Gyökeres fires Sweden to promotion in the Nations League

Sweden secured a 3-2 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina, sealing promotion to the top tier of the UEFA Nations League.

The foundations for promotion were laid in the first half. Daniel Svensson headed Sweden into a 1-0 lead after just six minutes. Only five minutes later, Gyökeres doubled the advantage from the penalty spot (11'). In stoppage time, he converted another penalty to make it 3-0 (45+2').

There will be cause for concern among Salzburg fans, as Haris Tabakovic was forced off injured for Bosnia in the 39th minute.

Comeback falls just short

However, the visitors refused to give up. They came out of the dressing room with real momentum as Gigovic made it 1-3 (48'). Bergamo defender Kolasinac then headed home from a corner to pull it back to 2-3, but it was not enough to complete the turnaround.

With this win, the Scandinavians are uncatchable at the top of their group and gain promotion to Nations League A.

Romania leave Poland sweating

Poland have fallen out of contention for promotion to Nations League A. Following a 2-1 defeat in Romania, they now even face relegation worries.

Within a short spell, Cicaldau (68') and Man (72') fired the Romanians into a 2-0 lead. Regula's 82nd-minute strike for Poland came too late to spark a comeback.

With four points, Poland sit just one point ahead of bottom-placed Romania. In the final round of fixtures, they must take on group winners Sweden.

Northern Ireland set sights on promotion

With a 1-0 win over Ukraine, Northern Ireland moved to the top of Group 2 in Nations League B. Terry Devlin proved to be the match-winner with his goal in the 68th minute.

Northern Ireland now sit on eleven points, one ahead of Hungary. On Tuesday, they face Hungary in a direct showdown for promotion.