KRAKOW, Poland (AP) " It's a tough life on the road for new FIFA member Kosovo. Sunday's 3-0 loss to Ukraine in a Group I game staged in Poland meant the Kosovans have conceded nine goals this week at neutral venues. Second-best for most of the game, Kosovo nevertheless kept the margin to 1-0 until the 81st minute, when Andriy Yarmolenko scored one goal, then set up another, to end a five-game winless run for Ukraine. Kosovo could have taken something from the game, with Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov coming close to an own-goal in the 61st before a Kosovan shot rattled the crossbar minutes later. That keeps Croatia top of the group on seven points, level with Iceland and two ahead of Ukraine.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 09, 2016 18:44 UTC