Greece claimed its 5th win this morning in the UEFA Nations League, defeating Northern Ireland 3-1 at Georgios Kamaras Stadium in Athens.
Before some 10,000 fans, the Greek national team delivered an impressive win just three days after their 1-0 loss to Cyprus.
#Finalscore Ελλάδα – Β. Ιρλανδία 3-1: Η Εθνική Ομάδα σημείωσε την πέμπτη της νίκη στο UEFA Nations League. Πέλκας, Μασούρας και Μάνταλος οι σκόρερ της γαλανόλευκης. Ο Λέιβερi είχε ισοφαρίσει προσωρινά. Καλό βράδυ σε όλους. #GRENIR #OneTeamOneNation #bluefootland #nationalteam pic.twitter.com/Kuk9YsQxnY
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Attacking midfielder Dimitris Pelkas opened the score line early, with a 14th-minute header giving Greece a 1-0 lead.
However, the equalizer came from Shayne Lavery just four minutes later, securing Northern Ireland a 1-1 half-time result.
Just 10 minutes into the second half, Giorgos Masouras, assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas, reclaimed Greece’s lead after executing a right-footed strike from the centre of the box.
69' Ελλάδα – Β.Ιρλανδία 2-1: Παραμένει το γαλανόλευκο προβάδισμα χάρη στο γκολ του Μασούρα από το 56ο λεπτό. Δύο αλλαγές από τον κ. Πογέτ με τους Δουβίκα και Φούντα να αντικαθιστούν τους Ιωαννίδη και Πέλκα αντίστοιχα. #GRENIR #OneTeamOneNation #bluefootland #nationalteam pic.twitter.com/w0ws7ZS3fc
— Ethniki Omada (@EthnikiOmada) September 27, 2022
One minute after Northern Ireland’s Alistair McCann was shown a yellow for a bad foul in the 79th minute, Greece’s Petros Mantalos delivered a stunning long-range shot, bringing the final score to 3-1.
Greece finishes this edition of the Nations League at the top of its League C group, having scored a total of 10 goals and keeping a clean sheet for four of its six games.
With this morning’s victory against Northern Ireland, the national team ends the competition with 15 points and a promotion to the B tier for the next iteration of the competition, where they will face considerably better opponents.
