Luxembourg winner, Gerson Rodrigues hero of the match
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Nations LeagueLuxembourg winner, Gerson Rodrigues hero of the match
LUXEMBOURG – The Luxembourg striker scored the winning goal in the 89th minute on Sunday evening against Lithuania (1-0) in the League of Nations.
Gerson Rodrigues plays the saviors. After a first goal disallowed for offside, the striker freed the Grand Duchy at the very end of the match, winner of Lithuania (1-0), Sunday at the Stade de Luxembourg. Already assured of second place in his group, Luc Holtz’s men finish best second in League C, a place that could allow them to play in the play-offs for Euro-2024.
Three days after the draw in Turkey (3-3), the locals were surprisingly passive during the first quarter of an hour, presented the initiative to the men Reinhold Breu, technical director of the Luxembourg Football Federation (FLF) until ‘ in 2021, now interim coach of the 142nd nation in the FIFA rankings. After this shy ename, the Red Lions, 93rd in the FIFA rankings, made their first mark. Gerson Rodrigues then found the post after Danel Sinani’s shot was saved on his line by an opposing defender.
Record goals in selection for Gerson Rodrigues
The Al-Wehda striker then made the Stade de Luxembourg exult for the first time, but after consulting the VAR, the referee showed after long minutes that the striker was offside on Vincent’s opening Thill (61st).
With an eleven identical to that in Turkey, Luxembourg struggled to pack the end of the game. The Red Lions could even have been surprised, as on the free kick from Arvydas Nouvikovas repelled by Anthony Moris (81st). The light finally came from Gerson Rodrigues, author of his thirteenth goal in selection, thanks to a pass from Leandro Barreiro after good work from Yvandro Borges on the left side (1-0, 89th).
At the same time, the Luxembourger equals the record for the number of goals scored with the national team, just to add a little more happiness to his evening.