Nations League matchday 2, Monday: Olise settles Brussels late, Italy score four in Bursa, and three goalless draws

Monday split into two halves. Three of the eight matches finished 0–0, the other five produced twenty-one goals between them. France beat Belgium 1–0 in Brussels with Michael Olise's goal on 88 minutes, a sixth win in a row in the fixture and six points from six in League A, Group 1. Italy were 3–0 up in Türkiye inside 27 minutes and won 4–1, three days after losing to Belgium in Rome. Bosnia and Herzegovina scored four in Bucharest, Sweden beat Poland 3–1, and Montenegro won 3–2 in Yerevan with a goal in the 89th minute. Four of the five winners were away from home.

The early kick-offs

Georgia 0–0 Ukraine in Tbilisi was the first of the day's three goalless draws. Georgia had fourteen shots and five on target to Ukraine's seven and two, and Ukraine took no corners. Ukraine have four points in League B, Group 2, Georgia one.

Armenia 2–3 Montenegro had five goals and a lead that changed hands twice. Erik Piloyan's own goal on 20 put Montenegro ahead; Artur Serobyan equalised on 34, set up by the goalkeeper Ognjen Čančarević; Nikola Krstović restored the lead on 38 from Andrej Đurić's pass. Eduard Spertsyan equalised again on 65 from Georgiy Harutyunyan's pass, and Aleksa Latković scored the winner on 89. Both sides had four shots on target. Montenegro have six points from two in League C, Group 2, Armenia three.

Latvia 0–0 Cyprus in Riga was as one-sided as a goalless draw gets. Cyprus had 67 per cent of the ball, eighteen shots, five on target and eleven corners; Latvia had eight shots and none on target.

The evening

Belgium 0–1 France was France's match for eighty-seven minutes without a goal, and then Olise scored on 88 from Rayan Cherki's pass. France had 65 per cent possession, eighteen shots and seven on target; Belgium had twelve shots and two on target. It is France's sixth win in a row over Belgium, counting back to the 2018 World Cup semi-final.

Türkiye 1–4 Italy in Bursa was decided before the half-hour. Alessandro Bastoni scored on 9, Davide Frattesi on 22 and Michael Kayode on 27 from Pio Esposito's pass. Barış Alper Yılmaz pulled one back on 47 from Oğuz Aydın's pass, and Esposito scored the fourth on 50. Türkiye had 54 per cent of the ball and fifteen shots, two on target; Italy put eight of fourteen on target. Italy are unbeaten in four meetings with Türkiye, and Türkiye have lost both of their matches.

Northern Ireland 0–0 Hungary was the third goalless draw. Hungary had 64 per cent of the ball and thirteen shots but only one on target; Northern Ireland had ten shots and three on target. Northern Ireland and Ukraine share the lead of League B, Group 2 on four points.

Sweden 3–1 Poland in Solna was level at the break. Benjamin Nygren scored on 8 from Victor Lindelöf's pass; Sebastian Szymański equalised on 43 from Nicola Zalewski's. Yasin Ayari scored on 63 from Sebastian Nanasi's pass and Viktor Gyökeres on 72 from Patrick Walemark's, Gyökeres's second goal in two matches. Poland had more shots, eighteen to twelve, and more on target, seven to six, and lost. It is Sweden's third win in the last four meetings.

Romania 2–4 Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3–1 at half-time. Armin Gigović scored on 12 and Tarik Muharemović on 19, from Esmir Bajraktarević's and Ivan Bašić's passes; Daniel Bîrligea replied on 28 from Lisav Eissat's; Haris Tabaković made it 3–1 on 40, and Ermin Mahmić scored the fourth on 55 from Bajraktarević again. Alexandru Cicâldău's goal on 62 was the last. Bosnia have now beaten Romania three times in a row, after both World Cup qualifiers last season, and Romania have lost both matches of this campaign.

Numbers to know

• Twenty-one goals in eight matches, five winners and three draws, all three of them 0–0. One home win, four away wins.
• Monday added three sides on six points from six, France, Sweden and Montenegro, to Sunday's three, Greece, Portugal and Austria.
• Italy's three goals in the first 27 minutes are the campaign's second-fastest 3–0, behind Ireland's by the 25th minute on Sunday. Bosnia were 3–1 up by the 40th.
• Poland had more shots and more on target than Sweden and lost 3–1. Cyprus had eighteen shots and eleven corners and did not score.
• Two winners in the last three minutes of normal time: Olise on 88 in Brussels, Latković on 89 in Yerevan.
• Bajraktarević set up two of Bosnia's four; Esposito scored one and set up one for Italy.

Next up

Tuesday closes matchday 2 with ten matches: Finland v Belarus and Moldova v Faroe Islands at 16:00 UTC, then Spain v Croatia, Czechia v England, Scotland v Switzerland, Slovenia v North Macedonia, San Marino v Albania, Slovakia v Kazakhstan, Bulgaria v Estonia and Luxembourg v Iceland at 18:45. Matchday 3 begins on Thursday 1 October. The full round is on the Nations League page.