Austria 2 - Poland 3
in Group play in UEFA qualifying on April 29, 2000
Austria 2 - Poland 3
| Group Standings |
| Belgium |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
18-2 |
15 |
| Poland |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
12-7 |
9 |
| Austria |
5 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5-14 |
1 |
Slovakia and Hungary
stay on top of their UEFA qualifying groups with wins in recent games
Slovakia 4 - Israel 0
| April 25, 2000 Group 7 Standings |
| Slovakia |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13-0 |
9 |
| Romania |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11-3 |
7 |
| Belarus |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
10-2 |
7 |
| Israel |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2-19 |
3 |
| Estonia |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4-16 |
0 |
Hungary 6 Turkey 0
| April 26, 2000 Group 8 Standings |
| Hungary |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
41-2 |
15 |
| Turkey |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
12-16 |
7 |
| Greece |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
7-15 |
7 |
| Bosnia |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3-30 |
0 |
Sweden and Scotland win
in their respective Group play in UEFA qualifying on Saturday April,
29
Sweden 1 - Holland 1 at Varberg
| Group 1 standings |
| France |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6-4 |
8 |
| Sweden |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8-5 |
5 |
| Spain |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5-8 |
4 |
| Holland |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5-7 |
3 |
Republic of Ireland 0 - Scotland 3 in Dublin, Ireland
| Group 6 standings |
| Scotland |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
11-5 |
9 |
| Rep Ireland |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3-7 |
4 |
| Croatia |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4-5 |
3 |
| Czech Rep |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2-3 |
1 |
In a friendly game Sweden's
Under-21 National Team beat Estonia's full National Team 10-0 at Trelleborg
on Saturday April, 29
Portugal 2 England 2
(1-1) in Group 2 of UEFA qualifying played at Cacavem, near Lisbon on
Saturday April, 22
Austria 0 - Belgium 3
England stay 2nd in group behind Norway. Portugal stay 3rd. Switzerland
who play in England on May 13th are 4th in the group.
England manage a 2-2 draw in Portugal
By Colin Aldis
After the defeat by Norway in March, England flew to
Portugal to try and gain more points in the 2001 UEFA qualifying rounds.
England beat them at home 2-0 in February, to keep 2nd place in the
group, but Portugal then surprised Switzerland by beating them 2-0 in
Geneva.
On a sunny afternoon, close to the famous Lisbon bridge
over the River Tagus, at Sacavem, England were shocked by a breakaway
goal in the 9th minute, with a lob forward being met by Anabela Silva.
She touched it to CARLA COUTO, who had also moved clear of the England
defence, and she tapped the ball home from close range.
England then played some composed football on a difficult,
small and bumpy pitch, and Sue Smith created a chance for Danielle Murphy,
but she scooped the ball over the bar. Just before half- time, captain
Gillian Coultard sent a free kick into the penalty area, and KAREN BURKE
equalised with a low left foot shot, after some neat control.
In the 2nd half, Sue Smith again laid on a chance,
with a cross from the left, but Karen Walker touched the ball wide.
Then Portugal created a good chance with a through ball by Patricia
Siqueira finding Anabela Silva, but Pauline Cope did well to move out
and smother the danger. But this warning was not heeded by the England
defence, and just 3 minutes later, * * lobbed the ball over the England
keeper, to give the home team the lead again.
Just when it looked as though there was a shock defeat
for the visitors, SUE SMITH popped up at the far post, to volley home
a corner on the right by Karen Burke, to make a final score of 2-2.
Assuming Norway keep winning their matches, a draw
for England in their home match with Switzerland on May 13th, (again
to be shown live on Sky Sports TV) will be enough to give them 2nd place
in the group.
The top team in the group, advance directly to the
2001 UEFA Finals, while the 2nd placed team go into a 2 leg, home and
away play-off against the 3rd placed team in group 3. These matches
will be played in September and October 2000.
Hopefully, the 3 UEFA teams who have qualified for
the 2000 Olympics, will win their group, otherwise their preparations
will be affected by the first play-off match, unless UEFA are flexible
with the dates.
Germany 3 Italy 0 in Group
3 of UEFA qualifying at Frankfort on April 6, 2000
Group 3
Germany-Italy 3-0 (2-0)
Birgit Printz (18), Inkg Grings (43), Sandra Smiesek (80)
Attendence: 5.500
| Group 3 standings |
| Germany |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
15-4 |
10 |
| Italy |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5-7 |
5 |
| Iceland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2-7 |
2 |
| Ukraine |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2-6 |
1 |
Austria 0 Belgium 3 in
match of Group 5 of UEFA qualifying competition played on April 15,
2000 at Horn
Austria 0 - Belgium 3
By Anne Noe
Scoring:
Own goal
Femke Maes
Cecile Carnol
| Group 5 standings |
| Belgium |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
18-2 |
15 |
| Poland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9-5 |
6 |
| Austria |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3-11 |
1 |
| Wales |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1-13 |
1 |
Belgium has the maximum number of points.
France 2 Holland 1 in
Group 1 of UEFFA qualifying at Toulouse on Saturday April 15, 2000
France 2 Holland 1 (1-1)
| Group 1 standings |
| France |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6-4 |
8 |
| Sweden |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7-4 |
4 |
| Spain |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5-8 |
4 |
| Holland |
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4-6 |
2 |
Denmark 3 Finland 1in
Group 4 UEFA qualifying at Odense, Denmark on April 12, 2000
| Group 4 standings |
| Russia |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10-2 |
9 |
| Denmark |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1-5 |
6 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2-10 |
3 |
| Finland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1-7 |
0 |
Hungary 6 Greece 0 in
Group 8 of UEFA Championship qualifying game played in Underhaz, Hungary
on April 8, 2000
By Xanthi Konstantinidou
Saturday April 8, 2000 in Underhaz, Hungary
Hungary 6 Greece 0 (0-0)
All goals in second half. Two goals with penalty kick.
At 46' red card to Neti(Greece)
Greece
- Anastasaki
- Gianakopoulou
- Xouroutzidou
- Xatzigianidou
- Brisimi
- Moustaka
- Pefani (78'Simeonidou)
- Xristoudi (75' Pouridou)
- Lazarou
- Neti
- Soupiadou (82' Katsaiti)
| Group 8 Standings |
| TEAMS |
Games |
Goal |
Points |
| Hungary |
4 |
29-9 |
12 |
| Turkey |
4 |
11-11 |
7 |
| Greece |
5 |
7-17 |
7 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
5 |
5-29 |
0 |
Last game for Greece at May 13, 2000 / Turkey-Greece
Germany 3 Italy 0 in
Group 3 of UEFA qualifying at Frankfort on April 6, 2000
Group 3
Germany-Italy 3-0 (2-0)
Birgit Printz (18), Inkg Grings (43), Sandra Smiesek (80)
Attendence: 5.500
| Group 3 Standings |
| Germany |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
15-4 |
10 |
| Italy |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5-7 |
5 |
| Iceland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2-7 |
2 |
| Ukraine |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2-6 |
1 |
Game report on Italy crumbling 3-0 to an all-powerful
Germany and a commentary on the pitiful handling of women's soccer in
Italy
By Mario Rimati
By now, most know about Italy's disastrous 3-0 loss
to 1997 European champions Germany in Frankfurt on April 6th. Not taking
anything away from players such as Prinz, Grings and Smisek (Germany's
scorers), not to mention the fine performance of fellow teammates Weigmann
and Fitschen, one cannot help but wonder what the outcome of the match
would have been like had Italy fielded star forwards Patrizia Panico
and Rita Guarino and other heavyweights such as D'Astolfo, Frollani,
Tesse, Gazzoli and Tagliacarne (a rival to the leading goalscorer's
race in the Serie A). All were oddly left out of this all-important
Euro 2001 qualifying match.
Ulivi was virtually left alone on the forward line
having some pretty big shoes to fill in the absence of Panico and Guarino.
Her efforts proved futile in front of Germany's solid defense line.
Italy's only shot throughout the game came at the hands of Placchi in
the 2nd half which was easily stopped by German keeper Rottenberg. The
situation is now rather complicated for Italy. Its two remaining games
in Group 3 are against Iceland (which just recently had a high-caliber
workout against the States) and the Ukraine. Italy must try to hold
on to its 2nd place position in order to reach the finals through a
double play-off in autumn.
Up coming Games
- May 11th Ukraine-Germany
- June 7th Italy-Iceland
- June 17th Ukraine-Italy
- August 17th Iceland-Germany
- August 22nd Iceland-Ukraine
The 1st place team will advance to the Euro finals.
The 2nd and 3rd will square off for the play-offs against the 2nd and
3rd place teams of the other three groups. Commentary
In order to understand Italy's loss let's go back a
day or two to some of the comments which appeared in Italy's dailies
surrounding this match. The "defection" of many players was attributed
to reasons tied to work and university commitments. In Guarino's case,
a nagging knee problem kept her out of the squad. But was work and studies
the main reasons why players of the caliber of Panico and Tesse were
left out of such an important match? In the words of head coach Ettore
Recagni, " I think some of the players aren't being serious enough about
this. I can very well understand that taking 5 days off from work could
possibly even lead to being fired and if that were the case then the
player is more than justified in not coming. But for those players who
study there shouldn't really be a big problem with that. If you're organized
enough you're able to study on the road between one practice and another.
Besides, I don't think people take exams on a continual basis otherwise
the majority of the squad would already have degrees in their pockets
seeing the intensity with which some players manage to study". Not exactly
the most supportive words coming from a head coach.
A general "malaise" has been floating around the Italian
national camp for about 3 years now ever since the prestigious 2nd place
standing (behind Germany) at the 1997 European finals when bonuses from
the Italian F.A. were promised but never kept. Matters degenerated even
further upon the return of the National Team from USA'99 when the cost
of their sports' kits (sweat-suits, etc.) was detracted from the allowance
of their 2 week adventure in the U.S. Also, newly appointed captain
and veteran player Federica D'Astolfo (who took over from retiring Antonella
Carta) was indefinitely "banished" from the squad as she had dared to
write a letter of protest to the Italian Secretary for Equal Opportunity,
a letter in which she outlined the difficulties that many women encounter
playing soccer in Italy (including the episode of the World Cup kits).
Many of the players, especially the veterans, have
felt somewhat ignored by the Italian F.A. which basically demands "Blood,
Sweat and Tears" from them, that is, sacrifice and complete devotion
to the cause with very little in return (ie funding and more media attention).
Some players have even had to fend for themselves after serious injuries.
The survival of the national team and its recent game against Germany
can be to a certain degree miraculous in nature if one were to look
closely at the conditions surrounding the team itself. In a four year
period the national team has changed head coaches four times. Sergio
Guenza (coach of the 1997 Euro team), Sergio Vatta (who brought Italy
to the USA'99 qualification), Carlo Facchin (coach of the USA'99 expedition)
and now Ettore Recagni (who coached the national team 10 years ago).
Among these continual changes one also has to include
the loss of the national team's focal point, its charismatic captain,
the legendary Carolina Morace. Not exactly the most serene conditions
in which to be able to tie or even beat a traditional powerhouse like
Germany.
Group A results of UEFA
Under-18 Championships played this week in Spain, near Cadiz
By Colin Aldis
Spain U-18 1 - Norway U-18 1
On Monday evening April 3, 2000 in the rain, Spain
played Norway (likely favourites as they reached thefinal 4 tournament
last year), but this year it ended 1-1. The match had a red card, when
Lise Klaveness pushed over her Spanish opponent following a tackle.
One interesting fact for USA residents, is that the
Spanish keeper is American, but her grandfather or great grandfather
used to coach the local pro team of Sevilla. Father Jo Grech does not
talk about his playing career, but is proud of the fact that his daughter
has made the national team, seniors as well as U-18. Last Saturday she
helped the team win 2-0 in Holland, which could help Spain avoid the
tricky 2 leg home/away play off next September/October.
England U-18 2 Republic of Ireland U-18 2 In the second
match, England drew 2-2 with Republic of Ireland, with Amy Sudan being
shown the red card after giving away a penalty, we assume she tackled
a player in a goal scoring position. Considering England beat Ireland
5-0 last year, on a wet evening in Telford, this was an interesting
result and the matches on 5th and 7th April will decide who goes to
the Final tournament in August.
Two more mini-tournaments are scheduled for week beginning
April 17th April. The other one must be completed by May 17th.
Switzerland 0 Portugal
2 in Group 2 of UEFA qualifying match at Geneva
| Standings Group 2 |
| Norway |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8-0 |
6 |
| England |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5-0 |
6 |
| Switzerland |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1-9 |
3 |
| Portugal |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2-7 |
3 |
Holland 1 Spain 2 (0-1)
at Almeloo in UEFA Group 1 qualifying on April 1, 2000
By Thorsten Frennstedt /NYA MAL
Spanish victory goal in injury time
| Group 1 standings |
| France |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4-3 |
5 |
| Sweden |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7-4 |
4 |
| Spain |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5-8 |
4 |
| Holland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3-4 |
2 |
April 2, 2000
Top
Guns left out of Germany-Italy showdown?
By Mario Rimati
The two "Top
Guns" of the Italian national team, star forwards Patrizia Panico
and Rita Guarino, not to mention long-time 2nd string goalkeeper reserve
Fabiana Comin and mid-fielder Manuela Tesse, have been strangely left
out of the all-important Euro 2001 qualifying match on April 6th in
Germany. Whether this is good news or not to the German squad remains
to be seen. It is definitely not encouraging news for the Italians.
There has been since the end of USA WWC'99, some confusion in the
air surrounding the national team. The exclusion of Manuela Tesse,
Federica D'Astolfo (the new captain after Antonella Carta's abdication),
defender Roberta Stefanelli (who had an outstanding World Cup) and
now Panico and Guarino seems to coincide with the arrival of head
coach Ettore Recagni. All is definitely not well among the ranks of
the Italian squad. As Panico recently said in a private conversation
with your correspondent "It wouldn't be an easy game against Germany
even if Rita and I were to playÓ. Not taking anything away from the
two forwards that will have very big shoes to fill this coming Thursday,
one feels like asking "Just how easy of a match is it going to for
Italy WITHOUT Panico and Guarino?"
Some new faces
to watch out for will be defender Maria Sorvillo who is not only a
permanent fixture for Lazio but also for Italy's U-18 national squad.
This is the squad
that at the moment will be leaving for Germany:
Goalkeepers:
- Giorgia Brenzan
(Milan)
- Raffaella
Piattoli (Agliana)
Defenders:
- Elisa Miniati
(Autolelli Picenum)
- Daniela Di
Bari (Lazio),
- Damiana Deiana
(Torres)
- Giulia Perelli
(Pisa)
- Daniela Tavalazzi
(Torres)
- Antonella
Garagliano (Geas)
- Maria Sorvillo
(Lazio)
Midfielders:
- Michela Boccagni
(Bardolino)
- Cristina Murelli
(Milan),
- Tatiana Zorri
(Lazio)
- Samanta Ceroni
(Milan)
- Alessandra
Pallotti (Pisa)
- Margherita
Masia (Torres)
Forwards:
- Roberta Ulivi
(Autolelli Picenum)
- Moira Placchi
(Bardolino)
- Teresina Marsico
(Gravina)
April 2, 2000
Top
Guns left out of Germany-Italy showdown?
By Mario Rimati
The two "Top
Guns" of the Italian national team, star forwards Patrizia Panico
and Rita Guarino, not to mention long-time 2nd string goalkeeper
reserve Fabiana Comin and mid-fielder Manuela Tesse, have been strangely
left out of the all-important Euro 2001 qualifying match on April
6th in Germany. Whether this is good news or not to the German squad
remains to be seen. It is definitely not encouraging news for the
Italians. There has been since the end of USA WWC'99, some confusion
in the air surrounding the national team. The exclusion of Manuela
Tesse, Federica D'Astolfo (the new captain after Antonella Carta's
abdication), defender Roberta Stefanelli (who had an outstanding
World Cup) and now Panico and Guarino seems to coincide with the
arrival of head coach Ettore Recagni. All is definitely not well
among the ranks of the Italian squad. As Panico recently said in
a private conversation with your correspondent "It wouldn't be an
easy game against Germany even if Rita and I were to playÓ. Not
taking anything away from the two forwards that will have very big
shoes to fill this coming Thursday, one feels like asking "Just
how easy of a match is it going to for Italy WITHOUT Panico and
Guarino?"
Some new faces
to watch out for will be defender Maria Sorvillo who is not only
a permanent fixture for Lazio but also for Italy's U-18 national
squad.
This is the
squad that at the moment will be leaving for Germany:
Goalkeepers:
- Giorgia
Brenzan (Milan)
- Raffaella
Piattoli (Agliana)
Defenders:
- Elisa Miniati
(Autolelli Picenum)
- Daniela
Di Bari (Lazio),
- Damiana
Deiana (Torres)
- Giulia Perelli
(Pisa)
- Daniela
Tavalazzi (Torres)
- Antonella
Garagliano (Geas)
- Maria Sorvillo
(Lazio)
Midfielders:
- Michela
Boccagni (Bardolino)
- Cristina
Murelli (Milan),
- Tatiana
Zorri (Lazio)
- Samanta
Ceroni (Milan)
- Alessandra
Pallotti (Pisa)
- Margherita
Masia (Torres)
Forwards:
- Roberta
Ulivi (Autolelli Picenum)
- Moira Placchi
(Bardolino)
- Teresina
Marsico (Gravina)
March 22, 2000
Italy
3 Yugoslavia 0 in friendly at Trani, Italy
Italy defeated
Yugoslavia 3-0 in Wednesday's friendly match in Trani, Italy, in
front of approximately 1,000 spectators. This was Italy's last friendly
match in light of its all-important Euro qualifier against defending
European champions Germany on April 6. Italy's goals were scored
by USA'99 member Deiana on a penalty kick in the 1st half, followed
by Ulivi and Boccagni in the 2nd half. Italian head coach Ettore
Recagni fielded the following squad: Brenzan, Deiana, Tavalazzi,
Boccagni, Perelli, Miniati, Pallotti, Masia, Ulivi, Murelli, Placchi.
Panico and Guarino were no show due to injuries.
Belgium 6 Wales 0 in Group
5 of UEFA qualifying at Ciney on March 26, 2000
| Standings Group 5 |
| Belgium |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15-2 |
12 |
| Poland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9-5 |
6 |
| Austria |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3-8 |
1 |
| Wales |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1-13 |
1 |
March 22, 2000
Italy
3 Yugoslavia 0 in friendly at Trani, Italy
Italy defeated
Yugoslavia 3-0 in Wednesday's friendly match in Trani, Italy, in front
of approximately 1,000 spectators. This was Italy's last friendly match
in light of its all-important Euro qualifier against defending European
champions Germany on April 6. Italy's goals were scored by USA'99 member
Deiana on a penalty kick in the 1st half, followed by Ulivi and Boccagni
in the 2nd half. Italian head coach Ettore Recagni fielded the following
squad: Brenzan, Deiana, Tavalazzi, Boccagni, Perelli, Miniati, Pallotti,
Masia, Ulivi, Murelli, Placchi. Panico and Guarino were no show due
to injuries.
Recent U-18 UEFA Results
and schedules
March 18 at St.
Gratien France
U-18 3 Scotland U-18 0
July 3-7
U-18 European Championships qualification games.
Spain, Rep Ireland, England, and Norway at Cadiz, Spain
March 15, 2000 Italy Under-18
1, Germany Under-18 2
Holland
upsets Germany 2-0 at Arnhem on Thursday March, 16th in a warm up game
for Holland's April 1 UEFA qualifier match against Spain
Goals
scored by Miranda Noom (43rd minute), and Liesbeth Migchelsen (80th
minute).
Norway U-19 National Team
1 Sweden U-19 National Team 4 at Fredrikstad on March 9, 2000
England
0 Norway 3 at Norwich, England on March 7th in UEFA Qualifying competition
(Goals
by Pettersson, Kvitland, and Rapp)
England continue their UEFA campaign, with loss to Norway.
By Colin A. Aldis
After the wins in Switzerland in October, and Portugal
last month, England had to play WWC99 4th placed team, Norway at Carrow
Road the home of Norwich City. With both teams on 6 points from 2 games,
this one would probably decide who will win group 2.
On a fairly warm evening, in East Anglia, in front
of one of largest crowds to see England play (plus a live TV audience)
on home soil, Norway took the lead after just 28 seconds. Some neat
play by Ingrid Saetre allowed Anita Rapp to cross the ball from the
left, and MARIANNE PETTERSEN outjumped Julie Fletcher, to head it into
the right corner, passed the desperate dive of keeper Pauline Cope.
After this early set-back, England fought back, mainly
thanks to the strength and skill of Kelly Smith, who has won many accolades
since moving to a USA University (Seton Hall). There were a couple of
shots, and a perfect cross for Karen Walker, and although the header
found the net, everyone was dumbfounded when the referee gave a foul
(for her hands on the shoulders) against the England striker. Then Kelly
Smith sent over a low cross from the right, and Bente Nordby dived down
to make the save.
In the 19th minute, England could have been ahead,
with another superb cross from the left by Kelly Smith, which was dropped
by Bente Nordby after a miniscule nudge by Maureen Marley, and then
a shot was blocked on the goal-line and Becky Easton tapped it into
the net, but again the goal was ruled out. England created another couple
of chances, but one went over the bar, and Bente Nordby saved the other.
Then Sue Smith curled over a cross from the left, and Brit Sandaune
headed the ball away. Norway replied with a speculative shot from 30
metres by Solveig Gulbrandsen, which was an easy save for Pauline Cope.
After all this England pressure, an un-necessary foul,
some 35 metres from goal, and BENTE KVITLAND (in only her 3rd appearance)
hit a spectacular free kick into the top right corner, to give Norway
a 2-0 lead. England still tried to get on the score-sheet, but a Kelly
Smith free kick went over the bar, and Danielle Murphy hit a shot wide
of the right post, followed by a Kelly Smith shot from 25 metres going
over the bar.
The Norwegian reply should have made it 3-0, as Ingrid
Saetre sent a low cross from the right into the goal area, and Solveig
Gulbrandsen skied the ball over the bar from just 7 metres. Then Becky
Easton made a run into the left side of the penalty area, and was pushed
by new captain, Goril Kringen and the ball went out of play, and so
for the 3rd time a referee decision had gone against the home team.
Just to add to the misery, a free kick on the right by Silje Jorgensen,
was lifted into the penalty area, but instead of Pauline Cope punching
the ball away, ANITA RAPP was there first, and she headed it into the
left corner to make it 3-0 at the break.
Early in the 2nd half, the England keeper managed to
punch away a cross from the right by Bente Kvitland. In the 56th minute,
Norway made a change, taking off Marianne Pettersen, to be replaced
by Unni Lehn. Then new mum, Margunn Haugenes came on to replace Hege
Riise. Towards the end, with Norway bringing on Dagny Mellgren to replace
Silje Jorgensen, and England also making two changes, it was Norway
who went closest to adding to the scoring. A great cross from the left
by Anita Rapp went to Dagny Mellgren, on the edge of the goal area,
and her half-volley side-footed shot hit the bar and bounced clear.
With the 3 points obviously going to the 'Vikings', one of Englands
greats came on (Marieanne Spacey) to replace Karen Walker. We were baffled
by such a decision, because there just a few seconds to go.
The next match against Portugal in Lisbon on Easter
Saturday, will likely decide if England can obtain 2nd place in the
group.
The top team in the group, advance directly to the
2001 UEFA Finals, while the 2nd placed team go into a 2 leg, home and
away play-off against the 3rd placed team in group 3, which is looking
to be Iceland or Ukraine.
Greece
4 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 in Group 8 of UEFA championship on March 4, 2000
B y Xanthi Konstantinidou
Greece beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-0 in a match played
on Saturday, March 4, 2000 at Chalkida, Greece
Attendance 1,000
Scorers:
Lazarou with direct free kick at 5 minute
Christoudi at 50
Tefani at 71
Moustaka at 81
Greece
- Anastasaki
- Gianakopoulou
- Xatzigianidou
- Brisimi
- Papadopoulou
- D.,Christoudi(75'Moustaka)
- Mainou(85'Zkeri)
- Tefani
- Lazarou
- Neti,
- Soupiadou
Referee: Lilak Azolin (Israel)
Asst. Referee: Slomo Ohagion -Apet Al Ubra (Israel)
|
Group 8 Ranking
|
| 1. Hungary |
3 |
29-3 |
9 |
| 2. Turkey |
4 |
11-11 |
7 |
| 3. Greece |
4 |
7-11 |
7 |
| 4. Bosnia |
5 |
5-29 |
0 |
Next games
- April 8, 2000 Hungary v Greece
- May 13 2000 Turkey v Greece
1999 Results
Full details of Greece 0 Turkey 0 game
in Group 7 of UEFA Championship qualifier on Saturday, December 18,
1999
By Xanthi Konstantidous
Greece 0 - Turkey 0
Karditsa, Greece
Attendance: 1,500
GREECE
- Peletidou
- Gianakopoulou
- Xouroutzidou
- Xatzigianidou
- Brisimi
- Papadopoulou
- Rousou (Skordogiani, 46)
- Xristoudi
- Lazarou (Moustaka, 85 )
- Soupiadou (Pefani, 76)
|
TURKEY
- Toplouglou,
- Demirci (Metn, 88)
- Pacal (Ganmav, 46)
- Cinbiz
- Kuru
- Ozden
- Defterli(Tosun, 46)
- Aldirmaz
- Erurt
- Gunduz
- Akzun
|
Officials
Referee: Nuiunti-Petigna Nicol (Switzerland)
Asst. Referees: Luth Elke and Schiucher Verona (Switzerland)
|
| Group 7 Standings |
| TEAMS |
G |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Hungary |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
2 |
9 |
| Turkey |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
4 |
| Greece |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
0 |
Game report At the 20th minute a free kick from
Lazarou (Greece) from the penalty spot, hit the post. At 65 minutes
Cinbiz (Turkey) was given a Red card and Turkey had only 10 players.
At the 88th minute a free kick from Erurt(Turkey)was saved by goalkeeper
Peletidou. At the 91st minute Topouglou dives on the bal the ball, just
before Xristoudi can shoot for goal from inside the penalty area.
Other result:
Turkey 2 - Hungary 8
Spain 1 Holland 1 in UEFA Group 1 qualifying
match
| Standings Group 1 |
| France |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4-3 |
5 |
| Sweden |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7-4 |
4 |
| Holland |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2-2 |
2 |
| Spain |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3-7 |
1 |
Spain 1 - Holland 1 (0-1)
Scoring: Shirley Smith (36), 1-1
Olga Moreno (52)
Attendance: 2,000
Wales lose to Belgium 0-2 in UEFA Group
5 qualifying game
| Standings Group 5 |
| Belgium |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9-2 |
9 |
| Poland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
9-5 |
6 |
| Austria |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3-8 |
1 |
| Wales |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1-7 |
1 |
Wales 0 Belgium 2
Portugal 0 Switzerland 1 in UEFA qualification
Group 2
| Standings Group 2 |
| Norway |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8-0 |
6 |
| England |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3-0 |
3 |
| Switzerland |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1-7 |
3 |
| Portugal |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0-5 |
0 |
Portugal 0 Switzerland 1
France scrapes by Spain 2-1 in UEFA
Group 1 qualifying game played at Martigues.
France 1 Spain 0 (0-0)
Scoring: Corinne Diacre (70)
Attendance: 4,500
Corrected Scoring in Italy/Germany
match
Scotland 2 Czech Republic 1 (0-1) Contradictory
results were received from three different European countries, the following
seem to be the correct names of goalscorers...stay tuned.
Scoring
Germany
Doris Fitschen 7, Inka Grings 12, 30, Bettina Wiegmann 72
Italy
Patrizia Panico 29, 37, 68, Tatiana Zorri 76
Scotland 2 Czech Republic 1 (0-1) in
UEFA qualifying Group 6 match on November 14, 1999 at Dumfries, Scotland
Scotland 2 Czech Republic 1 (0-1)
| Standings Group 6 |
| Scotland |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8-5 |
6 |
| Rep Ireland |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4-5 |
5 |
| Croatia |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4-5 |
3 |
| Czech Rep |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3-4 |
2 |
Italy 4 Germany 4 in UEFA Group 3 match
played in Isernia's "Le Piane" stadium on Thursday November 11, 1999
| Current Group 3 Standings |
| Germany |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
12-4 |
7 |
| Italy |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5-4 |
5 |
| Iceland |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2-7 |
2 |
| Ukraine |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2-6 |
1 |
Italy 4 Germany 4 (2-3)
Scorers
- Fitschen 12
- Jones15
- Guarino 31
- Grings 32, 77
- Panico 40, 70
- Zorri 36(she plays for Lazio and was on the field for Italy-Mexico
at USA'99).
The game was played in front of Italian F.A. president Luciano Nizzola
who was also present at the WWCup Final this summer in Pasadena. Nizzola
was possibly at Isernia's "Le Piane" stadium because next year head
coach Dino Zoff's men's national team will also play a match there in
light of Euro 2000.
Denmark 6 Yugoslavia 0 in UEFA qualifying
Group 4 match played November 10, 1999
| Group 4 Standings |
| Russia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8-2 |
6 |
| Denmark |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8-4 |
3 |
| Yugoslavia |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2-10 |
3 |
| Finland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0-2 |
0 |
Denmark 6 Yugoslavia 0
At Odense, Denmark - Attendance: 577
Scorers: Merete Pedersen 51, 83,
Gitte Krogh 71, 77, 85, Christina Petersen 90.
Denmark:
Dorthe Larsen - Katrine Pedersen, Lene Terp, Anne Ulnitz, Juie Hauge
Andersson - Christina Petersen, Birgit Chistensen, Janni Lund Johansen
(Nadia Kjaeldgaard 66), Mikka Hansen (Lene Jensen 46) , Gitte Krogh,
Marete Pedersen.
Yugoslavia:
Danilea Mitrovic - Vanja Stefanovic, Natasa Miric, Erika Sors, Ivana
Zukovski (Dobria Randelovic 78), Ratka Zivkovic, Danijea Stojiljokovic
© (Jelena Pavlovic 78), Slavica Fiscan, Susana Stanojevic - Vesna Stojanovic
(svetlna Prodanovic 78), Ljiljana Jovanovic. Sent off: 59. Sors (2 YK+RC).
Referee: Wendy Toms, England
Result and standings of UEFA Championship
qualifying Group 1
By Thorsten Frennstedt
Spain 2 Sweden 5 (0-2)
Played at Plasencia, Spain on November 7, 1999
Goals:
- Sweden - Victoria Svensson (28), Hanna Ljungberg (44), L. Jungberg
(69), Malin Andersson (76), (80).
- Spain - Yolanda Mateos (60), Vanessa Rodriguez (72)
Attendance: 3,000
| Standings |
| Sweden |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7-4 |
4 |
| France |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3-3 |
2 |
| Holland |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1-1 |
1 |
| Spain |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2-5 |
0 |
November 6,1999
Germany/France Under-16 National Teams' Camp
game results
By Rainer Hennies
Each year the Under-16
National Teams of Germany and France train together at a camp that alternates
between the two countries. This year it was held at Barsinghausen, Germany.
Two friendly matches were played at nearby towns, one at Stadthagen
and the other at Nienburg . France won the first game 1-0, and the second
game resulted in a 1-1 tie. The two matches drew a combined total of
about 8,000 spectators.
Results of games played November 1
in U-18 mini tournament in England
Ukraine 9 Moldova 1 at Lilleshall, wet but quite warm
In the evening at Telford, England 10-0 (had a comfortable time) against
Faroe Islands.
UEFA Championship qualifying results,
October 30-31
October 30
- Republic of Ireland 2 Croatia 0 (Group 6)
- \Holland 1 France 1 (Group 1)
October 31
- Israel 0 Romania 4 (Group 7)
October 25-30 UEFA U-18 Championship
qualifying 2nd round games
2nd round in Switzerland
| Slovakia |
1 |
Iceland |
4 |
| Spain |
0 |
Switzerland |
1 |
| Iceland |
0 |
Switzerland |
0 |
| Slovakia |
0 |
Spain |
2 |
| Switzerland |
2 |
Slovakia |
0 |
| Iceand |
1 |
Spain |
2 |
1) Switzerland
2) Spain
(Switzerland is through to the 3rd round in the Group of France, Spain
is through to the 3rd round in the Group of Norway).
Correction: UEFA decision on Ukraine
- Iceland match
WSW received the following correction about our original report from
Ludvik S. Georgsson, Director on the Board of Iceland's FA
Your news on the proceedings in the bizarre case of UEFA's treatment
on the match Ukraine Iceland are inaccurate, if not to say wrong.
Number one: Iceland never protested. It was the UEFA disciplinary
committee that took the original decision to change the results to 0-3
in Iceland's favour completely on its own without the knowledge of the
FA of Iceland.
Number two: Strangely enough Ukraine never protested formally
against the verdict and did not send in an appeal. So the decision of
0-3 was confirmed in Iceland's favour.
Number three: UEFA's disciplinary inspector Dr. Gerhard Kapl
requested a reopening of the case on the grounds of a wrongful decision
based on additional evidence. After reexamination of the case the orginal
score of the match was declared the final-final score and that was the
correct decision.
The facts are that the whole case was a complete mistake by the UEFA
Control and disciplinary committee. The player, Tetjana Chorna, had
received a ban following an U-18 match in 1998 (Ukraine's last match
of tournament). She is still eligible for the U-18 team and hence should
take the one match ban in Ukraine's U-18 matches played this or next
week. This fact was forgotten by the comittee, that decided on its own,
that the ban should have been taken in a higher category, an A-match
and i.e. against Iceland.
However, if the ban should have been taken in a A-match then the player
had already served it in Ukraine's matches against Germany in Sept/Oct.
1998, where the two nations played for a seat in WWC finals in USA.
When these facts became clear the proper verdict was simple.
As an representative of Iceland's FA and a former chairman of the women's
committee, I can state that Iceland's FA was always very surprised by
the procedures and we sent in requests on how in earth the first decision's
could be motivated, as to us the facts were fairly simple. And we would
like to win our matches fairly and not by some bizarre committee verdicts.
The fact remains however that Ukraine FA did very little to assist UEFA
in clarifying the matter and for example did not appeal against it.
UEFA's Qualification Group 3 results
of Ukraine v Iceland match changed again
By Rainer Hennies
The Ukraine-Iceland game has been decided as a 2-2 draw. This was the
original result of the game. Iceland had protested and UEFA changed
the result into a 3-0 Iceland victory. After another protest from Ukraine
was successful, it is now 2-2 again.
Portugal 0 Norway 4 in Group 2 UEFA
qualifying game on October 23, 1999
Portugal 0 Norway 4 (0-1) in game played at Sesimba, Portugal October
23, 1999.
Scorers: Ann-Kristin Aarones 3, Silje Jorgensen 1
Israel 2 Estonia 1 in UEFA Group 7
qualifying competition on October 19, 1999
UEFA U-18 Championships qualification
2nd round schedule and results
Group B1
By October 23 in Yugoslavia:
- Yugoslavia
- Poland
- Turkey
- Republic of Ireland
Group B2
October 25-29 in Switzerland:
- Switzerland
- Spain
- Iceland
- Slovakia
Group B3
November 15-19 in Russia:
- Russia
- Italy
- Belgium
- Wales
Group B4
In Israel
| Finland |
2 |
Czech Republic |
0 |
| Israel |
1 |
Scotland |
3 |
| Finland |
4 |
Israel |
1 |
| Czech Repubic |
2 |
Scotland |
1 |
| Czech Republic |
4 |
Israel |
0 |
| Scotland |
0 |
Finland |
4 |
Winner Finland and runners up Czech Republic are through to 3rd round
in group A 4 with Denmark and Germany who have already qualified.
The group must be played before May 20, 2000. Group B5 in England
November 1-5 England, Faroe Islands, Ukraine, Moldava.
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 - Greece 3 in
UEFA qualifying Group 7 on October 16, 1999 In Tusla, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Scorers: Pexits (Bosnia)/ Gianakopoulou (2)/ Lazarou
Greece
- Xatziordanou
- Gianakopoulou
- Neti
- Xatzigianidou
- Brisimi
- Papadopoulou D.
- Rousou,
- Michailidou(35' Zouzouli)
- Lazarou
- Kazaiti( 24'Skordogiani)
- Soupiadou (76'Papadopoulou E.)
Germany 5 - Iceland 0 in UEFA qualifying
Group 3 at Oldenberg
October 13, 1999
Scoring:
Inka Grings 6, Bettina Wiegmann 25, Martina Voss 39, Wiegmann 54, Claudia
Muller 83.
Italy 1 - Ukraine 0 in Group 3 UEFA
qualifying match on October 13, 1999 near Pisa, Italy
| Castel Franco di Sotto, Italy
|
|
Italy Team
- Brenzan
- Conti
- Comin
- Deiana
- Donghi
- Frollani
- Gazzoli
- Marchio
- Miniati
- Pallotti
- Panico
- Perelli
- Stefanelli
- Tavalazzi
- Zanni
- Zorri
Head Coach: Ettore Recagni
|
Ukraine Team
- Shulha
- Izhuo
- Mazurenko
- Rezvin
- Oznobikhina
- Pekur
- Zinchenko
- Chorna (Stasyuk in at the 20th of the 2nd half)
- Frishko (Zhdanova in at the 44th of the 2nd half)
- Maljga (Myshehnko in at the 26th of the 2nd half)
- Verezubova
Head Coach: Katchkarov
Referee: Elovirta (Finland)
|
Game report
By Mario Rimati
In the Euro 2001 qualifying match near Pisa Italy squeezed
by the Ukraine 1-0 in a not so brilliant game, both technically and
physically speaking. The savior of the match was once again Lazio's
forward Patrizia Panico who came through 15 minutes into the first half
with the help of fellow national teammate Rita Guarino.
Latest results of the UEFA championship
qualification matches
October 2, 1999
October 3, 1999
- Scotland 3 - Republic of Ireland 0 (Group 6 played at Cumbernauld)
- Wales 0 - Poland 4 (Group 5)
UEFA games played September 29, 1999
UEFA Championship qualification matches
- Denmark 2 - Russia 4 in Odense, Denmark
- Sweden 2 - France 2 at Umeo, Sweden
Friendly
- Poland 1 - Sweden U-21 1 in Gdynia, Poland
UEFA Championship qualification (group
7) results
August 11, 1999
September 4, 1999
- Estonia 0 - Slovakia 4
- Hungary 13 - Boznia-Herzegovina 0
August 31 to September 2 in Slovakia
- Belarus 0 - Slovakia 3
- Belgium 3 - Belarus 2
- Slovakia 0 - Belgium 2
- [Belgium & Slovakia go through to 2nd round]
Slovakia will play in the group of Switzerland, and Belgium will
play in the group of Italy, Russia and the runner up of group 4.
Results in group C2 in U-18 European
Championship which was played in Hungary.
By Maria Bjorg gustsdottir
Group C
| Final results |
| Iceland |
11 |
Estonia |
0 |
| Iceland |
2 |
Ireland |
0 |
| Iceland |
9 |
Hungary |
0 |
| Hungary |
9 |
Estonia |
0 |
| Hungary |
0 |
Ireland |
4 |
| Ireland |
11 |
Estonia |
0 |
Standings
- 1. Iceland (9 points)
- 2. Ireland (6 points)
- 3. Hungary (3 points)
- 4. Estonia (0 points)
Iceland plays in Switzerland 24th
of Oct - 30th of October with Switzerland, Spain and the runner-up from
the group played in Slovakia. Ireland plays next in a group in Poland.
| England
1 - Denmark 0 |
TEAMS:
| DENMARK: |
(App's) |
| 1. |
Dorte Larsen (GK) |
(Fortuna Hjorring) |
(61) |
| 2. |
Hanne S. Christensen |
(Fortuna Hjorring) |
(27) |
| 3. |
Katrine Pedersen |
(HEI) |
(39) |
| 4. |
Lene Terp (C) |
(Odense Boldklub) |
(59) |
| 5. |
Karina Christensen |
(Rodovre) |
(15) |
| 6. |
Gitte Krogh |
(Odense) |
(65) |
| 7. |
Janne L. Johansen |
(Frederiksburg) |
(13) |
| 8. |
Mikka Hansen |
(Frederiksburg) |
(9) |
| 9. |
Christina Petersen |
(Fortuna Hjorring) |
(55) |
| 10. |
Lene Jensen |
(HEI) |
(22) |
| 11. |
Merete Pedersen |
(Odense B'b) |
(42) |
Coach:Poul Hojmose
subs:
| 12. |
Anja Moller |
( ?) |
( 0) |
| for |
J.L. Johansen |
(55 mins) |
| 14. |
Mette Jokumsen |
(HEI) |
( ?) |
| for |
Mikka Hansen |
(86 mins) |
not used:
15. C. Frisisdal
16. N. Kjaeldgaard
GOALS: None
|
| ENGLAND: |
(App's) |
| 1. |
Pauline Cope(GK) |
(Croydon) |
(30) |
| 2. |
Faye White |
(Arsenal) |
( 9) |
| 3. |
Becky Easton |
(Everton) |
(27) |
| 4. |
Marieanne Spacey |
(Arsenal) |
(76) |
| 5. |
Maureen Marley |
(Everton) |
(25) |
| 6. |
Gillian Coultard (C) |
(Doncaster Belles) |
(112) |
| 7. |
Karen Burke |
(Everton) |
(36) |
| 8. |
Samantha Britton |
(?) |
(34) |
| 9. |
Karen Walker |
(Doncaster Belles) |
(44) |
| 10. |
Susan Smith |
(Tranmere Rovers) |
(18) |
| 11. |
Angela Banks |
(Arsenal) |
( 1) |
subs:
| 12. Sian Williams |
(Arsenal) |
(18) |
| 13. Lyn Young (GK) |
(Brighton) |
( -) |
| 14. Joanne Broadhurst |
(Croydon) |
(29) |
| 15. Justine Lorton |
(Arsenal) |
( 5) |
| for A. Banks |
(53 mins) |
| 16. Julie Fletcher |
(Croydon) |
( 1) |
| 17. Katie Chapman |
(Millwall) |
( -) |
| 18. Kelly Shimmin |
(Everton) |
( -) |
GOAL: K. WALKER (85 mins)
|
OFFICIAL:
Referee: L.Fredericksen (Denmark) |
September 25,1999
Germany 3 Ukraine 0 (2-0) in UEFA Championships
qualification, Group 3 played at Furth on September, 23, 1999
(Goals: Inka Grings
2, Doris Fitschen 1)
September 19,1999
Iceland 0 Italy 0 in Group 3 of UEFA Championship
qualifier
Italian roster for UEFA qualifying match between
Iceland and Italy in Reykjavik, Iceland on September 23, 1999
Italy's new head
coach Ettore Recagni has called up 14 out of a 18 players that were
part of the national team at USA'99.
GK:
- Giorgia Brenzan (Milan),
Fabiana Comin (Bardolino)
DEFENDERS:
- Elisa Miniati (Picenum)
- Luisa Marchio (Milan)
- Roberta Stefanelli (Bardolino)
- Paola Zanni (Milan)
- Giulia Perelli (Pisa)
- Damiana Deiana (Torres)
- Daniela Tavalazzi (Torres)
MIDFIELDERS:
- Federica D'Astolfo (Foroni)
- Samanta Ceroni (Milan)
- Alessandra Pallotti (Pisa)
- Tatiana Zorri (Lazio)
- Pamela Conti (Torres)
FORWARDS:
- Silvia Tagliacarne (Milan)
- Patrizia Panico (Lazio)
- Chiara Gazzoli (Milan)
- Rita Guarino (Torres)
UEFA
Under-18 National Team results
September 9:
Switzerland 4 - Austria 2
September 15:
Sweden 4 - Finland 0 (played in Stockholm)
UEFA
National Team games played
September 11:
Norway 4 - Switzerland 0 (UEFA Championship qualification)
September 15
- Holland 0 - Denmark 0
at Harkemase, in northern Holland
- England 0 - France 1 at
Yeovil, in southwest England
September 15
- Sweden U-16 Team 2 - Germany
U-16 Team 1 in Kristinehamn
UEFA
Championship qualification results
September 16: Estonia 2 Romania 6 (Group 7)
September
12-16, 1999 Under-18-UEFA qualification results
Games played in Scotland
| Wales |
5 |
Lithuania |
0 |
| Bosni-Herzegovina |
0 |
Scotland |
11 |
| Wales |
9 |
Bosnia-Herzegovona |
0 |
| Lithuania |
0 |
Scotland |
4 |
| Scotland |
2 |
Wales |
2 |
| Lithuania |
2 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina |
1 |
(Scotland & Wales
go through to 2nd round)
Norway
4 - Switzerland 0 (2-0) in September 11, 1999 UEFA qualification Group
2
at Sollse with goals by Gulbrandsen, Aaroenes, Knudsen, Lehn.
Iceland
got three points from the game against Ukraine in the European Championship
which ended 2-2 because of the use of an illegal Ukraine player.
Sweden
U-18 National Team 4 Denmark U-18 National Team 0 at Karlstad on September
1, 1999
September
2,1999 Germany 3 Russia 1 (1-1) at Plauen
Scorers:
1-0 Bettina Wiegmann (7), 1-1 Natalia Babasjina (31), 2-1 Sandra Smisek
(46), 3-1 Inka Grings (80).
Attendence: 1.900.
August
22, 1999 European National Teams results
At Odensee, Denmark
Denmark 0 - England
1 (0-0) Details
Goal, Karen Walker (86).
UEFA
National Team Championship qualifying rounds
At Grankulla
Finland 0 Russia
2 (0-1)
Natalia Barbashina (31), Natalia Filippova (74)
Qualification
group 3
Ukraine 2 Iceland 2 (1-0)
(Iceland equalized in the last minute of the game)
Sweden
are the new U-18 European Champions!
U-18 EUFA Championships final
tournament
7th of August, 1999
- Italy 0 - Germany 2 at Aahus.
- Norway 1 - Sweden 2 at Kristianstad.
Sweden are the
new EUFA Champions because of Norway's loss to Sweden though they finished
with equal points
