8/20: Serbia/Montenegro vs Wales [R]

[SueB]

Final score is 1-0. This is good for Italy in that now Italy can pass Wales with a win on Sept 6. However, the scary thing is that S&M is back in with a shout and makes Italy's game there all the more dangerous.

TABLE
Wales 5 games played - 12 pts
Italy 5 games played - 10 pts
S&M 6 games played - 8 pts
Finland 6 games played - 6 pts
Azerbaijan 6 games played - 4 pts

Key Games Remaining:

Sept 6
Italy-Wales

Sept 10
Wales-Finland
Serbia and Montenegro-Italy

Oct 11
Italy-Azerbaijan
Wales-Serbia and Montenegro

[NGV]

So this means that Italy can guarantee first place in the group by winning the rest of their games, right?

Looks like the game in Serbia will be the key, assuming they don't drop points against Wales at home (perhaps not a safe assumption).

[phillips10]

Dejean Stankovic had a strong match as Serbia's key man in midfield...but then got booked late so he's out for the Sept. 10 match vs Italy...which will help...

yes, three wins and Italy wins the group...