Czech Republic Edge Switzerland 2:1 in Entertaining UEFA Nations League Opener

• Czech Republic won their UEFA Nations League Group A2 debut against 2019 semi-finalists Switzerland.
• Djibril Sow's unfortunate own goal gave Czech Republic all three points in their Group A2 opener against Switzerland
• The four group winners in League A will advance to the knockout finals with, in principle, one appointed as hosts

Czech Republic defeated Switzerland 2-1 thanks to an early Jan Kuchta goal and a second-half own goal in a thrilling Nations League group encounter on Thursday, June 2.

The Czechs were making their debut in the Nations League and put up an impressive performance worthy of a victory after not backing down from the tough challenge presented by Switzerland.

Victory for Czech Republic puts them in a good position to qualify from Group A2 as they seek to win their first UEFA Nations League trophy at the first attempt.

How did the game happen

Both teams created plenty of chances in the encounter but it was Jan Kuchta who opened the scoring in the 11th minute as he tapped in his first international goal.

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Noah Okafor drew the game level for Switzerland just before the break after he pounced on a loose ball inside the penalty area to make it 1-1 at halftime.

Both teams looked for a winning goal after the break, but the Czech Republic squandered two good chances from Adam Hlozek and Vladimr Coufal to take the lead for the home side ESPN reports.

Djibril Sow however became the villain for Switzerland as he scored an own goal in the 58th minute to hand the Czech Republic all three points.

Morata scores wonder goal as Portugal hold Spain

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Spain have kicked off their campaign in the Nations League on an impressive note as Alvaro Morata scored the goal in their 1-1 draw against Portugal on Thursday night, 2 June.

The encounter between Spain and Portugal is expected to be tough and it was truly as players of both nations gave themselves tough challenge in the battle.

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Luis Enrique and his wards started the duel impressively looking for an early, but they had to wait until the 25th minute before scoring through Alvaro Morata who was assisted by Sarabia.