Greece maintained their three-point lead on the prime of the group over England by beating the Republic of Eire 2-0 in Athens, whereas Austria put 5 previous Erling Haaland’s Norway.
Tasos Bakasetas powered a drive from the sting of the field past Caoimhin Kelleher early within the second interval and Petros Mantalos netted in stoppage time to protect the Greeks’ one hundred pc document with a fourth-consecutive win.
The match was Greece’s first at residence since George Baldock, their English-born Greek worldwide, was discovered drowned in his swimming pool in Athens on Wednesday.
Austria hold Haaland quiet
Marko Arnautovic netted a brace as Austria thrashed Norway 5-1 in Linz.
The Inter Milan attacker scored early in each halves, both facet of a first-half Alexander Sorloth equaliser, earlier than Philipp Lienhart, Stefan Posch and Michael Gregoritsch accomplished a dominant win for Austria.
Arnautovic put the hosts in entrance on eight minutes with a hammered strike from 20 yards that flew in off the crossbar.
Sorloth nipped in to move a leveller for Norway six minutes previous to the interval.
However the Austrian skipper put his facet again in entrance within the forty ninth minute when he dispatched a penalty-kick after Christoph Baumgartner was fouled within the field.
Defenders Lienhart and Posch prolonged the lead with two towering headers two minutes both facet of the hour mark.
Gregoritsch then scored a 3rd header of the half for the Austrians as they made the sport protected and moved second in Group B3.
Manchester Metropolis star Haaland had an evening to neglect with the Austrian defence comfortably subduing the Norwegian captain whose solely actual likelihood was a shot which got here again off the publish within the fifth minute.
Slovenia sit third within the group, though stage on seven factors with each Norway and Austria, after successful 1-0 in Kazakhstan courtesy of a second-half objective from ahead Jan Mlakar.
On Monday, Belgium host 2021 Nations League champions France whereas previous rivals Germany and Netherlands conflict in Munich.
