Holland and Italy arduous duty for victory: Holland and Italy had to tremble – Neue Zürcher Zeitung

(si) Holland trembled for the first victory in the third term of Guus Hiddink. The World bronze medalist had lost in September in the Czech Republic and was on Friday night in Amsterdam for a long time against Kazakhstan behind. Renat Abdulin scored on a corner completely uncovered for 1: 0 for the geek. It remained until the end of the game the only goal of the Kazakhs

The Dutch had almost 80 percent of the ball, but it was only minutes after 62 succeeded the six minutes before substitute Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the 1:. 1st The redeeming 2: 1 Ibrahim Afellay scored, the former midfielder of FC Barcelona, ​​who now plays for Olympiakos in Greece, in the 82nd minute. While Holland was able to make his false start that Turkey is in two parts because with zero points. The team of Fatih Terim lost against Czech Republic at home in Istanbul 1: the 2nd

As the Czech Republic is also spotless Iceland in Group A there. The northerners celebrated a second 3: 0 Success in series. After Turkey was the victim this time Latvia away. For the Swiss opponents at the last World Cup qualifying Gylfi Sigurdsson met, were the two matches against Turkey even succeeded, Aron Gunnarsson and Rurik Gislason.

Italy in Palermo seemed an easy victory against the of Berti Vogts coached Azerbaijan opposed to control, Giorgio Chiellini after 1 to a corner by Andrea Pirlo with a header just before the break: 0 had recovered. But the “Squadra Azzurra” was forced into the final phase again to a effort because Chiellini took a quarter of an hour before closing into his own goal. The defender of Juventus Turin but had a ready answer: In 82 minutes, he scored his second header hit the 2: 1 win

Group A results:. Latvia – Iceland 0: 3 (0 : 0). Holland – Kazakhstan 3: 1 (0: 1). Turkey – Czech Republic 1: 2 (1: 1). – Ranking: 1 Iceland 6.2 (6: 0). 2 Czech Republic 2.6 (4: 2). Holland 3 2.3 (4: 3). 4th Kazakhstan 1.2 (1: 3). 5th Latvia 2.1 (0: 3). 6 Turkey 2/0 (1: 5)

group B. Results:. Cyprus – Israel 1: 2 (0: 2). Wales – Bosnia-Herzegovina 0: 0 (0: 0). Belgium – Andorra 6: 0 (3: 0). – Ranking: 1 Wales 4.2 (2: 1). 2 Belgium 1.3 (6: 0). 3 Israel 1.3 (2: 1). 4th Cyprus 2.3 (3: 3). 5 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2.1 (1: 2). 6 Andorra 2/0 (1: 8)

group H. Results: Bulgaria – Croatia 0:. 1 (0: 1). Italy – Azerbaijan 2: 1 (1: 1). Malta – Norway 0: 3 (0: 2). – Ranking: 1 Italy 2.6 (4: 1). 2 Croatia 6.2 (3: 0). Norway 3 3.2 (3: 2). 4th Bulgaria 03.02 (2: 2). 5th Azerbaijan 2/0 (2: 4). 6th Malta 2/0 (0: 5)

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