Football / Qualification for Euro 2015: Hopes: end on a … – Luxemburger Wort – Francophone Edition

After beating the Gérogie Nenad Dragovic and its partners are determined to sign a positive result against the Scots.
Photo: Nicolas Bouvy

Published Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 16:17

Hopes Luxembourgers play Monday night meeting their ultimate skills for Euro 2015 against Scotland. Far from being ridiculous so far, the Cubs want to finish their campaign on a positive note.

Reinhold Breu being unavailable since Luc Holtz assists in preparations for the duel on Monday night against the Belarus, so it’s Manu Cardoni who jumps into the breach and will coach the U21 side to the Scots.

This late Monday afternoon (17h in Oberkorn), Luxembourg hopes will play their eighth and final meeting of qualifications for the Euro. A final output coinciding with a first for Cardoni which will debut in international competition.

first the Man does not want to miss. “Tuesday night we played a good friendly match against the hopes of Saarbrücken (1-0). If the players keep the same mindset, I think we can achieve something face the Scots, “he said.

Cardoni has certainly reason to be confident. Is that young Luxembourgers have already shown, during this campaign, they are capable of that. Especially against the Netherlands, the leader of Group 3 experienced all the pains to win both games against the Grand Ducal selection.

Featuring an average age of eighteen years , national U21 did not tremble so far, against opponents that evolve mostly in the professional world. Face but certainly solid Scots who play unusual football troupe Cardoni know what to expect. “We will face an opponent who plays with heart. The Scots practice a typical British game “says former international who does not hide his ambitions. “We will start this match with ambition. A meeting never decided in advance. Anything is possible. It is for us to believe, “says the coach Cardoni who would conclude his first international match and the qualifying campaign on a positive note.

José Coimbra

Group

Frising, Roll; Da Graça, Vogel, Dragovic, Ewert, Mersch, D. Agovic, Todorovic, Couto, Lascak, Kalisa, Borges, E. Agovic, F. Thill, Bechtold, Kerger, Mastrangelo.

Update

Scotland – Luxembourg 3-0

Luxembourg – Slovakia 1-7

Luxembourg – Georgia 0-3

Luxembourg – Netherlands 0 -1

Slovakia – Luxembourg 3-0

Georgia – Luxembourg 0-3

Netherlands – Luxembourg 3-1

Classification of Group 3 before the last game

1. Netherlands 16 pts

2. Slovakia 13 pts

3. Georgia 7 pts

4. Scotland 7 pts

5. Luxembourg 3 pts