Perfect Greece beats Ireland too

Two second-half goals extended Greece's perfect record after four games in the UEFA Nations League, for a 2-0 victory against Ireland on Sunday in front of a capacity and vocal crowd at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus.

The result means Greece has mathematically sealed a top-two finish in the group, and it remains at the top three points ahead of England.

Greece may not have had the freshness of three days earlier, at its triumph in Wembley, but was still the better team that chased the goal for most of the match and deserved victory.

There were plenty of chances for the players of coach Ivan Jovanovic to open the score in the first half, with most shots hitting the Irish defensive wall.

However, barely three minutes into the second half Christos Tzolis played one-two with Tasos Bakasetas and the Greece captain unleashed a shot from outside...