Late drama as Gibraltar share the factors with Liechtenstein in Uefa Nations League – CSN

Gibraltar kicked off their Uefa Nations League marketing campaign with a roller-coaster 2-2 draw at house in opposition to Liechtenstein.

The house followers at Europa Level stadium on Sunday 8 September had been rapidly on their toes when captain Liam Walker scored first in an unbelievable strike straight from the nook flag.

The guests then drew stage simply earlier than the hour mark, with Ferhat Saglam beating the Gibraltar goalkeeper.

The 2 groups had been onerous to separate till the ultimate minutes when Liam Walker had the right alternative to place Gibraltar forward, however his penalty was saved. Liechtenstein thought they’d scraped away with a win however their late objective was disallowed.

Treasured further time minutes rolled on and 17-year-old James Scanlon introduced the group to their toes with a superb header within the 97th minute.

But it surely wasn’t the last-gasp decider everybody thought it could be, as Joseph Chipolina was despatched off with a pink card and Liechtenstein was awarded a penalty. Within the final kick of the sport, captain Nicolas Hasler transformed the penalty to make it 2-2 and salvage some extent.

Gibraltar will host San Marino of their subsequent Uefa Nations League match on 10 October.