Italy come from behind to maintain perfect record, Bosnia defeat Liechtenstein

Italy came from behind to defeat Armenia and maintained their perfect record in qualifying while Bosnia cruised past Liechtenstein in Group J action.

Watch LIVE GREEK TV including full GREEK SPORTS coverage with Go Greek TV!

Italy maintained their perfect record in Euro 2020 qualifying as they came from behind to defeat Armenia on the road. Bosnia, on the other hand, had an easy night as expected aginst group minnows, Liechtenstein, thrashing them 5:0.

Thursday's results see Italy move up to 15 points and they sit atop the group while Finland hold a firm grip on second place with 12 points. Bosnia jumped into third place with seven points and Armenia sit in fourth with seven points. Greece trail the pack in fifth with just four points, seeing their dreams for Euro 2020 fade away, as Liechtenstein remain points-less.

ARMENIA 1:3 ITALY

Italy headed into their matchday five clash away to Armenia with a perfect record after four qualifying matches and were the clear favorites to make it five wins midway through the campaign. However, it was Armenia who would strike first. The hosts capitalized on a quick counterattack as Karapetian struck brilliantly to give the hosts a 1-0 led in the 11th minute. The Italians responded 16 minutes later with Belotti heading home from close range to level the scoreline. The first half ended with the game’s first scorer seeing a second yellow card to leave Armenia down to 10-men.

Although it took 32 minutes in the second half, Italy capitalized on the man advantage with Bonucci providing the assist to Pellegrini, who flicked on a header into the back of the net. Belotti secured the three points for the visitors with his second marker of the game just three minutes later.

BOSNIA 5:0 LIECHTENSTEIN

Bosnia were expected to have an easy night against group minnows Liechtenstein in Zenica and the hosts got off to a great start as Gojak opened the scoring in the 11th minute. The Bosnians recorded 25 total shots in the game but the insurance marker came in the 80th minute with Malin recording an own goal. The flood gates opened at the point with Dzeko (85), Visca (87), and Gojak (89) finding the back of the net to give Bosnia an easy 5-0 victory.

STANDINGS

Italy 15 pts (16:2)
Finland 12 pts (7:2)
Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 pts (10:7)
Armenia 6 pts (8:9)
Greece 4 pts (6:9)
Liechtenstein 0 pts (0:18)

Image Source: SportFM

Thank you for visiting AGONAsport.com, the only English based website for Greek sports fans across the world! Like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and Twitter for all the latest news in Greek Sports!