Eddie Dzeko
42:27Will bring the ball away
42:28Brings it away
42:29Well
42:29And here's an opportunity for Alebegovic
42:32And he goes down
42:33And the colour of the card is red
42:39San Marino
42:42Down to 10
42:43Captain sets off
42:45Golinucci
42:46Had a little tug and a tangle
42:48Of Alebegovic
42:49And the teenager
42:50Just skipped away from him
42:52Gassi Begovic
42:58Gassi Begovic with the ball in
43:00Over the head of Eddie Dzeko
43:02Nearly fell for Alebegovic
43:03Nearly fell for Alebegovic
43:04Bernic gathers
43:06Alebegovic wants it back
43:08To hear of it strikes and scores
43:11And Bosnia do leads
43:15It was a rocket through the crowd
43:18And against the 10 men of San Marino
43:23Bosnia and Herzegovina leads
43:26To hear of it
43:29To hear of it just had a little bit of space to work with
43:31And thought why not
43:33Goalkeeper's going to be disappointed
43:36But it's something to work with now for San Marino
43:42It's something to work with now for San Marino
43:42Eferno goal moving through the air
43:44And Vassil with the save
43:46It's a nice high for the goalkeeper
43:48But that's the closest San Marino have come
43:51San Marino down to 10
43:55Trailing by a goal to nil
43:56They need a minor miracle
43:58Options inside for Bosnia
44:03And Edin Dzeko turns it home
44:06The 39 year old
44:09Rolls back the years
44:11His 69th goal for his nation
44:14Simple as you like in the end
44:17From Edin Dzeko
44:20Created by Memich
44:21But on a plate for the veteran
44:23Bosnia and Herzegovina
44:26Certainly got the job done now
44:29They will start thinking now about the game
44:31Against Austria
44:32In midweek
44:33Might want more goals though
44:34It is Edin Dzeko
44:36Edin Dzeko
44:37Neatly done
44:39For Edin Dzeko
44:40He's got another
44:41Make that 70
44:43No wonder he's smiling from ear to ear
44:48It's a good couple of minutes
44:50For Edin Dzeko
44:51And his nation
44:52First one was just a couple of yards out
44:55This one required a little bit more panache
44:58I think when you get that red card
45:02After 16 minutes
45:03It just makes things so much more difficult
45:06It could be an opportunity
45:07For Bosnia to make it number four
45:10And they do just that
45:11It's all too easy
45:14And it's Basta
45:16Off the bench
45:18And onto the score sheet
45:19But the bad pass was a poor one
45:21Take nothing away from Samet Basta
45:24After another one here
45:33Albegovic
45:34He's got his goal
45:36Two weeks shy of his 18th birthday
45:39On his debut
45:41He's demonstrated his considerable talent all night
45:45And finally
45:46Kerem Albegovic
45:48Lashes the ball home
45:51So many bodies inside the area
46:00Another great chance here
46:04And lining up to score another
46:07And they do have number six
46:09It's been a terrible evening for San Marino
46:13But a fabulous one
46:15For Bosnia
46:16They finish his full time here
46:20At the San Marino stadium
46:21San Marino nil
46:22Bosnia
46:23And Herzegovina
46:24Six
46:25The Bosnians maintaining top spot in Group H
46:31To set up an intriguing first v second encounter
46:34On matchday six
46:35Cyprus will play host to Romania
46:38In a gripping contest in Dublin
46:42Ten men Hungary stood firm until stoppage time
46:44When wave after wave of Irish attacks
46:47Finally paid off
46:48England's encounter with Andorra
46:51Was less dramatic
46:52But maintained their flawless start
46:54While Portugal's campaign opened with a five-star performance
46:5840-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo
47:00As potent as ever
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